Among the more experiential offerings at this year’s Milan design week was a three-act play from design studio Formafantasma, presenting a critical perspective on modernism and its legacy. The show, called Staging Modernity, was presented at Teatro Lirico… Read More »Modernism has been “misread and simplified” says Formafantasma
Designer Nassia Inglessis discusses how sensory experiences can be used to create wonder in this exclusive talk hosted by Dezeen and ASUS during Milan design week. Dezeen collaborated with Taiwanese electronics brand ASUS and Studio… Read More »Design You Can Feel showcase is “a wonder of the senses” says Nassia Inglessis
New York-based Studio Bucky has created a furniture collection informed by Ireland’s ancient megalithic tombs from reclaimed maple wood. Named the Portals Collection, the pieces draw on by Irish portal tombs. A type of megalithic… Read More »Portals Collection furniture takes cues from Irish portal tombs
French studio Warm Weekend teamed up with designers Mathias Palazzi and Robinson Guillermet to create a demountable steam room that was presented at the Alcova design event during Milan design week. Called 18 Drops of… Read More »18 Drops of Sweat is an inflatable hammam designed to “explore water consumption and rituals”
Promotion: design school Istituto Europeo di Design‘s latest Master of Arts in Interior and Furniture Design course intends to “redefine the relationship between tradition and innovation in design”. The new Master of Arts programme in… Read More »Istituto Europeo di Design launches Master of Arts programme in Interior and Furniture Design
Following the release of his book Casa Mexicana, British photographer Edmund Sumner has selected ten contemporary Mexican houses that encapsulate the country’s contemporary design ethos, derived from more than a decade of Sumner’s photography. Published… Read More »Ten “brutal, yet deeply rooted” Mexican houses photographed by Edmund Sumner