Dutch Design Week 2014: Volvo Design Challenge
As well as providing the free transportation for Dutch Design Week visitors this year, Volvo is staging an exhibition of proposals by established and emerging designers that rethink the materials,...
View ArticleOne and Only by Fabrica for L’ArcoBaleno
Italian design research centre Fabrica has created a collection of nine objects for online design platform L’ArcoBaleno. Designed by the centre’s current team of young designers and made entirely in...
View ArticleOssimori by Studiopepe
We have been following the work of Studiopepe for some time, as they exercise their refined aesthetic across styling work as well as product design and material studies, and we were very glad to see...
View ArticleCollect 2015 craft fair: the highlights
Contemporary craft selling fair Collect opened today at London’s Saatchi Gallery, featuring new pieces from designer-makers and galleries around the world. Collect always offers an inspiring range of...
View ArticleHANGZHOU: Yuhang Rong Design Library
Design studio PINWU has stepped up its game and opened a design library in Hangzhou, the capital city of Zhejiang Province, where the studio is based and gets its inspiration from. Since 2009, PINWU’s...
View ArticleChung Hae-Cho demonstrates how to make a lacquer vessel
Korean artist and maker Chung Hae-Cho has developed a way to create a vessel entirely from lacquer – which is usually applied only as a finish. Created by the V&A as part of its current exhibition...
View ArticleLondon: Inflorescence and Other Artefacts exhibition by Marcin Rusak
2014 Royal College of Art alumni Marcin Rusak has not had time to sit back and relax after his graduation: he has kept busy exhibiting at the V&A as part of the What is Luxury exhibition,...
View ArticleThe best Instagram accounts for daily design and materials inspiration
Instagram is the ultimate visual feast, with a mix of everything from outfit posts to city travel inspiration. However, for someone who works with textiles like I do, Instagram is a great place to find...
View ArticleFive brands that are doing sustainability and ethical design brilliantly
The pace at Maison & Objet is always intense – the halls are wide, the booths are tightly packed, and time is tight as the reports await. Some stories are worth slowing it down for, though, as...
View ArticleMaison & Objet 2016: Materials take centre stage
Materials are going to be one of the most exciting areas for 2016. We have mentioned it before, designers are no longer content with using matter that is already available, so they are increasingly...
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