Design
Interview: We meet this year’s Pritzker Prize winner, to learn about his approach to architecture
Chengdu-based Liu Jiakun is the winner of this year’s Pritzker Architecture Prize. Since its inception in 1979, the annual award has been a barometer of where the architecture industry is heading. Naturally, designers worldwide…
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Interview: Giulia Molteni, Molteni&C
A new flagship in a former 19th-century family residence is not only a literal home for Molteni&C – it’s a spiritual one too.
How Flexform has funded the renovation of a cloister in a former convent
Meet the furniture brand seeking divine intervention in its design work.
Profile: Fabian and Liza Laserow Berglund, Nordic Knots
The duo behind Stockholm-based carpet company struggled to find a business making rugs to match the most tasteful furniture, so they started their own. We follow the thread.
Five creative forces shaping the worlds of architecture and design
From a designer honing Nigeria’s modern craft legacy to a pioneering Milanese gallerist, our interviewees share their thoughts about their work and this year’s Salone del Mobile.
How Completedworks has made a name for itself using materials in unconventional ways
We speak with founder Anna Jewsbury, who sketches her next move into furniture.
Danish brand Georg Jensen is reimagining classic items with a material twist
Sometimes all you need to elevate an old staple is a new look. We head to the brand’s ice-cream pop-up to get a taste of its philosophy.
Interview: Draga & Aurel on using resin to create multiple dimensions
Meet the designers whose refined, transparent creations work best in three dimensions.
Artist Patrick van Riemsdijk on the daybed that turns people using it into art
Creatives often talk about the blurring of boundaries between art and design. Patrick van Riemsdijk eloquently articulates the link between the two by referencing his partnership with Maxalto. “A daybed is an item of…
Interview: US playwright Robert Wilson
The stage director on rewriting the script of the design world.
What we can learn from Danish fair 3 Days of Design
The annual event has been a roaring success for Copenhagen and offers important lessons for bigger fairs worldwide.
