Octaevo marks 10th anniversary with design exhibition In the Middle of Lands
For the occasion, the Barcelona-based homeware label invited 10 artists to interpret its popular Paper Vase using the symbols, materials and rich colour palette of the Mediterranean
Bold meets bouclé: Gubi partners with Dedar on the launch of Karakorum Stripe textile
In a collaboration with the Italian textile house, Gubi adds a modern twist to classic bouclé with a striking black-and-white striped design
How do we define completeness in architecture? Build of Site examines the case for building on what’s already here
Curated by architect Søren Pihlmann, the Danish Pavilion at the 2025 Venice Architecture Biennale is a hybrid exhibition space and renovation site that offers visitors food for thought on the value of as-found materials
Belmond and apartamento unveil latest book Campania: Recipes & Wanderings Across Italy’s Polychromatic Coast
The newest addition to its Recipes & Wanderings series is captured by South African photographer and artist Lea Colombo and guides readers through Italy’s culinary heartland
Design
Architecture
How do we define completeness in architecture? Build of Site examines the case for building on what’s already here
Curated by architect Søren Pihlmann, the Danish Pavilion at the 2025 Venice Architecture Biennale is a hybrid exhibition space and renovation site that offers visitors food for thought on the value of as-found materials
Pelletier de Fontenay transforms century-old home in Quebec’s Eastern Townships
The architecture practice has completed the overhaul and extension of an early 20th century stone house in Canada called Sutton House
Universal Design Studio and AKQA design interiors for new Georg Jensen flagship showroom on New Bond Street
For the new London flagship shop, Universal Design Studio and AKQA draw on the light and nature of Denmark to create a soft and welcoming interior with natural materials and organic forms
Design
Octaevo marks 10th anniversary with design exhibition In the Middle of Lands
For the occasion, the Barcelona-based homeware label invited 10 artists to interpret its popular Paper Vase using the symbols, materials and rich colour palette of the Mediterranean
Bold meets bouclé: Gubi partners with Dedar on the launch of Karakorum Stripe textile
In a collaboration with the Italian textile house, Gubi adds a modern twist to classic bouclé with a striking black-and-white striped design
13th Biennale Internationale Design Saint-Étienne, in France — Ressource(s), présager demain – Resource(s), foreseeing the Future
A 6-week Biennial to celebrate all resources, lively and joyful, exploratory and festive. From May 22 to July 6, 2025.
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.
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
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
