The organic dimension of manufacturing by Mediterranea Design
The Mediterranean Sea has always been a route rather than a boundary: a deep blue corridor connecting people and shaping […]
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Craftsmanship
Craftsmanship celebrates the knowledge, techniques and skills behind making. This section explores projects where traditional expertise meets contemporary design, highlighting artisans, workshops and manufacturers working across different materials and production methods. Craft remains an essential part of today's design industry, whether supporting limited editions or industrial production. DesignWanted follows projects that demonstrate how craftsmanship continues to evolve through collaboration, innovation and material research.
Carl Hansen & Søn’s Begonya and the discipline behind Danish design
During 3daysofdesign 2026 in Copenhagen, Carl Hansen & Søn unveiled Begonya, a new sculptural pendant lamp designed by Øivind Slaatto, […]
Marc Morro and the clarity of construction
Marc Morro is one of those designers who immediately challenge your assumptions. Looking at his objects, you might imagine a […]
Designing for the hours we don’t see – The invisible architecture of comfort
Simmons has spent more than 150 years studying one of the most overlooked aspects of everyday life: how we sleep. […]
Can a pepper be a mould? Inside Marco Campardo’s process-based design practice
Many designers will start their work on paper, creating an object’s final form through sketching, and then finding out how […]
3 Thai biomaterials for circular design: MyraShell, Mush Composites, and Wasoo
Presented during Milan Design Week 2026, this selection of three Thai biomaterials – MyraShell, Mush Composites, and Wasoo – showcases […]
Uneri, Sotanaka’s collection designed with nature
Soichiro Tanaka, founder of the Tokyo-based studio SOTANAKA, conceives the design process as a journey of exploration, both aesthetic and […]
John Tree and the discipline of reduction
There are designers whose personality explodes through their objects. And there are designers whose personality fuses with them. John Tree […]
Can a sewing machine become the starting point for 10 different design stories?
Copenhagen’s design calendar is once again anchored by 3daysofdesign, Denmark’s official design festival and the city’s flagship Design Week. Running […]
Lise Vester and designing for the mind
Lise Vester, a designer who struck me immediately because of her work. At first glance, her design felt like a […]
Edge and Ribbon, V12 Design know-how meets Chinese craftsmanship
An old Chinese proverb says: “a house is crowned by a gateway”, and this is one of the many inputs […]
CLEANUP brings kitchen, basin and shower into a portable format
Water, in the Western domestic tradition, is infrastructure – something that arrives through walls, disappears through floors, and organises the […]
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