Stories
A Quiet Cut
Felix de Pass’s cutlery collection for Monoware makes a case for hands-on engagement with design.
Aggregate: A Composite Account
The design of bricks made out of construction waste, as told by the architects, scientists and designers working to make materials more sensitive to their local and environmental context.
Design Line: 23 – 29 September
Mass timber, planning scandals, Raspberry Pis and abandoned Lego bricks – it’s this week’s Design Line!
A Matter of Colour
Rado’s head of research and development discusses the challenges of executing Le Corbusier’s colours in high-tech ceramic.
Re-routing the City launches on Disegno Podcasts
Disegno is delighted to announce the launch of a new three-part podcast series, Re-routing the City. The podcast navigates the complexity of moving through contemporary cities and has been produced in partnership with Applied, a spatial experience design practice.
LDF Diaries 2023: Day Five
Day five of Disegno’s exploration of the London Design Festival features new products from Hay, Mud Australia, Aram and others; a visit to POoR Collective’s group show; and experimental furniture from Chair of Virtue.
LDF Diaries 2023: Day Four
A fourth roundup from the London Design Festival sees Disegno’s editorial team visit Play by Art Practice Studio, the Material Matters trade fair, and Lasvit’s herbal chandelier at Sketch.
LDF Diaries 2023: Day Three
A furniture peep show, celebration of Vietnamese rope making, and self-initiated graduate show: it’s day three of Disegno’s time at the 2023 London Design Festival.
LDF Diaries 2023: Day Two
Disegno’s second day at the London Design Festival takes in a stop at Artek’s hacked celebration of Stool 60, a discussion of design residences at Stanley Picker Gallery, and Morag Myerscough’s installation for Mini.
LDF Diaries 2023: Day One
Throughout the London Design Festival, Disegno will be offering reflections on the installations, launches and initiatives that we see throughout the week: our first day takes in work from Rio Kobayashi, Fels and Jan Hendzel Studio.
Design Line: 9 – 15 September
Sarah Burton is set to leave Alexander McQueen, disposable vapes come under fire, and the 2023 London Design Medals are announced: it’s this week’s Design Line.
Chairing the Woman’s Role
Ella Bulley shapes new narratives about women’s roles and the representation of their bodies through a family of three wooden chairs.
Disegno #36
Prepare to be stopped in your tracks: the new issue of Disegno is available to buy now!
Design Line: 2 – 8 September
This week on Design Line, a secret city-building project surfaces in California,the Stirling Prize shortlist is released, and a crumbling concrete crisis hits.
Disegno at LDF 2023
Join Disegno and Brompton Design District at LDF for a pair of panel discussions on the benefits of working together in design.
Learning from Failure with Stephen Burks
Stephen Burks reflects on what success truly means when the design industry resists diversity.
Terms of Address
ProxyAddress creator Chris Hildrey on designing a system to redistribute postal addresses to help people experiencing homelessness.
Design Line: 26 August - 1 September
Tremaine Emory quits Supreme, Space 10 closes down, and iFixit takes on the always-broken McFlurry machine in this week’s Design Line.