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Design Museum launches entrepreneurs accelerator programme
London’s Design Museum has put out a call for entries for its Entrepreneurs Hub – an eight-week accelerator programme intended to aid design-led startups.
Apple employees report labour abuses
Employees at Apple have launched a website and social media campaign under the banner #AppleToo to report on labour abuses at the technology company.
David Adjaye to design 101 “next generation” hospitals for Ghana
Architect David Adjaye has designed 101 hospitals for Ghana, where the government has pledged to build 88 new healthcare facilities in just 18 months.
SaltyCo Textiles
A group of RCA graduates are exploring the potential to create textiles from natural fibres grown using salt water.
Botanicals by Glithero
Glithero’s Botanical tiles delve into traditional glazing techniques to create patterns from foraged weeds and plants.
Goldfinger social enterprise to launch furniture collection
A first edition of the Aryton collection, made from reclaimed teak sourced from Imperial College’s old workbenches, will be sold to raise money for the Goldfinger Academy.
Apple designs tools to flag child sexual abuse
Apple has revealed a series of new tools for iPhone, designed to catch cases of child sexual abuse while maintaining encryption.
A Dirty Secret
A look at the hidden waste stream of dummy lenses in the glasses industry, and how designer Yair Neuman is now proposing to change this.
Welcome to Contemporaries
Stephen Burks and Malika Leiper assemble a group of artists and designers to discuss Contemporaries, their storefront studio project that proposes a new model of community engagement for Dumbo, New York.
The Crit #12: Kitsch Flame
The Crit rounds up July’s design news, with stopovers at the Tokyo Olympics and Where Are the Black Designers?, as well as an exclusive interview with architect David Rockwell about his new book Drama.
Job Vacancy – Sales Executive
Disegno and Disegno Works are recruiting a new sales executive to join their team.
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.