Designing public futures: how civic design transforms policy and participation
After a three-year application process, I received my green card last week. Although it grants permanent residency rather than citizenship, […]
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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.
Rigorous and conscious self-produced design by Abuse Studio
Michele Chillé, Andrea Favalli, Sara Vaccari, and Michele Zadra are the founders of Abuse Studio, a design practice with a […]
A conversation with ETIMOBLU: from material research to sculptural design
ETIMOBLU, Milan based studio born from the mind of the emerging designer Matteo Brambilla, operates at the intersection of disciplines, […]
How robotic felting is repurposing discarded wool into contemporary furniture
In Europe, nearly 90% of sheep wool is subject to an unhappy fate, being either burned, buried, or discarded in […]
HIRO Design: furniture shaped through community input
In a design world still too obsessed with visual novelty and niche luxury, HIRO Design cuts through the noise. The […]
What does it mean to design for the world’s most democratic design powerhouse?
Launched in January 2025, BÄCKNATE is a new collection of table and pendant lamps by IKEA. Crafted from Tyvek — […]
Ferrari Collectibles Series: the anatomy of a legend
While during Milan Design Week most companies focus on looking towards the future, Ferrari has chosen to do something more […]
Thelonious Goupil: modeling design through making
With a portfolio that includes collaborations with brands like Iittala, Vitra, and Lehni, Thelonious Goupil’s trajectory blends industrial design expertise […]
An example of design that reconnects with the soul of a territory and resists uniformity
Primitive, raw, ancestral. Like a sculpture rising from the earth, colorful and powerful, as if echoing a deep, archaic connection […]
Sustainable furniture born from coffee waste
Emerging from the themes of regenerative materials and ecological design, the Unsleepy series by CHanhyeok Kim looks at the afterlife […]
Dual, a new concrete brick for carbon neutrality
The construction sector generates nearly 40% of carbon emissions worldwide, and to find effective solutions, Canada’s largest and most diversified […]
Form follows flavour: Naessi Studio’s take on the contemporary trattoria
The Italian trattoria is more like a feeling than a place, a space that stands for warmth, abundance, and unrushed […]
