Dezeen promotion: product designer Marc Sweeney says that the small classes and “nurturing” environment of Istituto Marangoni gave him the confidence to start his own studio. Sweeney studied for an MA in Product Design at… Read More »Istituto Marangoni’s “supportive environment” made me a better designer says Marc Sweeney
During this year’s Frieze LA design festival, Los Angeles-based luxury lifestyle brand The Elder Statesman launched a new collection that once again pays homage to founder Greg Chait’s grandmother, Thelma Chait. Designed in collaboration with… Read More »Christopher Farr Merges Illustration With Textiles for The Elder Statesman
If you have knowledge of wine, you know that stemware can lend itself to a better tasting experience. While taste itself is subjective, it remains true that handcrafted wine glasses consistently outperform their machine-made counterparts… Read More »Kindly Hold the Domain Stemware Collection by Its Waist
Chinese studio Wutopia Lab has used wave-shaped roofs of blue aluminium and translucent fabric to transform an industrial yard in Shanghai into a mixed-use cultural space. Named Klein Blue Hills and White Cliff after its… Read More »Wave-shaped roofs top cultural space in Shanghai by Wutopia Lab
Continuing our Social Housing Revival series, we revisit the regeneration of the Grade II listed Bourne Estate in north London, completed in 2018 by local studio Matthew Lloyd Architects. Situated in the London borough of… Read More »Matthew Lloyd Architects’ Bourne Estate was designed for “extreme longevity”
Danish studio Norm Architects has created a retreat for gastro-tourists on an old farm in Sweden, positioning seven wooden villas around a lake and using glass corridors to amplify “connections with the surroundings”. Sjöparken is… Read More »Norm Architects references Japanese temples for Sjöparken retreat in Sweden