Product design
Page 4
Designed for life
One of Japan’s most revered creatives explains why it’s important to ‘elevate the ordinary’ by celebrating the beauty of everyday items.
Inspect a gadget
Devices to keep your champagne bubbly and your phone charged, plus the latest Sony phone and Apple laptop.
Great and small
For almost a century, Leica has been a pioneer in camera design. Now it’s broadening its focus.
Stepping up
From his new office at Nike’s HQ, the design chief of the world’s leading sports brand reveals its plans for the future of products that bear the famous swoosh.
Objects of desire
From power on the go to a mobile lightshow and the sound silence, we pick out the essential new gadgets to make you sigh.
Now hear this
The sounds of summer are upon us, so this issue we focus on the best ways to listen to music anywhere – but especially outdoors.
Pump my ride
When it comes to fire engines, every last design component could prove critical in the heat of the moment. That's why Swiss firm Brändle's recently reconfigured vehicles meet the highest standards.
On the floor
Just like the striking rugs that they produce, Nani Marquina’s team at the namesake firm she runs in the Catalan capital is tightly knit.
Measuring up
If your home is in need of a fresh focal point or statement piece, consider these seven perfectly formed design items.
