CIFF Shanghai 2026: Italian design meets China through taste, not just products
The Italian Lounge at CIFF Shanghai 2026 gathered 14 Italian brands, a multisensory space and a talk program, showing what happens when design, food and conversation share the…
Marc Morro and the clarity of construction
From an unexpected background in advertising to a hands-on design practice, Marc Morro has developed a Design Theory rooted in synthesis, construction, and communication.
John Tree and the discipline of reduction
From Sony to Jasper Morrison and into his independent studio, John Tree has developed a design theory built on production, proportion, and human-scale precision.
Lise Vester and designing for the mind
Looking at Lise Vester’s work it may seem like simple furniture and objects, but behind them there is a deeper reflection on how design can shape emotions, perception…
Tom Chung and the construction of a personal design process
From self-initiated projects to concept-driven objects, this article explores how Tom Chung builds his design theory through making, context, and production.
Thomas Bentzen’s evolutionary design: the art of the industrial archetype
Why the Danish designer’s “silent” approach and his obsessive exploration of variations are setting a new standard for functional perfection in contemporary furniture.
The sculptural pragmatism of Muller Van Severen: where art and industry converge
Papershell, when material becomes the model
When inspiration becomes a design model: the workflow behind nurholz
Kooij: a design model built from tools, not slides
TIPTOE: 10 years of design-driven growth
Using poetry with method: the workflow behind Furf Design Studio
Design models: what’s behind the innovation in methods for companies
Daniel Rybakken, the art of making infallible projects
BUDDE, design as a sort of poetry
Thelonious Goupil: modeling design through making
How Guglielmo Poletti masters minimalism through balance and tension
