CIVICITY: challenging the Design Week format
On the occasion of MIlan Design Week 2026, CIVICITY – Redesigning Design Weeks returns, the long-term co-design project that investigates […]
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Product design is the intersection of problem-solving, ideas, materials, art, and technology. Product design translates the insights from all these fields of knowledge merging them into innovative applications for real-world scenarios. Due to ever-increasing consumption and specific market demands, product designers play a central role in shaping consumer habits and carry a big responsibility towards our planet and society.
The sculptural pragmatism of Muller Van Severen: where art and industry converge
When we look at the work of Muller Van Severen, it is easy to fall into the trap of labeling […]
Compact by design: Roca’s Avant toilet system
What do we search in a bathroom? The question tends to return the same set of priorities – efficiency, hygiene, […]
Are we outsourcing our thinking to AI?
As spring arrives and the winter semester comes to a close, the University of Michigan campus turns greener—more vibrant, more […]
Milano da bere, Milano da mangiare: setting the table this design week
Milan is known for many things, most importantly for being design’s undisputed capital, but secondarily, for the art of the […]
Turning futures thinking into something you can touch, question, and act
After two editions that positioned it as one of the most relevant emerging platforms for design foresight, Future Days 2026 […]
Mould: behind the scenes of making things
There is a recurring blind spot in contemporary design culture, and “Mould“, the new exhibition curated by Proof of Concept […]
The new collectible design, a Milan Design Week preview
In recent years, collectible design has moved a long way from its original definition and has become a complex cultural […]
Lucas Muñoz Muñoz on creative honesty and design that makes sense
Lucas Muñoz Muñoz‘s practice could be summed up in a simple, innocent question: if the material is already here, why […]
Design starting from real human needs: 7 inclusive projects by MEDUM
Design is more than an exercise in style or form. In today’s world, increasingly dominated by complexity and an overload […]
Pink Blob Award, a manifesto for radically contemporary design
In a design landscape often shaped by restraint, repetition, and market-safe solutions, Rashid is pushing in the opposite direction. With […]
Jorge Penadés expands Uprooted into the language of wool with V02
Jorge Penadés is a native of Andalucía, the world’s largest olive oil producing region, responsible for over 20% of global […]
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