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GOURDO: what growing a lamp from mushrooms and waste looks like
2+ hour, 38+ min ago (445+ words) Design enthusiasts often have a knack for understanding how an object was made: looking at its parting lines, joints, or imperfections to recognise what machine created them, and sometimes even to grasp what the designer was thinking during their process....
A building that never ends: the role of affordances in architectural longevity
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (268+ words) We asked him to walk us through the idea from the ground up: what affordances actually mean for a building, what examples are fundamental for his research, and what the outcomes can do for the architects of tomorrow. “I got…...
Folding chairs: a history of contemporary living
3+ week, 2+ hour ago (628+ words) DesignWanted Folding chairs: a history of contemporary living Why are designers still obsessed with folding chairs? A journey through history, industrial design and contemporary experiments in adaptable furniture. Few objects seem to capture today’s design discourse better than folding chairs....
Can design really support mental wellbeing? 7 projects exploring the question
3+ week, 3+ day ago (308+ words) From wearable devices to ambient systems, these projects explore new ways of connecting the body, emotional experience, and technology. From Cognitive Bloom, which transforms inner states into a garden that can be cultivated, to Pulse Pack, which uses the heartbeat…...
The pulse of design: Maison&Objet unveils its new identity
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (182+ words) “With HALL HAUS, we embrace an identity and a statement. Sometimes we go a bit too far, and so what? Too much yellow? You know it’s HALL HAUS. See you at Maison&Objet in September 2026. What I can tell you…...
'Don't call me collectible!': exploring furniture as a research object
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (552+ words) The substitute the show proposes is “research design,” aiming to reframe the object not just as a finished product but also as a visible trace of a process, a question, an experiment. It asks a kind of honesty about both…...
Can the spaces between indoors and outdoors become the most important ones?
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (237+ words) Beyond eliminating the visual impact of the technical structure, the solution increases the shaded surface area and improves UV protection. At the Milan installation, eight awnings arranged across two levels opened like the petals of a giant blue flower, turning…...
The organic dimension of manufacturing by Mediterranea Design Studio
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (451+ words) It is from this perspective that Mediterranea Design Studio was founded, as the new spinoff of the architecture practice Medaarch. The studio launched its first collection of furniture and objects in 2021 from Cava de’ Tirreni – a territory in Campania that…...
Designing for the hours we don't see – The invisible architecture of comfort
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (343+ words) For decades, design has focused on shaping the spaces where we live, work and interact. More recently, however, the conversation has expanded beyond aesthetics to include wellbeing, from circadian lighting and indoor air quality to acoustic comfort and biophilic environments....
Why have we forgotten about office chairs?
2+ mon, 1+ day ago (397+ words) Savo asks: Why have we forgotten about office chairs? DesignWanted Why have we forgotten about office chairs? Why the most used object in the modern workday has been scratched off the design map, and what Savo’s latest exhibition is trying…...