Stories
To Sense is Human
From touch to time, craft takes on a sensory approach at this year’s Homo Faber: Living Treasures of Europe and Japan.
The Design Line: 10 - 17 June
Here comes the Design Line, featuring news from 3 Days of Design, the story of the scandal rocking The Bartlett, and the discovery of worms that eat plastic waste.
What is the Purpose of a Graduate Show?
On the evolution of the graduate show, examining how the the end-of-year get-together for graduating designers has morphed into a platform for talent and trends.
Traditional Futures
A rewilded crater where Japanese knotweed is being turned into paper, traditional mushroom hats, and firewood exhibition furniture feature at BIO27 in Ljubljana.
Onions Have Layers
The stories East Quay, a new kind of arts and community centre designed by the Onion Collective and Invisible Studio in one of England’s most deprived regions.
Milan Diaries: Day Three
Day three of Salone del Mobile includes the Disegno dispatch on Loewe’s luxe approach to refurbishment, Formafantasma’s contemporary take on Mario Bellini, and Konstantin Grcic’s new collection for Plank.
Milan Diaries: Day Two
A second day at the Salone del Mobile brings a trip to ECAL’s collaboration with Yamaha, Aldo Bakker’s objects for marijuana, and Front’s nature-infused installation with Moroso and Kvadrat.
Milan Diaries: Day One
This week the Disegno team is on the ground in Milan for the Salone del Mobile. Over the coming days we’ll be sharing our reflections from the festival and picking out some of the installations, exhibitions and launches that stood out.
Obsolescent Masculinity
With demolition underway of Tokyo’s Nakagin Capsule Tower, Aki Ishida tracks the decline of this once-futuristic landmark against Japan’s shifting gender roles.
The Design Line: 28 May - 3 June
It’s not the end of the week until Design Line is here! This week has MVRDV taking to the rooftops, Volvo entering its video gamer era, and a rather underwhelming foliage-themed homage to the Jubilee from Heatherwick Studio.
The Crit #20: Bees Don’t Wear Shoes
A bonus episode sees the podcast move to the Eden Project in Cornwall, for an exclusive interview with Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg and her project to make gardens for pollinators.
Design for the Real World ᵥ
Lara Lesmes and Fredrik Hellberg of Space Popular zoom with David Chalmers to philosophise about virtual architecture and the challenge of designing civic spaces in a privatised metaverse.
Disegno #33
Rejoice, for Disegno’s summer 2022 edition is here! Disegno #33 includes a political report from OMA’s Taipei Performing Arts Centre; colourful curation with Sabine Marcelis; a journey into Yinka Ilori’s new home; and a study of who gets left out when design imagines the future.
The Design Line: 21 - 27 May
Sit tight! It’s this week’s Design Line, filled with news about the end of Marcel Wanders Studio; a redesigned missing person poster; and Foscarini’s acquisition of Ingo Maurer’s lighting company.
It Has Pockets
Disegno interviews Hanna Ter Meulen, co-founder of Early Majority, a technical outerwear brand addressing the pockets gender gap.
A Pachinko Game on Anabolic Steroids
Immersed in the surreal world of Tokyo’s pachinko arcades, Luke Caspar Pearson elaborates on the architectural complexity of Japanese medal games.
Useful for Some; Fatal for Others
As UK restaurants are legally compelled to include calorie counts for their dishes, Georgina Bronte lays out the risks of redesigning menus.
The Design Line: 14 - 20 May
A new director for the AA, a campus for Google, accessible computer accessories, and a pavilion for Melbourne all feature on this week’s Design Line.