Polish design shines at WantedDesign Manhattan
In an riveting exhibition and pop-up shop during NYCxDesign, “#PLDSGN: Up-and-Coming Designers from Poland” features the European country’s most exciting young talents.
Midgard celebrates a century of positionable lighting
The Goethe-Institut of New York exhibits lighting company Midgard’s adjustable lights that have been prominent since their invention 100 years ago.
The home and the village: the new scale of 3D printing
Homeless charity New Story has teamed up with Yves Béhar's design agency Fuseproject and construction company ICON to develop a pioneering solution to the issue of the housing for all.
Goodbye IM Pei
IM Pei (Ieoh Ming) has died at the age of 102, leaving behind a legacy that has made him one of the greatest Modern masters of the twentieth century.
Marinella Pirelli. Unconscious Lightness
The Museo del Novecento in Milan is hosting the first monographic exhibition dedicated to the research path of an almost forgotten Italian artist.
The new space race
Light and free like a butterfly, extending and folding like a folding screen, ORIGAMI, designed by Alberto Meda, is an electric plug&play radiator that liaises with its surroundings.
Fitness of materials
Paravan is sculptural in form and architectural in execution, both articulating and creating space. Like parentheses to enclose a conversation, Paravan creates intimacy in open areas with sound absorbing panels to support focus, concentration, and collaboration.
LEGO updates its Architecture line with a new London set
Fans of the Danish company will soon be able to build a blocky replica of Trafalgar Square.
Asus ZenFone 6: inside a smartphone’s design journey
A rare peek behind the curtains of Asus’ creative process, to learn about the intricacies of designing a smartphone with a flippable camera and the hard steps it takes to get a final version of such a complex electronic product to market.
Without title and without interpretation: Great Britain at the Venice Art Biennale
In a climate of transcendence, the works by Cathy Wilkes invite visitors to apply their own reading to the place in which they are immersed.
3daysofdesign: a spotlight on Scandinavian design (and more)
23 to 25 May will see the opening of Denmark’s annual design event in Copenhagen, presenting a selection of works by a range of creative talents: designers, artisans, architects and manufacturers.
Air conditioners could be used to combat climate change
They could be transformed to produce sustainable energy, purifying the environment.
Mesh boxes remodel brick town hall in Belgium
Plusoffice Architecture adds open and transparent volumes to a 1980s building, modifying its internal office layout.
Edward Burtynsky: it’s a man’s world
The ambitious and fascinating project Anthropocene, by famed photographer Edward Burtynsky, makes its European debut at MAST in Bologna.