Stories
Holding a Dinner Party
A stone drain in Marseille inspires Mitre and Mondays’ trough-like, acid yellow serving platter
Staying Power
British indie rock band Glass Animals released a song which would enjoy cultural staying power, just like the Sony Cube TV which shows up in its music video.
Doll Parts
The Design Museum’s Barbie exhibition takes visitors on a nostalgic journey through 65 years of mainstream taste in beauty, fashion, architecture and interiors.
From Image to Object
Miranda Clow tells the story of how Jasper Morrison’s tin barbecue emerged as the solution to the mystery of a ceramic original.
Stories of Use
Inga Sempé writes design fictions imagining the objects left behind when a man goes out and never returns for Disegno #37.
Practical Symbolism
Marina Tabassum’s Khudi Bari relief housing designed for the Ganges Delta finds itself transported to Vitra’s alpine campus.
Material Connection
At Southern Sweden Design Days Malmö’s designers interpreted the theme of ‘care’ by tending to themselves, their spaces, and their materials.
Event Invitation: Through the Fun House Mirror
What can design do to reflect different, more inclusive, values and aesthetics? Join Disengo and Rimadesio for an evening exploring design’s potential to engender change.
Objective Studies
A new online marketplace and launchpad for emerging designers aims to make the design industry more equitable.
An Ambient Helper
Ambient Works launch an air quality monitor designed for workshops and studios.
Clay Pudding
Gabriel Tan and Joaquim Pombal take inspiration from one of Portugal's most popular desserts in their new collaboration.
Event Invitation: Correct for the Time?
Disegno and Aram invite you to an evening discussion exploring how designers can respond to contemporary issues and capture a sense of timeliness in their work.
Seeking Short Stories
For our autumn 2024 edition, Disegno is commissioning a series of essays that focus on the theme of memory in design.
Heartbeats
Disegno explores the immersive design of the British Library’s exhibition Beyond the Bassline, and the DIY innovations of Black British musicians, engineers and fans over the last 500 years.
Enter the Washing Machine
Sanjana Varghese swipes through TikTok to get under the hood of social media’s reigning interface design for Design Reviewed #1.
Patching the Machine
Felix Chabluk Smith considers getting his trousers taken up as part of a new French repair scheme for Design Reviewed #3.
Power Play
Disegno explores a series of designs that could aid the transition to renewable energy in Vitra Design Museum’s exhibition Transform! The Future of Energy.