Design is being taken over by “toxic” luxury trends, French designer Philippe Starck told Dezeen in an interview at Milan design week. Starck is arguably the most famous living designer, responsible for iconic pieces such… Read More »“I was shocked” by dominance of luxury brands in Milan says Philippe Starck
Dezeen Showroom: Italian architect Matteo Thun marked 10 years since the release of his Venere Bianca clay vases with SensiTerre – a tile collection created for ceramics company Florim. SensiTerre porcelain tiles, created by Thun’s… Read More »SensiTerre tile collection by Matteo Thun & Partners for Florim
A lush secret garden is among the spaces to discover inside the France Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka, which French firm Coldefy and Italian studio Carlo Ratti Associati have fronted with a giant copper staircase. Positioned… Read More »Huge helical staircase emblazons French pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka
Google has worked with artist Lachlan Turczan at Milan design week to present an immersive installation of mist and lasers that allows visitors to move light as though sweeping back curtains. Turczan‘s artwork Lucida (I–IV)… Read More »Lachlan Turczan makes “the invisible visible” for Google Milan installation
Japanese designer Naoto Fukasawa and playground brand Jakuets have unveiled a series of sculptural objects for children to climb on, slide down or play with in any way they like, at Milan design week. Named… Read More »Naoto Fukasawa designs colourful children’s sculptures that are “impossible not to play with”
Promotion: American brick manufacturer The Belden Brick Company has created Luminescent, a range of decorative glazed bricks designed to shift in appearance from dawn to dusk. Intended for external or interior use, Luminescent bricks have… Read More »Belden Brick’s Luminescent brick is designed to respond to changing daylight