The organic dimension of manufacturing by Mediterranea Design Studio
The Mediterranean Sea has always been a route rather than a boundary: a deep blue corridor connecting people and shaping […]
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Furniture
Furniture design covers the objects that define residential, public and commercial environments, from seating and tables to storage systems, modular solutions and limited editions. This section brings together articles on new furniture collections, designers, brands, production methods and material developments across the contemporary design industry. At DesignWanted, furniture is examined as a category where design, manufacturing and material research constantly evolve. The selection reflects different approaches to furniture design, ranging from industrial production and craftsmanship to experimental concepts and collectible pieces.
Can a pepper be a mould? Inside Marco Campardo’s process-based design practice
Many designers will start their work on paper, creating an object’s final form through sketching, and then finding out how […]
Why have we forgotten about office chairs?
The average person spends roughly eight years of their working life in an office chair. Yet, of the thousands of […]
Uneri, Sotanaka’s collection designed with nature
Soichiro Tanaka, founder of the Tokyo-based studio SOTANAKA, conceives the design process as a journey of exploration, both aesthetic and […]
Participatory design: what if we all made our own furniture?
The week before Milan Design Week 2026, Studio Smarin did something unusual at BASE Milano: they opened a workshop, invited […]
From flat to form: design’s meaning is still found in working with your hands
“Everything begins from flat.” A sheet of paper, a hide of leather, a film of resin are all, in their […]
CLEANUP brings kitchen, basin and shower into a portable format
Water, in the Western domestic tradition, is infrastructure – something that arrives through walls, disappears through floors, and organises the […]
There is no wrong way to sit: Bad Posture Chairs
The standard chair is a normative object. It has a seat, a back, often armrests, and it encodes in its […]
MIFF 2026 strengthens ties between Asian design and global markets
In a time marked by instability, positioning yourself as a solid reference point within the design and furniture industry is […]
IKEA PS collection returns for its 10th edition with playful functionality
For IKEA, design has always brought together joy and meaning: quality, functionality, and prices that challenge the idea that design […]
Salone Raritas and the ambivalent promise of collectible design
When William Morris published his lecture The lesser arts of life in 1877, he asked a question that his audience […]
Doing more with less: a chair that reimagines structural intelligence
The Flex Chair is Madhu Rajan‘s thesis project, shown at ICFF 2025 in New York, a side chair made from […]
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