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Design Line: 29 July – 8 August
MIT’s design for a wearable ultrasound, a Roblox-enabled app for The Met, and Walthamstow FC’s William Morris kit all feature in this week’s Design Line.
Bowl of Shadows
Svitlana Biedarieva talks with designer Danuta Kril about reinterpreting traditional smoked ceramics from Havarechyna, rescuing clay ahead of the Russian invasion, and celebrating Ukrainian cultural heritage.
A View from the Magpie’s Nest
Tiiu Meiner goes behind the scenes at the Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen Rotterdam to find out how museums are coping with increasing costs for collection-preserving climate control during the energy crisis.
Design Line: 22 – 28 July
Mathieu Lahanneur unveils the design for the next Olympic torch, BIG and ICON complete their first 3D-printed house, Twitter rebrands to X in this week’s Design Line.
The Crit #30: Mr Threads
The 30th episode of The Crit features an interview with Timorous Beasties, alongside discussions of the allegations against David Adjaye, Meta’s Twitter challenger Threads, and the tumultuous opening of the Young V&A.
Copy Cows and Rocks of Foam
From Disegno #35, Lara Chapman follows Sofia Lagerkvist and Anna Lindgren of Front through the Swedish woods, where they are documenting the outdoors in order to bring it inside.
Design Line: 15 – 21 July
A deepfake advert for the Women’s World Cup goes viral, Sebastian Cox creates a timber-lined Aesop shop, and e-bike makers VanMoof declares bankruptcy in the latest edition of Design Line.
Irreverent Objects
Disegno brings together a group of Spanish designers to discuss their approaches to weaving irreverence and humour into their work.
A Light Basket
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.
Design Line: 8 – 14 July
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.
Design is Happening
Jareh Das interviews Nifemi Marcus-Bello about Africa – A Designer’s Utopia, his project documenting unauthored West African design.
Best Foot Forward
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.
Design Line: 1 – 7 July
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.
The Crit #29: Let Offices Be Offices
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.
Borderline Production
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.
Design Line: 24 – 30 June
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.
Vacation, All I Never Wanted
For Design Reviewed #1, Oli Stratford swelters through the heat in Bali to review The Desa Potato Head resort’s zero waste strategy.
Be Like the Wind and Water
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.