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Forma follows function as Madrid’s first collectable design fair makes its debut
Forma Design Fair Madrid brings together international galleries and Spanish artisans, suggesting the city’s long-brewing design scene is finally ready for the spotlight.
Scales in comparison: Matter and Shape 2026’s theme spotlights industry giants and artisans alike
Matter and Shape returns to Paris with 76 exhibitors. The 2026 salon explores scale and how objects, from chairs to textiles, can have both personal and public impact.
Bright, bold and bustling, Design Miami 2025 celebrates colour and creativity
When the first edition of Design Miami took place in 2005, the fair dedicated to collectable design might have been considered, at best, a quirky sideshow to the glitzy Art Basel Miami. A space…
Five collectable design trends for the year ahead, as seen at Design Miami
Collectable design is on the rise. While there’s no hard-and-fast definition of the term, it can encompass everything from bespoke contemporary pieces and limited-edition creations to rare, out-of-production works from mid-century masters. For proof…
Dubai Design Week has matured by focusing on perspective over scale
Dubai Design Week 2025, which begins today and runs until Sunday in Dubai Design District (D3), arrives at a moment when the city’s design ambitions are no longer being underestimated. What began a decade…
Industry fair Pad is reigniting the flame of London’s design scene
The UK capital rarely gets its flowers as a design destination. The city’s fairs and festivals seem to be scattered almost randomly throughout the year. There’s London Craft Week and Clerkenwell Design Week, which…
Highlights from Helsinki Design Week 2025
Helsinki Design Week is in full swing and, as ever, the city is buzzing with creativity and community. This year, two highlights in particular are especially worth paying attention to: an open-air exhibition that…
How Paris Design Week is now emerging as a contender to Milan’s design reign
With striking venues, support for emerging designers and renewed respect for France’s métiers d’art, Paris Design Week has quickly become a must on the global design circuit, and Milan’s fiercest competitor.
