Omayra Maymó turns beer waste into totem-style pedestal for Heineken
Commissioned by Heineken, Madrid-based designer Omayra Maymó has created Malta I – a pedestal apty made with barley waste from the beer-brewing process. Giving new life […]
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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.
SMILE if you enjoy everyday design – Interview with Robert Bronwasser
The process of contemporary industrial design has never been so pure: Robert Bronwasser, owner of the Amsterdam-based homonym studio, simply starts from hand sketching to deliver […]
Achille Castiglioni is the designer that draws around himself a world of curiosity
Achille Castiglioni is part of that generation of creatives that crucially contributed to the Italian miracle after World War II, able to attract investors on made […]
This sustainable SOAPBOTTLE packaging is made from soap
In an effort to reduce single-use plastics, German product designer Jonna Breitenhuber has come up with a way to avoid packaging altogether. Her SOAPBOTTLE concept introduces […]
A new sensorial dialogue between men and things with Giovanni Levanti
“An individualist method and an individual work” is how Alessandro Mendini defined Giovanni Levanti’s practice. With a method based on the constant feedback between intuition and discipline, […]
Friction Stir Welding: the future of solid-state welding
Energy efficient, environmentally friendly and versatile, friction stir welding joins materials in ways unexpected. It’s a patented process invented in the nineties, which has since been […]
Embracing and understanding complexity with Andy Polaine
Independent design leadership coach, consultant, educator, trainer, speaker and writer, Andy Polaine helps clients build and grow their own design and innovation capability to transform their […]
10 of the best autism-friendly design projects
Inspired by innovative designs, we are taking a look at the many ways autism-friendly design can help to create a more inclusive experience of the world […]
In the process of design with Sukwoo Lee, founder of SWNA
Korean studio SWNA was established by Sukwoo Lee to metaphorically solve the class conflict between 2D and 3D thinking. Embracing the third dimension all along the […]
Design as an attitude to read the world with David Dolcini
Born in Italy, in a family with a long craft tradition, David Dolcini founded his own firm in 2007. The studio combines product, industrial, interior design […]
Charles and Ray Eames were the first designers to mass-produce molded plywood with compound curves
Looking back at the history of design, it looks like many landmark contributions at the heart of architecture and design’s most fundamental trends and methods came […]
The extensive design path of Enrico Azzimonti
Aiming to pass on his vision to the next generation, Enrico Azzimonti is supporting the evolution of design through his work, ranging from electronics and lightings […]
