Dezeen Showroom: sustainability, performance and hygiene meet in the DW60 dishwasher by Swedish brand Asko, which says its appliance is the most reliable in its class. The DW60 dishwasher is designed to last for 20… Read More »DW60 dishwasher by Asko
Smartphone and accessory brand Nothing is bringing its iconic transparent tech design to a new pair of earbuds. While the company already offers the Nothing Ear and the Nothing Ear (a) wireless earbuds, it’s now… Read More »The Nothing Ear (open) Earbuds Aren’t Just See-Through
Copenhagen studio Rørbæk og Møller Arkitekter has extended Skylab at the Danish Technological University with a cluster of gold blocks arranged around a skylit workshop. Located on the university‘s Linburg campus, the centre provides an… Read More »Rørbæk og Møller Arkitekter clads Danish university extension in gold-toned metal
Continuing our mid-century modern design series, we explore Japanese-American designer Isamu Noguchi‘s Akari lamps made from Japanese washi paper, which remain a staple in stylish interiors to this day. The Akari lamps were designed by… Read More »Isamu Noguchi’s sculptural Akari lamps are “poetic, ephemeral, and tentative”
We should bring back the holistic approach and interdisciplinary ethos of the mid-century modern designers, argues Dominic Bradbury as part of our mid-century modern design series. There are many magical ingredients that, mixed together, help… Read More »“There was a profound belief in the power of the polymath during the mid-century period”
Many female designers from the mid-century modern movement are more celebrated now than when they were producing work, says design historian Pat Kirkham in this interview for our mid-century modern series. US designer Ray Eames,… Read More »Women’s contribution to mid-century modern design is “not challenged as much now” says Pat Kirkham