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Six Senses Ibiza installs off-grid sundial sculpture by Sabine Marcelis at resort’s subterranean Beach Caves

The Rotterdam-based designer created Tanit, a solar-powered sculpture with a reflective coloured glass designed to capture and reflect the sun’s rays throughout the day

Design
27.06.25

Design in a Real World exhibition at Villa Marie celebrates Tuscan heritage and contemporary design

Vorno's spectacular Villa Marie provides a rich architectural backdrop and open-air gallery feel for the first edition by Vestigia and Italian-Polish designer Jonathan Bocca

Design
23.06.25

The Brecon designed by Nicemakers combines local craftsmanship and Welsh design touches to create midcentury-inspired interior

High in the Swiss Alps, a traditional wooden chair chalet hotel opens up to reveal a relaxing midcentury-influenced interior that mixes local craftmanship with subtle design touches from its owner’s home country of Wales

Architecture
18.06.25

The National Museum of Norway explores how New Nordic Cuisine sparked an international phenomenon in new exhibition

More than 500 artworks, photographs and objects by contemporary and modern artists such as Olafur Eliasson, Pentti Kaskipuro and Edvard Munch are among the pieces revealed as part of New Nordic. Cuisine, Aesthetics and Place

Design
11.06.25

Design

Six Senses Ibiza installs off-grid sundial sculpture by Sabine Marcelis at resort’s subterranean Beach Caves

Design in a Real World exhibition at Villa Marie celebrates Tuscan heritage and contemporary design

The National Museum of Norway explores how New Nordic Cuisine sparked an international phenomenon in new exhibition

Revolutionary architectural colour theory

The new cabin suites of Sea Containers London honour the golden ages of transatlantic travel

Love story: the Ferm Living x Utzon – Can Lis Collection

Modern roots: This new London showroom, atelier and gallery space is a masterclass in minimalism

Octaevo marks 10th anniversary with design exhibition In the Middle of Lands

Bold meets bouclé: Gubi partners with Dedar on the launch of Karakorum Stripe textile






Architecture

The Brecon designed by Nicemakers combines local craftsmanship and Welsh design touches to create midcentury-inspired interior

High in the Swiss Alps, a traditional wooden chair chalet hotel opens up to reveal a relaxing midcentury-influenced interior that mixes local craftmanship with subtle design touches from its owner’s home country of Wales

Architecture
18.06.25

Return of a legend: Gathering revives Cologne’s iconic Café Central

Contemporary art gallery Gathering opened its newest location in Cologne last month, breathing life back into one of the city's most legendary spaces

Architecture
29.05.25
worc casa simera

worc.studio blends earthy colours and natural materials at Casa Símera in Polanco, Mexico City

The Mexican architecture firm pairs curved elements with natural materials from the region - and positions Casa Símera as a multifunctional venue that's part café and studio

Architecture
28.05.25

Six Senses Ibiza installs off-grid sundial sculpture by Sabine Marcelis at resort’s subterranean Beach Caves

New Designers celebrates 40 years of nurturing UK creative talent

Design in a Real World exhibition at Villa Marie celebrates Tuscan heritage and contemporary design

The Brecon designed by Nicemakers combines local craftsmanship and Welsh design touches to create midcentury-inspired interior

The National Museum of Norway explores how New Nordic Cuisine sparked an international phenomenon in new exhibition

Revolutionary architectural colour theory

The new cabin suites of Sea Containers London honour the golden ages of transatlantic travel

Love story: the Ferm Living x Utzon – Can Lis Collection

Modern roots: This new London showroom, atelier and gallery space is a masterclass in minimalism


Design

Six Senses Ibiza installs off-grid sundial sculpture by Sabine Marcelis at resort’s subterranean Beach Caves

The Rotterdam-based designer created Tanit, a solar-powered sculpture with a reflective coloured glass designed to capture and reflect the sun’s rays throughout the day

Design
27.06.25
New Designers

New Designers celebrates 40 years of nurturing UK creative talent

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26.06.25

Design in a Real World exhibition at Villa Marie celebrates Tuscan heritage and contemporary design

Vorno's spectacular Villa Marie provides a rich architectural backdrop and open-air gallery feel for the first edition by Vestigia and Italian-Polish designer Jonathan Bocca

Design
23.06.25

Six Senses Ibiza installs off-grid sundial sculpture by Sabine Marcelis at resort’s subterranean Beach Caves

New Designers celebrates 40 years of nurturing UK creative talent

Design in a Real World exhibition at Villa Marie celebrates Tuscan heritage and contemporary design

The Brecon designed by Nicemakers combines local craftsmanship and Welsh design touches to create midcentury-inspired interior

The National Museum of Norway explores how New Nordic Cuisine sparked an international phenomenon in new exhibition

Revolutionary architectural colour theory

The new cabin suites of Sea Containers London honour the golden ages of transatlantic travel

Love story: the Ferm Living x Utzon – Can Lis Collection

Modern roots: This new London showroom, atelier and gallery space is a masterclass in minimalism


Opinion

Has the design industry become enamoured with the hype culture of the fashion world?

As Milan Design Week returned earlier this month, a world of luxurious escapism set the tone while endless queues and influencer-filled crowds sparked a multitude of reactions.

Design
24.04.25

How Minus Furniture is exploring a net zero business model

Can furniture really be carbon negative? Minus Furniture is a research-driven design studio seeking to explore the reality of a net zero and below zero business model. Roddy Clarke investigates

Design
16.01.24

Milo Mcloughlin-Greening of Batch.Works on how we must change patterns of manufacturing

To truly bring about change we must foster entirely new ideas about how products are manufactured and consumed, writes Milo Mcloughlin-Greening of Batch.Works

Design
09.01.24

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