#Pinterest: Cersaie2018
The best of Cersaie 2018 is on Archipanic. Read our report of the first design fair of the year and flickr through our dedicated Pinterest Board.
2017 round up: how architects and designers responded to global issues and political turmoil
From climate change to women rights, from the refugees emergency to natural calamities but also Trump, Brexit and more. Check our 2017 round up featuring some of the most visionary projects responding to our times challenges.
King Kong and the White Rabbit make it to Lapland and welcome the guests of 2017 IceHotel
Are you ready to to feel cozy in Lapland? 2017 IceHotel unveiled designers’ suites 200 km away from the Arctic Circle… Until Spring will melt them down.
MONDO lamp by Antonio Facco for Oblure invites you to create optical patterns
A simple gesture invites you to compose geometrical patterns. Antonio Facco’s MONDO lamp debuted at Maison&Objet’s “Rising Talent” exhibition.
MIRAGE space divider responds to millennials nomadic lifestyle to bring sky hues into the room
Juliette Le Goff and Nicolas Verschaeve design Mirage, a millennials-friendly portable soft-wall for co-living and co-working spaces.
Lasvit and Yabu Pushelberg create a bespoke Christmas Tree at The Upper House
Lasvit’s handblown glassware and lighting elements create glowing patterns composing a contemporary Christmas Tree at The Upper House hotel in Hong Kong. The design will be auctioned off to raise money for charity.
Miami Art and Design Week 2017: the best collateral events and exhibitions
Luminous sculptures made of drones, Carsten Höller’s double club for Prada and a 45 clowns posing in a sunset-gradient hued room. Miami Art and Design Week 2017 takes over the city, starting from Arata Isozaki’s Bass Museum and ICA Miami’s new home.
12 must-see exhibitions and installations at DesignMiami/ 2017
Cutting edge robotic printing, Shaker furniture, Space Age and Desert Modernism. DesignMiami/ 2017 is bigger in size… and less flamboyant. Did the fair sober up from last year’s extravaganza?
Lee Broom’s Christmas Tree of Glass for The Shard shines for good causes
Lee Broom reveals a cascading Christmas Tree of Glass for the Aqua panoramic restaurant at the 31st floor of The Shard supporting those affected by terrorism and the fire at Grenfell Tower.
Top 5 exhibitions and installations on show at Dubai Design Week 2017
The Burj Khalifa as a huge sundial arm, a pavilion made from up cycled bed springs and Casablanca creative vibe. Dubai Design Week 2017 showcases the creativity of Middle East and beyond!
ROBOTANICA: a new digital wilderness merges with Nature
Virtual reality for chickens, robot-bugs and pollution responsive costumes but also cloud-makers deviating excessive UV radiation. ROBOTANICA exhibition showcases provocative projects exploring the entanglement of technology with natural ecosystems.
5 cat-friendly designs highlight the mischievous attitude of our “purrholic” flatmates
Ikea cat-friendly designs, architectural cocoons and an interactive app engaging owners with their home alone furry friends…
Dutch Design Week 2017: design as a mind-stretching tool to innovate and improve everyday life
Can design save the world? A circular economy-driven pavilion, loving robots and a project sand-mapping the planet: 10 brilliant exhibitions at Dutch Design Week 2017.
DWM17: 6 emerging Mexican designers experiment with volcanic stone and concrete
Semi-liquid pastel-coloured stone, porous lava-rock vessels and responsible radiators. 6 emerging Mexican designers mesh traditional crafts with urban style.
Mexico Design Week 2017 showcased the country’s creative resilience
Disfunctional homes, Swiss-Mexican collaborations and ephemeral public installations surrounded by greenery. Mexico Design Week 2017 boosted the country’s thriving design vibe in the wake of deadly earthquakes.
Hidemi Nishida’s Fragile chairs installation silently floats on a Japanese lake
Hidemi Nishida’s Fragile chairs installation features seats emerging from Lake Poroto’s rippling surface in Hokkaido, Japan. The installation pays homage to the Ainu local tribe and blends traditional everyday landscapes with wider and silent natural outdoor environments.
CERSAIE 2017: the satus of the art of surface design
Roll-tape patterns, Japanese ancient traditions and twisting pavilions. 8 great installations and surface designs at Cersaie 2017.
Can Graphic Design Save Your Life? Wellcome Collection explores how graphic design can both cure or kill you
Hard-hitting posters, flashing pharmacy signs, and iconic pill packaging… Can Graphic Design Save Your Life? exhibition at Wellcome Collection showcases the evolution of health-related graphic design.
8 London galleries and showrooms at LDF2017
Crafted micro-organisms, voyeuristic interiors and nebulous patterns… Archipanic picked 8 London galleries and showrooms presenting intriguing exhibitions at LDF 2017.
7 exhibitions and installations celebrating the 100th anniversary of the birth of Ettore Sottsass
MET Breuer in New York, Milan Triennale, London Design Festival and more… 7 tributes to Ettore Sottsass on his birth 100th anniversary.
8 must-see installations and exhibitions at DesignJunction 2017
Vibrant ceramic portals from Turkey and brutalist street furniture but also futuristic vehicles and super-thin chairs. Make sure to visit these 8 installations and exhibitions at DesignJunction 2017.
On Reflection: mirror illusions take over Lee Broom’s showroom
Lee Broom celebrates 10 years of design with an all-black capsule collection and the ON REFLECTION installation at his London showroom which tricks visitors with an optical illusion.
London Design Festival 2017: 6 brilliant exhibitions at Victoria & Albert Museum
From fluo reflections to eclectic stage designs and breathing chandeliers: 6 stunning exhibitions at Victoria & Albert Museum during London Design Festival 2017.
Papier Machine alternative pop-up book allows to create electronic toys
ENSCI students Marion Pinaffo and Raphaël Pluvinage design Papier Machine playful booklet which allows to create responsive electronic toys from “powered” paper,
6 out-of-the-box stationery designs at Maison&Objet 2017
Landscaped-inspired desk organizers, marble tech-accessories and emotional writing tools. 6 beautifully crafted and out-of-the-box stationery designs at Maison&Objet 2017.
The art of welcoming goes on show in Paris: 7 convivial tableware designs at Maison&Objet 2017
Lunar landscapes, Italian pasta rituals and translucent tea time according by Tom Dixon… It’s time for being together with convivial tableware in Paris!
12 must-see exhibitions at Paris Design Week 2017 spreading creativity across the city
Paris Design Week 2017: a massive talent incubator, slow food dinner rituals and up cycling workshops but also a fungi light show, an olfactive installation and design urns. 12 not-to-be-missed events celebrating creativity in the French capital.
Scewo: the 21st century electric wheelchair can smoothly climb stairs
While barrier free urban spaces are still an issue, a team of entrepreneurial master students from Switzerland prototyped the Scewo wheelchair which can smoothly climb stairs to reach challenging if not impossible destinations so far.
2017 Beazley Designs of the Year: 8 politically charged projects reacting to social issues and emergencies
The Refugee Nation Olympic flag, Brexit-related graphic designs and the Pussyhat worn by protesters in the USA following President Trump’s sexist comments. There are a lot of politics in the shortlisted projects competing for the 2017 Beazley Designs of the Year Award.
Burning Man’s flamboyant mutant vehicles sail through the sands of the desert
Dragons on wheels, nomadic houses and self-propelled dance clubs. At Burning Man festival, mutant vehicles transform the desert into a carnival of neons.