CIFF Guangzhou 2026: connecting design, industry, and the future of living
As global supply chains continue to evolve and the boundaries between production, design, and consumption become increasingly fluid, CIFF Guangzhou […]
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Design process
One of the most fascinating things about design is what happens behind the scenes, the Design process that turns an idea into a final product. Thoughts, techniques, steps, errors, prototypes. All this teaches us how to innovate and is a benchmark from which to learn.
An innovative strategy to recycle unused cigarette filters
This Irish start-up Rezero develops material solutions by recovering pre-consumer cigarette filters made of cellulose acetate, giving them a second […]
The Beams collection finds beauty in utilitarian elements
When Marquel Williams revealed his first furniture collection in 2024, he didn’t reach for the outlandish or the precious. Instead, […]
Designing with standard parts: creating from what already exists
The use of standard parts in design sits in a curious intersection of pragmatism and creativity. At first glance, the […]
Designing with the ocean: Sway’s rise in seaweed packaging
For years, innovation in sustainable materials hovered between aspiration and reality. Many prototypes promised much, but few products managed to […]
Elvie Curve is a reinvented breast pump for modern mothers
Every day, nursing mothers lose precious ounces of breast milk to absorbent pads, as during letdown while nursing on one […]
Rícino C: Estúdio RAIN’s ongoing journey with castor oil resin
Rícino C is the collection born from the most recent phase – the third – of the eponymous research project […]
Why Nothing’s new smartphone comes with a set of dice
While most tech companies just announce their product launches, Nothing asked its community to design one. The result includes a […]
KOODESIGN on the strategic role of Design for Manufacturing (DfM)
Founded by Larry Koo and Natalie Chan in Hong Kong, KOODESIGN is an award-winning product design and brand-communication consultancy. Thanks […]
UNDATED, an (open) collection about the logic of fragments
Is it possible to design within the interstices of history? To work through fragmentation, in search of the intrinsic history […]
Rethinking the brief: how MIDJ builds meaningful collaborations with designers
In design, the brief is often misunderstood. Too rigid, it suffocates creativity. Too vague, it leads to incoherent results. For […]
Papershell, when material becomes the model
In a time when sustainability risks becoming a marketing cliché, Papershell stands out for one simple reason: it puts the […]
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