As 2023 draws to its close, the Disegno team shares what we’ve been up to this past year, before signing off for the holidays.

A flashlight with many functions and lessons embedded into its charming form by Ambessa Play in collaboration with Jon Marshall of Pentagram.

Adam Nathaniel Furman explains the challenges they faced when their Glowbules lighting collection began to be ripped off.

A fairground ball inspires Ayzit Bostan’s collection of sparkling bags made from material leftovers.

Oscar Lhermitte explains how chocolate gained its familiar bar form.

Magnetism, cup-and-ball games and get Z lifestyles come together in Philippe Malouin’s lamp for Flos.

In January 2024, Disegno will produce a pair podcasts at Maison&Objet in Paris which will explore how design might use technology to create more sustainable products and spaces.

Bearing gifts from Lagos Space Programme, Tatiana Bilbao, Form Us With Love and Thomas Heatherwick, the new issue of Design Reviewed is now available ahead of the holiday season.

For Design Reviewed #3, Oli Stratford dives into the world of soft drink branding and redesigns, and the rise of zero-sugar formulations.

For Design Reviewed #2 Adrienne Brown takes part in a Mobile Makers workshop and reflects on the radical potential of breaking down barriers to entry into design.

Simón Ballen Botero returns to Medelin in search of a newly designed relationship with Colombia’s ecosystems for Design Reviewed #2.

Natalie Kane took a good long look through a pair of NReal Air spectacles to examine the hype around AR and technology for Design Reviewed #2.

With Hollywood beset my movies about design, manufacture and marketing, Design Reviewed #2 invited Michael David Mitchell to review Air, the story of Nike’s breakthrough sneaker, and explore what lies beneath our 80s nostalgia.

For Design Reviewed #2, Takt’s flat-pack furniture, designed to be perpetually repaired, is put to the test by a self-confessed fan of building manuals.

For Design Reviewed #2, Nathan Ma meets with Hella Jongerius amongst the faded lustre of porcelain.

For Design Reviewed #2, Lara Chapman talked tactics with Assemble’s plans to open up football pitches to more women and non-binary players.

Harnessing a love of the humble clamp, Isabel Alonso’s furniture collection Defocus makes a case for high-quality, flat-pack furniture.

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.