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MAD Architects transform old riverfront warehouse into new Rotterdam Danshuis

International architecture practice MAD was commissioned by the Rotterdam-based Droom en Daad Foundation to give the former warehouse a new lease of life as a cultural destination

Architecture
21.03.23

New exhibition Mirror Mirror: Reflections on Design at Chatsworth is now open

The exhibition places contemporary works in direct relationship to the historic design at Chatsworth, creating unexpected connections between past and present

Design
20.03.23

With Fieldhouse MoDus Architects rethink architecture to create social value

Located in the small town of Laghetti, Fieldhouse is a new, inclusive community hub dedicated to sports and recreational activities

Architecture
17.03.23

Marsèll and Carsten Nicolai invite viewers to explore the unknown with new installation Transmitter / Receiver

Originally produced for the Haus der Kunst gallery in Munich, the site-specific installation will return during Milan Art Week next month

Design
16.03.23

Design

New exhibition Mirror Mirror: Reflections on Design at Chatsworth is now open

Marsèll and Carsten Nicolai invite viewers to explore the unknown with new installation Transmitter / Receiver

From the Archive: A short history of the iconic Egg Chair by Arne Jacobsen

The sixth edition of COLLECTIBLE brings together the best in contemporary design

From the Archive: A short history of Marcel Breuer’s Wassily chair

Aalto University graduate Irene Purasachit creates practical new products from discarded flower waste

Sabine Marcelis on materials, colour and her major collaboration with IKEA

Design Icon: Alvar Aalto’s Armchair 400

Meet Belgium’s new designers from this year’s upcoming edition of SaloneSatellite






Architecture

MAD Architects transform old riverfront warehouse into new Rotterdam Danshuis

International architecture practice MAD was commissioned by the Rotterdam-based Droom en Daad Foundation to give the former warehouse a new lease of life as a cultural destination

Architecture
21.03.23

With Fieldhouse MoDus Architects rethink architecture to create social value

Located in the small town of Laghetti, Fieldhouse is a new, inclusive community hub dedicated to sports and recreational activities

Architecture
17.03.23

Bell Phillips Architects on public-driven projects and making a difference in architecture

With an enviable track record of reviving challenging city-centre sites while uniting private and public interests, Melissa Dowler, Hari Phillips and Tim Bell are redefining urban living

Architecture
13.03.23

Design London makes LDF debut this September

MAD Architects transform old riverfront warehouse into new Rotterdam Danshuis

New exhibition Mirror Mirror: Reflections on Design at Chatsworth is now open

With Fieldhouse MoDus Architects rethink architecture to create social value

Marsèll and Carsten Nicolai invite viewers to explore the unknown with new installation Transmitter / Receiver

What the fight for inclusion needs in 2023

From the Archive: A short history of the iconic Egg Chair by Arne Jacobsen

Bell Phillips Architects on public-driven projects and making a difference in architecture

Woodland cabins about an hour from Helsinki set out to provide luxury in a pared-back rural style

The VDL House built by Richard Neutra can now be seen from all over the world


Design

New exhibition Mirror Mirror: Reflections on Design at Chatsworth is now open

The exhibition places contemporary works in direct relationship to the historic design at Chatsworth, creating unexpected connections between past and present

Design
20.03.23

Marsèll and Carsten Nicolai invite viewers to explore the unknown with new installation Transmitter / Receiver

Originally produced for the Haus der Kunst gallery in Munich, the site-specific installation will return during Milan Art Week next month

Design
16.03.23

From the Archive: A short history of the iconic Egg Chair by Arne Jacobsen

Designed in the fifties, the Egg Chair is a design classic that has become one of the most recognisable and copied chairs of all time

Design
14.03.23

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Opinion

What the fight for inclusion needs in 2023

Don’t let fear of getting it wrong stop you from trying to do the right thing, says Design Can, a community and active resource platform calling for an inclusive and representative creative industry

Opinion
15.03.23

Why brand space needs pace: what we can learn from the art of filmmaking

Creative Director of LOVE, Russell Ashdown, shares how filmmakers use pace for dramatic effect and how designers can apply this to creating more impactful brand experiences

Opinion
07.02.23

Crimes Against Design: The plastic shopping bag

Its design proved so universal – and disposable – that it’s now facing bans. But, asks Tara Okeke, was this the future the bag’s Swedish inventor expected?

Opinion
28.11.22

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