Design
‘German industry is not agile enough.’ Designer Konstantin Grcic on the Deutsch design crisis
The Berlin-based industrial designer talks us through his archive of abandoned prototypes, the Italian manufacturers who shaped him and what is going wrong in German industry.
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Why replace when you can repair? Heritage brand Midgard designs entirely repairable light fixtures
The German manufacturer is lighting the way to sustainability by building longevity and circularity into every design.
What makes a healthy workspace? At Novolife’s Bangkok HQ, blurring the line between office and outdoors goes a long way
When creating the new concrete HQ for the natural pharmaceutical company, Thai design firm Studio Krubka chose to look beyond the office walls and embrace the country’s tropical climate.
A designer’s advice on finding clarity in your career and life: Take that sabbatical
Harry Thaler had long dreamt of going on a sabbatical – so he took a year off. He learnt that it wasn’t an escape from life but a way to recharge it.
From tea house to research organisation: Nice Projects reimagines a Kyoto relic into a laboratory
How do you design for scientists who talk to pickles? The new Kyoto head quarters of Artificial Life Institute is the answer.
This new Bjarke Ingels Group-designed HQ in Denmark combines workplace and showroom
A look inside the doughnut-shaped, low-carbon structure for Danish horticultural logistics company, Dymak.
Venice’s Fratelli Tosi shows how artisans beat automation with centuries-old craft
In an increasingly convenience-focused world, the global craft industry is thriving. We visit a Venetian biennial to meet the makers turning their skills into successful business.
Intergenerational living gets a makeover at Hamburg’s new co-living and hospitality concept, The Embassies
Part workspace, part residence, the communal facility by Jan Garde and Henning Weiss is bringing people in all stages of life together in style.
How Vienna’s Jugendstil revolution built a design legacy that endures
The Austrian capital’s vibrant creative identity is all thanks to an artistic movement that flourished more than a century ago.
Milan isn’t Italian design’s only hot spot. You’ll also find it on the sunny banks of Lake Como
It’s easy to assume that Italy’s design world is made up of Milan – and Milan alone. The city is home to the likes of Dimore Studio, as well as shiny showrooms for big-hitter…
For Lina Ghotmeh, museums aren’t mausoleums but stages for debate and repair
A series of new commissions has confirmed Lina Ghotmeh as one of the world’s great architects. Here, she tells us about culture, craft and the poetics of building for the future.
