While companies like Apple clearly put effort into the design of their new products, that ethos doesn’t necessarily always exist in the companies that build more utilitarian electronics products, like power strips. What if, however,… Read More »The AVOLT Square 1 Blends Swedish Design With the Humble Power Brick
A new month means a fresh Designer Desktop! This time, we’re heading across the pond to feature UK-based multi-disciplinary artist Lois O’Hara, whose modern, organic style is all about fluidity and movement. Drawing inspiration from… Read More »Desktop Wallpaper: March 2025 With Lois O’Hara
Dezeen Showroom: artwork by designer Jaime Hayon forms the basis of Nanimarquina‘s Talk Talk rugs, which feature abstract faces in profile. Bringing a sense of postmodern wit to interiors, Talk Talk is the fifth rug collection… Read More »Talk Talk rugs by Jaime Hayon for Nanimarquina
A double-height courtyard filled with trees and plants forms the focal point of this house in the south of the Netherlands, designed by Dutch architecture studio i29. Named Hidden Villa because of its secluded garden… Read More »Double-height courtyard opens up Hidden Villa in the Netherlands by i29
One hundred years ago this April, the Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs introduced art deco to the world. To kick off our Art Deco Centenary series, Kathleen Murphy Skolnik gives an overview of the style.… Read More »“Art deco designers shared a desire for an aesthetic appropriate for a modern world”
Our Art Deco Centenary series will delve into the style throughout March but to help start us off, this five-minute guide covers all the basics. What is it? Art deco refers to a design style… Read More »A really quick guide to art deco