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 […]
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Craftsmanship
Craftsmanship is where skill meets intention. Here you'll find a curated selection of articles exploring the art of making by hand — from traditional techniques and artisan traditions to the makers, studios, and design objects that prove quality and care are never out of style.
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 […]
Design as reconstruction: UNBROKEN at the Ukrainian Design and Innovation Week
There is a question that Ukrainian design has been forced to ask for more than three years now, a question […]
Tom Chung and the construction of a personal design process
When observing designers of a certain quality, it’s possible to recognize a recurring pattern. Beyond differences in language or medium, […]
Guatemala Designs by Hand: rediscovering craft through modern vision
One of the most enriching aspects – for both visitors and professionals – of international events such as Milan Design […]
Salone Raritas and the ambivalent promise of collectible design
When William Morris published his lecture The lesser arts of life in 1877, he asked a question that his audience […]
Thomas Bentzen’s evolutionary design: the art of the industrial archetype
When you look at Thomas Bentzen‘s work, something feels immediately right, but it is often difficult to articulate exactly why. […]
Metalia, a note of materic love from ceramics to metal
Some collaborations work not despite their differences, but because of them. Metalia – the new collection developed by Laboratorio Paravicini […]
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 […]
Tailored furniture and home accessories: Thai craft meets contemporary living
From April 21 to 26, 2026, the Host & Home section within the Thailand Pavilion at the Salone del Mobile […]
Thai Design at the crossroads of tradition and innovation
At the Salone del Mobile in Milan, the Host & Home 2026 section comes to life within the Thailand Pavilion, […]
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