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The Return of Maison&Objet
Maison&Objet, Paris’ biannual interior design fair, will return this September, offering a mix of in-person and digital programming.
Jony Ive and Prince Charles announce new design lab
The Terra Carta Design Lab has been created in conjunction with the Royal College of Art to “create small designs that can make a big impact for the world’s transition to a sustainable future”.
Samuel Ross launches 2021 Black British and POC artist grants
The designer behind A-Cold-Wall* has announced the 2021 edition of his Black British and POC Artists Grant, which makes available 10 £2,500 grants across various creative fields.
Of Fashion and Gatekeepers
Disegno’s Johanna Agerman Ross looks into the world of fashion films and video games, and how brands turned to digital media when physical shows were impossible during the pandemic.
Kengo Kuma: In His Own Words
As Kengo Kuma’s Japan National Stadium gears up to host the Olympic Games, we are delighted to share an essay written by the architect for a new monograph of his work, published by Taschen.
Blond designs refillable deodorant
Fussy is a refillable deodorant whose pebble-shaped form is designed to suit the constraints of a subscription-model business.
The Only Thing Left to Design is the Foot
Disegno looks into the current state of television design, and why the rise of flatscreens may have led us to the cusp of a radical reinvention of the form and its place in the home.
National Gallery selects Selldorf Architects for Sainsbury Wing project
London’s National Gallery has announced that a team led by Selldorf Architects has won the contest to upgrade the gallery’s Grade I-listed Sainsbury Wing.
Krill Design 3D-prints lamp from orange skins
Milanese agency Krill Design has created a lamp that is 3D-printed using a material derived from the skin of two Sicilian orange peels.
Chance Operator: Paul Hultberg’s Aleatory Aesthetics
As a new show devoted to the work of Studio Craft artist Paul Hultberg opens at Moderne Gallery, the historian Glenn Adamson explores the oeuvre of a master of enamel.
Long Live Radio
Teenage Engineering’s take on an FM radio - the OB4 - allows you to record, loop and rewind live radio.
Jerry-rigged Materials, Household Ephemera
Yo-Yo Machines are lo-fi communication devices, designed by the Interaction Research Studio at Goldsmiths to enable an emotional connection from afar.
Loewe Foundation and Studio Voltaire announce award winners
The Loewe Foundation and Studio Voltaire have named the inaugural seven winners of their awards programme aimed at providing affordable and secure workspace for artists in London.
That Good Sound
As the Euros rumble on, we look at the design issues prompted by football in lockdown. How do you generate the feeling of normality in abnormal times?
The Crit #11: 80085
The June 2021 edition of The Crit is here, with a roundup of all the design news from the past month and an extended interview with architect Alan Maskin about his new ANOHA museum.
There’s Only So Far You Can Go
As the Design Museum launches Charlotte Perriand: The Modern Life, we republish our review of Inventing a New World, the original Paris exhibition on which the new show is based.
The Luma Foundation opens its Frank Gehry tower
Clad in 11,000 stainless steel panels arranged like a faceted carapace, a new Frank Gehry tower has been opened in Arles, France, as part of the Luma Arles cultural campus.
Paul Cocksedge designs Gravity chandelier for Moooi
In place of a rigid metal armature, the Gravity chandelier is formed from suspended loops of braided cable.