Stories
Design Line: 14 – 20 October
This week’s Design Line brings an assessment of Skateboard at the Design Museum; a conference at Aalvar Aalto’s Paimio Sanatorium; the Design Council’s Design for Planet programme; and RIBA announced the winner of the 2023 Stirling Prize.
Clamping Down on Furniture Waste
Harnessing a love of the humble clamp, Isabel Alonso’s furniture collection Defocus makes a case for high-quality, flat-pack furniture.
In Praise of Public Toilets
For Design Reviewed #2, Piti Koshimura tours the public facilities of the Tokyo Toilet Project, raising questions about the social value of readily accessible bathrooms.
Design Line: 7 – 13 October
Tableware from Räthel & Wolf, the legacy of Andrea Branzi, and the design world’s reaction to Australia’s Indigenous Voice referendum: it’s this week’s Design Line.
Designing the Canon(s)
Disegno and Aram invite you to an evening discussion about legacy in design, and how design can sensitively honour, engage with, and reinterpret its own history.
Time for a Change
For Design Reviewed #2, Ann Morgan trials a shift in her parenting approach with the introduction of Sumo, Luisa Kahlfeldt’s design for a reusable nappy.
Design Line: 30 September – 6 October
Sabine Marcelis’ take on the lava lamp, Max Lamb’s cardboard furniture, and Aqui Thami’s triumph in the Hublot Design Prize all come under the spotlight in this week’s edition of Design Line.
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.