12 Space-Age cars that took design to another planet
The wave of excitement sparked by the space race in the 1950s had a profound impact on car design and engineering. Here are some concept cars that foresaw the future.
From Panda to DeLorean: the radical range of Giorgetto Giugiaro’s car design
A look at the cars that changed the face of motoring, designed by one of the most influential designers of the 20th century.
Massimo Osti: how the founder of Stone Island reshaped fashion
The visionary world of Osti, who passed away in 2005 and also launched C.P. Company, comes back to life in an exhibition tracing his career — twenty years after his passing — through punk cutouts, sartorial experiments, electric cars… and Lucio Dalla.
Did Achille Castiglioni design by playing? A new exhibition in Milan suggests so
At the Achille Castiglioni Foundation, the concept of ars ludens is explored as a form of design thinking in Gioco e Progetto. Progetto è Gioco (“Play and Design. Design is Play”).
Marcello Gandini’s masterpieces are on display: the maestro of supercars passed away one year ago
From Turin to the Gulf and back again: “Ultraleggera: A Design Journey with Marcello Gandini” opens in Italy. The exhibition celebrates the legacy of the Italian car designer, inspiring a new generation of creatives.
The sculpture by Ben Dobbin, from Foster + Partners, is an architectural project inspired by whisky and Buckminster Fuller
In collaboration with The Dalmore and V&A Dundee museum, Dobbin has created a bronze sculpture to celebrate the Scottish landscape and a rare, 52-year-old whisky.
A Biennial where design isn’t exploitation, but a resource for imagining the future
The Saint-Étienne International Design Biennial explores how design can address the global resource crisis and envision new models of shared sustainability.
Tadao Ando’s “Apple Watch”: the watch he designed, inspired by an apple
The green apple has always played a central role in the work of the Japanese architect and guest editor of Domus in 2021, and it features in the watch he designed for Cauny.
11 concept cars that reveal where automotive design is headed
At one of the most important gatherings for the automotive design industry, held in Munich, legacy models and bold new prototypes offered a glimpse into the future of car styling.
10 stunning hotels on rails around the world: how train cruises are reshaping travel
Not mere means of transportation, but extraordinary experiences. From the Orient Express to the Seven Stars, from Canada to Japan, luxury trains remind us that for some it is the journey, not the destination, that matters.
MSCHF debuts first design collection—furniture built from car parts, inspired by Castiglioni
The Brooklyn-based collective, one of the most talked-about acts in contemporary art, collaborates with AMG on its first furniture collection, blending radical design, seatbelts, and… a barbecue grill.
This Carlo Scarpa exhibition in Venice has gone under the radar
Palazzina Masieri, which Scarpa himself designed and which overlooks the Grand Canal, is now hosting a display of metal objects born from the historic collaboration between the master and his trusted blacksmiths, the Zanon workshop.