What Karim Rashid, Francisco Gomez Paz and Studio Mama search in junior designers
No, having a standout portfolio is not enough to impress an employer. “The most important thing I want to see in junior designers is a humble […]
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Design Mindset
We enter designers’ minds to discover what drives their creative work: sharing tips, advice and visions from professionals who have something interesting (and clear-cut) to say.
AI vs the human designer: an empirical test
For some months now, designers’ conversations have been full of considerations on the future role of AI systems. These conversations, which take place online and offline, […]
Designing cars from inside out: how interior car design is setting the pace
Remember the flying vehicles of sci-fi movies in the Eighties? Smooth forms, vibrant colors and aerodynamic shapes. Brace, because that’s exactly where we are heading in […]
Creativity is overestimated (unless you know what to do with it)
Many years ago, in 1999, I listened to a Ron Arad lesson at the Domus Academy in Milan. I remember a darkened room, Arad wearing his […]
Moving from collectible to industrial design commissions
Linde Freya Tangelder has a vivid gaze and a pleased smile on her face. She has good reasons to be a happy designer. Netherlands born and […]
Sticking to your principles, from zero to hero
Industrial designer Sebastian Herkner is a perfect fit for contemporary, climate-change conscious times: he is passionate about revamping crafts but doesn’t disdain technologies, he is an […]
Learning to observe well-designed objects (and how to find them)
Giulio Iacchetti is considered a contemporary Italian maestro and young designers line up for an internship in his Milan studio. It’s understandable. Like Ettore Sottsass or […]
(Un)wanted furniture: sharing design strategies to promote durability
Design is a particularly useful tool when it deals with actual issues. One of the most relevant ones, to-date, is what to do with rubbish. Or, […]