We Design Beirut 2027: the programme of the 3rd edition
From 26 to 30 May 2027, one of the Mediterranean’s most important and dynamic design events, We Design Beirut, returns, […]
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Design spans products, services, systems and experiences that influence everyday life. This section brings together articles covering industrial design, product design, emerging practices, creative collaborations and the ideas shaping the discipline across different industries. At DesignWanted, design is presented as a field that connects creativity with production, technology, business and culture. The editorial selection follows established studios, independent designers and emerging voices, highlighting projects that reflect current developments across the design industry.
CIFF Shanghai 2026: Italian design meets China through taste, not just products
I spent three days at CIFF Shanghai 2026 this September, and the first thing to say is the obvious one: […]
Raw, rebel, real: Dutch Design Week 2026 is coming back to the essence of design
From the 17th to the 25th of October, Eindhoven becomes Europe’s design capital. Dutch Design Week returns under the theme […]
The Bedrock: 4 ways of reading stone at Marmomac’s 60th edition
Marmomac turns 60 this year, and the fair marking the occasion, running September 22 to 25, has chosen to celebrate […]
EDIT Napoli and the making of a design city in the words of Domitilla Dardi
There are people who observe a field from the outside, and others who help shape the way that field is […]
ReFrame by Becca Panter: a wardrobe designed to move with you
Every September, student wardrobes get dragged to the curb. Cheap flat-pack furniture, bought for a single tenancy, rarely survives being […]
FIND brings the conversation on Asian design to Bangkok
What should international design contribute to a region with its own architectural traditions and changing ways of living? That question […]
Currents brings Berlin’s design scene out of hiding
Berlin has spent decades being everything except a design city, at least in the general imagination. It’s the capital of […]
When Barbie melts down: gomi’s Childhood Memories collection and the limits of toy circularity
On the 24th of September 2026, the Brighton-based design studio gomi launched a range of bluetooth speakers, power banks, chargers, […]
Nothing was ever invented alone: a story about industrial districts
There’s a fantasy of isolation about how good things get designed. In it, someone withdraws to a garage or to […]
Jangir Maddadi brings classical architecture to the washbasin with Hellas
A regular sequence of shallow reliefs wraps around Hellas, the countertop washbasin designed by Jangir Maddadi for Ceramica Flaminia. Above […]
Rocket x Audi: if a sports car became a coffee machine
The iconic Audi TT model went out of production three years ago, but it is now being rebirthed for a […]
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