Science fiction has had an immense influence on the arts, including literature, cinema, graphic arts, and design. This impact is so significant that Swiss furniture company Vitra has dedicated a year-long exhibition titled Science Fiction… Read More »From Space Age to Metaverse: Vitra’s New Sci-Fi Design Exhibition
As a self-professed mycophile, I’ve always been fascinated with the promise of using mycelium – the root-like structure of fungus – as a sustainable building material used for everything from clothing to buildings. That enthusiasm… Read More »MushLume Lighting Is an Illuminating Example of BioDesign
Fine woodworking and explorations of recycled materials are among the furniture and object designs from these eight independent Chicago design studios presented as part of our North American Design 2024 series. From reinventions to classic… Read More »Eight independent design studios working in Chicago
Parisian ready-to-wear fashion brand Coperni openly wears an affinity for emblems of yesterday’s youth. Take for example the label’s CD-PLAYER Swipe Bag revealed late last year, a design referencing that all too brief period when… Read More »Coperni x Transparent Speaker Jacket Blasts a Nostalgic Tune
Much of what can be experienced at NeoCon every June goes beyond new product releases, trend watching, and innovation. Personally, I favor the many installations and exhibits in occasion with the event that seemingly appear… Read More »Souvenirs of a Forgotten Past Exhibition Bridges Memory + Moment
Dezeen Showroom: Hungarian brand Cavaril‘s Geomo 026 tile collection has a three-dimensional form created by two stacked layers of geometric shapes. The Geomo 026 collection of concrete tiles focuses on geometry and colour, combining triangular,… Read More »Geomo 026 tiles by Cavaril