ReFrame by Becca Panter: a wardrobe designed to move with you
Every September, student wardrobes get dragged to the curb. Cheap flat-pack furniture, bought for a single tenancy, rarely survives being […]
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Design spans products, services, systems and experiences that influence everyday life. This section brings together articles covering industrial design, product design, emerging practices, creative collaborations and the ideas shaping the discipline across different industries. At DesignWanted, design is presented as a field that connects creativity with production, technology, business and culture. The editorial selection follows established studios, independent designers and emerging voices, highlighting projects that reflect current developments across the design industry.
FIND brings the conversation on Asian design to Bangkok
What should international design contribute to a region with its own architectural traditions and changing ways of living? That question […]
Currents brings Berlin’s design scene out of hiding
Berlin has spent decades being everything except a design city, at least in the general imagination. It’s the capital of […]
When Barbie melts down: gomi’s Childhood Memories collection and the limits of toy circularity
On the 24th of September 2026, the Brighton-based design studio gomi launched a range of bluetooth speakers, power banks, chargers, […]
Nothing was ever invented alone: a story about industrial districts
There’s a fantasy of isolation about how good things get designed. In it, someone withdraws to a garage or to […]
Jangir Maddadi brings classical architecture to the washbasin with Hellas
A regular sequence of shallow reliefs wraps around Hellas, the countertop washbasin designed by Jangir Maddadi for Ceramica Flaminia. Above […]
Rocket x Audi: if a sports car became a coffee machine
The iconic Audi TT model went out of production three years ago, but it is now being rebirthed for a […]
DesignEuropa Awards 2026: 10 years of recognition and achievements
The DesignEuropa Awards, organised by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), marked their tenth anniversary edition this year, celebrated […]
Designing for a billion people: design leadership at a different scale
There are career moves that make immediate sense on paper, and there are those that raise an eyebrow before revealing […]
A room with a view of Vesuvius: EDIT Napoli turns 8
From the 9th to the 11th of October 2026, EDIT Napoli returns to La Santissima for its eighth edition. The […]
The Pluriversity, education as a catalyst for regeneration
Presented as part of the “Currents of Tomorrow” programme at Future Days 2026, The Pluriversity is a speculative project by […]
The paradox of clarity: why data design is our most treacherous medium
Data is having a cultural moment as the design world is reckoning with the ubiquitous material of our age. On […]
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