Sweden‘s design scene is shining even as the country’s economy struggles, with a trend for innovative, playful pieces marking its most important moment in a generation, Dezeen heard ahead of Stockholm Design Week. Swedish design… Read More »Swedish design is “bold, explorative, conscious and f***ing amazing”
French president Emmanuel Macron has announced that the cauldron balloon, a symbolic attraction of the Paris 2024 Olympics, will return to Paris every year until the Los Angeles Olympics in 2028. Originally launched at the… Read More »Mathieu Lehanneur’s Olympic “flying cauldron” to return to Paris
Ahead of Stockholm Design Week, Dezeen has asked some of the city’s most prominent designers (and one architect) to share their recommendations for the best places to eat, drink and soak up culture across the… Read More »Stockholm designers share their favourite local spots and hidden gems
Dezeen Showroom: South African designer Haldane Martin used industrial dairy tubing to create the oversized legs of the Dombolo outdoor table range, released through his own brand Haldane. Named after the plump dumplings from Xhosa culture that… Read More »Dombolo outdoor tables by Haldane
Pianos hang from the ceiling like carcasses in a slaughterhouse in an exhibition by Dutch designer Maarten Baas, at Galerie Ron Mandos in Amsterdam. Crescendo! sees Baas venture into sculpture for the first time, creating… Read More »Maarten Baas hangs pianos from hooks in Crescendo! exhibition
Festivals Stockholm Design Week and Madrid Design Festival are among the architecture and design events featured in Dezeen Events Guide this month. Other events taking place in February include Design Biennale Rotterdam, Ambiente and Frieze… Read More »Seven architecture and design events in February from Dezeen Events Guide