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Design Line: 27 May – 2 June
Spying doorbells, political-architectural intrigue, rogue chatbots, and cats on chairs – welcome to this week’s Design Line.
The Crit #28: Archi-Washing
The hosts take a journey to ethics town in this episode of The Crit, exploring architecture-washing, dubious partnerships and exhibitions that are more ethically mindful.
Connection is Medicine
Helen Gonzalez Brown reviews the Apple Watch Ultra and grapples with anxiety, mortality, and the cult of wellness for Design Reviewed #1.
Design Line: 20 – 26 May
Prada’s football boots for Adidas, Formafantasma’s new sheep-themed exhibition, and the Nothing Ear (2) all feature on this week’s Design Line .
Well ‘Eeled
An adaptive reuse project from architecture and design practice EBBA has turned a London eel pie shop into a Cubitts store.
Let’s Unpack That
For Design Reviewed #1, India Block relaxes into the world of cosy video games with a review of indie developer Witch Beam’s breakout hit Unpacking.
Design Line: 13 – 19 May
A diplomatic incident at the Venice Architecture Biennale, the fate of Adidas x Yeezy, and a watch made from coffee dregs feature on this week’s Design Line.
From the Sea
Disegno meets the avant garde designers creating seaweed couture at Reykjavik’s DesignMarch 2023.
A Home Is Not Always A House
For Design Reviewed #1, Matthew Turner finds a home away from home on the Elizabeth line train, with its carriage interiors designed by Map Project Office.
Design Line: 6 – 12 May
Snøhetta’s workers file for a union in New York, a discovery of microbes that can digest plastic, and Norman Foster by Norman Foster feature on Design Line.
Fidget Exercise
Studiomama’s Kyora Board for Cotto strikes a balance between sculptural object and home exercise equipment.
Urban Room
Disegno visits Newcastle’s Farrell Centre: an architecture space that aspires to present a more participatory view of urban planning.
Design Line: 29 April – 5 May
Tadao Ando’s take on the Met Gala red carpet, DesignMarch debuts in May, and consternation over design for the Coronation feature on this week’s Design Line.
The Crit #27: Milan Design Week 2023
The Crit is back for a Milan Design Week special, where our hosts pick out a couple of events, installations and themes that caught their eye – both for better and worse
A Spanish Lens
A study of the Spanish design industry, as told through nine new launches during Milan Design Week 2023.
Take A Chance
An interview with designer Paola Navone, who gave away hundreds of her personal possessions in a lottery installation called Take It Or Leave It.
Design Line: 22 – 28 April
Questions of race, gender and representation are discussed in Design Line this week, as design discusses racism at Milan Design Week and architecture honours Yasmeen Lari and Diébédo Francis Kéré.