Disegno brings together a group of Spanish designers to discuss their approaches to weaving irreverence and humour into their work.

The Kori by Taf Studio for Artek is a recycled-aluminium lamp that pays homage to the design legacy of Alvar and Aino Aalto, the trusty E27 lightbulb, and the designers’ fondness for eggs.

This week’s Design Line brings both joy and sorrow, as Ronan Bouroullec reveals his ecclesiastical furniture for the Chapel of Mont Saint-Michel de Brasparts, while Forensis shares its investigation of the tragic Pylos shipwreck.

Jareh Das interviews Nifemi Marcus-Bello about Africa – A Designer’s Utopia, his project documenting unauthored West African design.

How a shared home, four creatives feeling stifled in lockdown, and a Portuguese master crucifix carver resulted in the playful Foot Stool by Protect 213A.

Serious allegations against architect David Adjaye, Meta’s design for a Twitter competitor, and a row over the Young V&A censoring LGBTQ+ displays in this week’s Design Line.

This episode of The Crit features an interview with Ilona Gaynor, along with a discussion of AR goggles, AI sofas, and an upcoming exhibition about emails.

For Design Reviewed #1, Lily Wakeley enters the Chihuahuan desert, where questions over production of the spirit sotol get to the heart of cross-border identities and spatial politics.

The Young V&A opens the door for a playful mode of curation, Sabine Marcelis imagines a very personable Renault Twingo, and Barbie gives an Xbox a makeover on this week’s Design Line.

For Design Reviewed #1, Oli Stratford swelters through the heat in Bali to review The Desa Potato Head resort’s zero waste strategy.

Yemi Awosile speaks with Georgina Johnson about her largest public installation to date, The Forty-seventh Samsara, for the 2023 Triennale Art & Industrie in Dunkirk.

This week on Design Line, Pharrell Williams’s first Louis Vuitton collection hits the catwalk, Resolve Collective takes a stand against the Barbican, and an obituary for Michael Hopkins.

The second issue of Design Reviewed is now available for pre-order, with stories taking in Colombian ecosystems, design policies to improve access to football pitches, reusable diapers, and much more.

Khorshed Deboo takes stock of the hand-painted multilingual signs of Mumbai vanishing due to policy change for Design Reviewed #1.

Tesla builds a car in 45 seconds, SFMOMA acquires a pod from the Nakagin Capsule Tower, and Compartment S4 builds a toilet that can pay for its own upkeep in this week’s Design Line.

In this Disegno podcast episode, India Block is joined by designers Marcel Wanders, Yves Béhar, Anahita Mekanik, Frederik Duerinck and Clark Scheffy to discuss how designers and brands can strike up purposeful partnerships with artificial intelligence.

Amelia Abraham sniffs out Bompas & Parr’s luxury poppers Excalibur XO and the mainstreaming of queer nightlife culture for Design Reviewed #1.

This week’s Design Line takes stock of Apple’s goggle-like AR headset the Vision Pro, a pink paint shortage caused by the Barbie movie, and a sofa designed by AI.