Alexandra Hakim and Beit Collective craft slices of relief for Lebanon.

Hansgrohe and Lovehoney join forces to make a business case for pleasure through industrial bathroom fittings.

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.

This week, Design Line includes a call for biodiversity in emojis, designs for healthy homes from Ikea and harmful products from Amazon. Also featured is a spat about app monopolies, a collection of possible futures from MU Hybrid Art House and some much needed festive cheer.

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.

From gift giving to prize receiving, from competitions call outs to penning letters on government action on AI, this week’s Design Line is full of activity, activism and announcements.

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.

Petulant politicians, quiet architects, a WALL-E lookalike and an architect changing social values one bra at a time – this weeks Design Line is full of all kinds of characters. Read on to meet them.

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.

A week of AI flare-ups, 3D-printed wool and an inflating/deflating sphere. Welcome to the Design Line.

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.