As with language, design leverages semiotics – the study of signs and symbols regarding their messaging, associations, and emotions – to imbue creations with meaning beyond their material presence. Blue Green Works announces the release… Read More »The Crown Lighting Collection Sheds Spectacle for Iconography
British designer Asif Khan has converted a Soviet-era cinema in Kazakhstan into Tselinny Center of Contemporary Culture, updating its concrete structure and 18-metre-tall auditorium. Opened last month in the city of Almaty, the 6,000-square-metre centre… Read More »Asif Khan transforms Soviet cinema into “cloud-like” cultural centre in Almaty
Following the recent deaths of British architects Nicholas Grimshaw and Terry Farrell, Catherine Slessor reflects on their intertwined but highly distinct careers. The recent deaths of Nicholas Grimshaw and Terry Farrell, within a fortnight of… Read More »“That generation of men who grew up toying with Meccano and went on to change the world is finally leaving the stage”
Dezeen Showroom: a playful silhouette is combined with boldly patterned textiles in this fully upholstered chair from Italian brand Miniforms and design studio E-ggs. The Amia chair has a characterful shape combining thick, flat elements… Read More »Amia chair by E-ggs for Miniforms
Fluid curves and zingy gradients characterise the updated logos for Microsoft‘s Office applications, which have been redesigned for the first time since 2018. The project involved “a subtle refresh” of Microsoft’s 10 core Office icons for… Read More »Microsoft Office rebrand demonstrates “how AI is shifting the discipline of design”
Raw iron has been wrought into sinuous curves and geometric shapes to form this graphic furniture collection by Barcelona-based designer Valeria Vasi. Metamorphosis was launched during this year’s Paris Design Week as part of an… Read More »Valeria Vasi designs Metamorphosis collection as “a meditation on transformation”