Architecture studio MAD has created a canopy that reinterprets traditional Chinese oil-paper umbrellas at this year’s Venice Architecture Biennale. Appropriately named Chinese Paper Umbrella, the installation is defined by a draping form that serves as… Read More »MAD installs draping Chinese Paper Umbrella at Venice Architecture Biennale
Japan is having a moment. Michelle Ogundehin considers what the West can learn from the country’s approach to design and culture. For many in the English-speaking world – particularly those with an interest in design… Read More »“Japan has perfected the art of questioning the norm”
Architecture studio Stufish created a futuristic interpretation of a Roman amphitheatre for a stage at an electronic music festival on Italy‘s Adriatic Coast. The inaugural Adriatic Sound Festival was held on June 13-14 at a… Read More »Stufish builds dance-music colosseum for Adriatic Sound Festival
At Copenhagen’s 3 Days of Design festival, Dutch manufacturer Aifunghi is debuting a series of furry mycelium chairs that prove sustainable furniture doesn’t have to look drab and can actually be produced at a “semi-industrial”… Read More »Moooi alumni launch design brand to make mycelium furniture “a little bit more sexy”
British designer John Pawson has created Whitescale, a colour palette that features only white hues, including marble, milk and salt, that was showcased during 3 Days of Design. Copenhagen-based colour and surface collective Bleo, which… Read More »John Pawson develops paint collection of 14 “perfect white” hues for Bleo
Architecture studio WATG and Wimberly Interiors have completed a boutique hotel in Wuxi, China, evoking a sense of tranquility informed by local poetry. Named Hotel Wuxi MGallery Collection, the hotel is located within Dangkou Ancient… Read More »Hotel Wuxi MGallery Collection informed by historical poet’s home