St. Patrick’s Day: 7 clover-shaped designs to celebrate Ireland’s national day
From Verner Panton’s modular sofa to Mathieu Lehanneur’s street lamp and Ron Arad’s armchair, we picked 7 clover-shaped designs. Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
NOMAD St. Moritz 2022: high altitude design from around the world
NOMAD St. Moritz 2022: a contemporary take on Shakers’ design and a celebration of Brazilian modernism are among the highlights of the nomadic event now back to the Swiss Alps.
Collect 2022: 7 Scottish makers at the Craft Scotland exhibition in London
Craft Scotland: sustainable seaweed textiles, sculptural vessels inspired by the Scottish landscape and porcelain animals inspired by myths and children’s stories.
Russia-Ukraine war: architecture and design news
Archipanic stands for Ukraine. Here we collect architecture and design news related to the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war. “The mission of architecture and design is to create spaces where people can share a better future. War is just the opposite of it; it destroys both the physical space and its purpose.” Enrico Zilli, Archipanic Editor in Chief.
Collect 2022: Somerset House unveils the status of the art of crafts and design
Sustainability, glass celebration, unconventional textiles, post-pandemic memories and optimism are the key trends to look out for at Collect 2022.
6 quirky designs celebrating the Chinese Year of the Tiger
Happy 2022, happy Year of the Tiger! A denim fashion collection co-designed by tigers, a wallcovering paying tribute to an extinct feline and artificial animal parts for Chinese Medicine that save big cats’ lives.
Salone del Mobile 2022 postponed to June 7-12 due to the coronavirus pandemic
Milan Design Week and Salone del Mobile 2022 have been rescheduled to June. The postponement “will ensure a strong presence of foreign exhibitors and professionals,” said organizers.
Patrick Norguet brings design to the tennis field with the ACE furniture collection
Italian brand Ethimo launches the ACE furniture collection for outdoor sports, named after the winning serve in tennis.
Smart fragrance device NINU composes and personalises perfumes with artificial intelligence
NINU, the first world’s smart fragrance dispenser, brings a fresh breeze in the ‘technically sleeping’ perfume industry. It democratises scent creation, allowing you to mix your own fragrance. Up for pre-order and ships from June 2022.
Happy 2022 and cheers!
There’s no New Year’s Eve without bubbles. Check our Pinterest board dedicated to unexpected champagne design to celebrate 2022.
2021 most humane design stories: covid-19 sofas and inclusive LEGO sets
Furniture tracking centuries of Black Culture and a dress empowering untamable women feature in our ‘2021 most humane design’ round up.
Merry Christmas and happy holidays to all
What an exceptional year! At Archipanic, we wish you Merry Christmas and happy holidays.
Exposing the true colours of marketing… From Pantone Very Pery to chocolate purple battles
Archipanic looks into the true colours of marketing, starting from Very Pery, Pantone’s 2022 colour of the year, to Cadbury’s Royal Purple and Milka’s lilac but also Anish Kapoor’s blackest black and the pinkest pink.
Pinterest: the best of DesignMiami2021 is on Archipanic
We have created a Pinterest board rounding up what we liked the most at DesignMiami2021. Check it out and find out more!
7 quirky and surreal furniture designs debuting at Design Miami/ 2021
Tables that dream of being lights, weird creatures from another planet, a glittering disco chair, and a clay celebration of African womanhood… We picked seven bold and surreal furniture designs in Miami.
Todomuta studio designed the Massless collection starting from the concept of ‘void’
The Massless collection of tables, vases and seats combines metal, marble and leather in search of unexpected aesthetics.
Design Miami 2021: five ‘emotional’ curio exhibitions
Delicious furniture to make you feel loved, emotional rocks and a bedroom to explore different levels of consciousness. Five ‘emotional’ Curio exhibitions exploring the waves of the soul through design.
Samuel Ross design collections track back 300 years of Black culture
Samuel Ross’ new furniture collections blend European and Western African references to explore Black culture’s wounds and hopes, from the African diaspora to contemporary struggles.
Design Miami 2021 dodges hypes exploring the ‘Human Kind’ theme
Design Miami 2021 focuses on human-based projects. From ceramic vessels reinterpreting the African diaspora to ‘floral’ cabinets exploring ideas of ephemerality, decay, and more.
September floor lamp by Fernando Mastrangelo celebrates Nature in the Post-Antropocene
With its carved organic body and brass branches embracing a luminous glass globe, Fernando Mastrangelo’s ‘September’ floor lamp delivers a ‘sort of’ optimistic message on the climate change issue. Because Nature will survive us and thrive again.
NYCXDESIGN 2021: 10 furniture designs on show at ICFF + Wanted Design Manhattan
ICFF + Wanted Design Manhattan 2021: pendant lamps inspired by fireflies in the Mexican forest, an ergonomic seat doubling as a tool for posture exercises, ethical carpets combating illegal child labor and more…
Colony’s ‘Join’ exhibition in New York explores togetherness through design
Colony, the designers’ co-op, presents the ‘Join’ exhibition featuring new work from 12 independent American designers exploring the tactile meanings and emotional complexities of togetherness. A mother/son lighting design, two armchairs for slow conversation and shared meditation and a set of urns/vessels in honor of a beloved family member lost during the pandemic.
New York Design Week 2021: 7 must-see exhibitions, fairs and destinations
New York Design Week 2021: a collective showcase reflecting on the power of post-pandemic togetherness, a wall-light anchoring ourselves among the chaos and psychedelic furniture drawing from the natural and biological world.
Tanween 2021: 4 design, science and material innovation projects inspired by the UAE
A Biosand cabinet, a tech-crafted ottoman with river tamarind leather-like fabric, ghaf tree lamps and desert cotton upholstery. With the Tanween 2021 program, Tashkeel platform for the UAE design scene presents the work of four emerging female designers who teamed up with local botanists, scientists, engineers and manufacturers to develop innovative materials and create bespoke furniture and lighting collections.
Pinterest: the best of DubaiDesignWeek2021 is on Archipanic
We have created a Pinterest board rounding up what we liked the most at DubaiDesignWeek2021. Check it out and find out more!
Dubai Design Week 2021: 10 must see exhibitions and installations
Dubai Design Week 2021: a pavilion referring to the UAE moving desert, communal spaces inspired by traditional Emirati dance and more…
Edit Cult 2021: 6 design exhibitions reinterpreting Naples’ DNA
Edit Cult 2021: San Carlo Theatre, San Gennaro’s Museum, the Real Fabbrica di Capodimonte and some of Naples’ major cultural venues host exhibitions by Italian and international designers, all paying tribute to the vibrant spirit of the southern Italian city.
DAE Graduation Show 2021: 8 projects by Design Academy Eindhoven graduates
DAE Graduation Show 2021: from human-made clouds to musical tennis tables and trauma healing garments… 8 out-of-the-box projects by Design Academy Eindhoven graduates.
Edit Napoli 2021: 8 design projects on show at the Neapolitan fair’s central exhibition
Archipanic explored Edit Napoli 2021, the third edition of the international fair focusing on creativity between industrial and collectible design. A lava alphabet, new oil rituals and porcelain toothbrushes vessels… Check what we liked the most at the Monumental Complex of San Domenico Maggiore.
Paul Heijnen’s Hyperion is both a spotlight and a creature of the night
Hyperion is an articulated wooden lighting design which looks like a giant, fictional insect hunting wildly in the night.