Milan Design Week Foodies Guide 2023: dine and party with style
Design gin gardens, Japanese tea ceremonies, champagne galleries, and post-industrial grilling experiences. Our Milan Design Week Foodies Guide 2023 is out!
Carlo Ratti wraps the Wood You Believe? pavilion with discarded wooden objects
Carlo Ratti Associati and Italo Rota explore digital printing and circular economy for the world of bespoke design with the ‘Wood You Believe?’ installation for Gruppo Saviola at Salone del Mobile.
Lost in design? Check our Milan Design Week Guide for Dummies
Are you ready for a furniture rollecoaster? Our Milan Design Week Guide for Dummies offers practical info and tips to explore the world’s leading design event.
Milan Design Week 2023: top 20 districts and group exhibitions
This is going to be a very long post. Archipanic’s founder and editor-in-chief Enrico Zilli mapped Milan Design Week 2023 top destinations. Buckle your belts for design on a roller coaster, a serendipitous marathon of creativity for people with comfy shoes.
Salone del Mobile 2023 unveils a new exhibition format conceived as a city
Questioning the role of traditional trade fairs, Salone del Mobile 2023 announces a practical single-level exhibition display and rethinks the Euroluce lighting design show as a citadel of lights.
ISH 2023: seven highlights at the bathroom design fair in Frankfurt
Best of ISH 2023: Japanese bento boxes-inspired basins, high-performing tech whirlpools, 3D-printed sinks, and more.
7 LA-based female designers shaping the city’s creative scene
Model-turned-designer Meyghan Hill empowered herself by picking up a welding torch after a breakup. Emiliana Gonzalez and Jessie Young of Studio Persona interweave their feminine minimalism with Uruguayan brutalism. At the same time, Another Human’s Leah Ring challenges traditional constructs of form, drawing inspiration from the Memphis Group and outer space. Discover the work and stories of 7 LA-based female designers making a difference in the City of Angels.
Ten shoe accessories with a design twist
Archipanic’s design contributor Antonella Galimberti has selected ten exquisite shoe accessories proving that creativity and fun thrive even in unexpected humble objects.
Collect international fair 2023 captures the craft & design market trends
Collect international fair shines a light on the post-pandemic state-of-the-art of the craft and design market – in the UK and abroad.
Collect 2023: highlights and contemporary craft & design trends
Textiles and ceramics, contemporary art jewelry, the African diaspora’s cross-cultural fertilisation, and K-Culture are among the key trends of Collect 2023.
NOMAD St. Moritz 2023: seven highlights in the Swiss Alps at the traveling design showcase
NOMAD St. Moritz 2023: from upcycled flags supporting Syrian and Turkish earthquake survivors to high-end 3d printed plastic design pieces raising awareness on the oceans’ pollution emergency.
Ung Svensk Form 2023: six circular furniture designs by promising Swedish talents
Platform and exhibition Ung Svensk Form 2023 at the Stockholm Furniture Fair featured several projects made from new recycled materials, repurposing neglected objects, or re-thinking waste as a design opportunity.
Stockholm Design Week 2023: ten furniture designs debuting in the Swedish capital
Convivial Y-shaped urban benches, shifting hammocks/sofas, and 3D-printed high-end circular seats. Archipanic explored Stockholm Design Week 2023. Check what we liked the most!
Saint Valentine’s Day: 10 designs celebrating love in all its shapes
Today, ‘Love is in the air,’ as John Paul Young sang. We wish a Happy Saint Valentine’s Day to all design lovers.
Maison & Objet 2023: seven Rising Talents ‘Made in Spain’
Poetic luminous compositions, onion skin textiles, and inflatable armchairs inspired by boats’ buoys. Seven rising talents Made in Spain showcase their ultimate collections in Paris.
Front’s ‘Design by Nature’ exhibition at Stockholm Furniture Fair
The ‘Design by Nature’ exhibition plunges visitors into a forest-like environment where some of Front’s most iconic projects are on display, along with sketches and drawings highlighting the studio’s enduring fascination with Nature.
Maison & Object 2023: seven design debuts in Paris
Blossoming porcelain chandeliers, ancient Greek terracotta vases, and sofas inspired by snow-topped brutalist buildings. We selected seven highlights at Maison & Object 2023.
‘Ukraine: The Art of Resilience’ design exhibition at Maison & Objet 2023
At the ‘Ukraine: The Art of Resilience’ exhibition, ancient traditions blend with contemporary design to highlight the Ukrainian spirit.
Paris Déco Off 2023: seven textile and wall decor designs debuting in the French capital
Textured poetries in abstract paper compositions, matte splashes, and stripey cushions inspired by Texas’ craft markets. Check what we liked the most at Paris Déco Off 2023, the so-called ‘fashion week for interior design.’
Design celebrates the Chinese Year of the Rabbit. 新年快乐!
Happy Year of the Rabbit! We collected 12 bunny-shaped design projects by Stefano Giovannoni, SANAA, Front, MAD Architects, and more.
Moonbikes debuts at CES 2023 with the first 100% electric snowbike
French company Moonbikes revolutionises snow mobility allowing riders to explore nature without compromising it as it leaves behind a minimal operational footprint.
NOWATCH smartwatch increases mindfulness without telling the time
Faceless designer watch NOWATCH captures your most important bio-data to help you focus on living more fully ‘in the now’ without stress.
CES 2023: seven tech trends at the Consumer Electronic Show in Las Vegas
CES 2023 tech trends: metaverses you can touch, alternative electricity-powered vehicles, money and energy-saving smart devices, and inclusive innovations for people with disabilities.
CES 2023: Five inclusive and human-based tech design innovations launched in Las Vegas
From an assistive lipstick applicator for people with reduced mobility to a smart joystick for impaired gamers. We selected five inclusive and human-based tech design innovations at CES 2023.
CES 2023: 7 future-driven automotive innovations unveiled in Las Vegas
Sony and Honda’s new car brand, flying cars, snow bikes, and electric hydrofoil boats. Seven electric and future-driven automotive innovations debuting at CES 2023.
Best of 2022: six mesmerising pavilions and installations
From Milan Design Week to Burning Man and the Coachella Music and Arts Festival. We rounded up this year’s best pavilions and installations.
Best of 2022: six architecture and design stories for a better future
We selected six popular architecture and design stories published earlier this year with a powerful message on human rights and sustainability for a better future.
Best of 2022: check our favourite design launches of the year
From Japanese calligraphy-informed furniture to lighting designs inspired by brutalist places of worship. We rounded up our favourite design launches of 2022.
Nendo designs a kinetic Christmas tree that literally glitters in the air
In the central hall of Tokyo Midtown shopping centre in the Roppongi district, Nendo has created a matte champagne gold kinetic Christmas tree.
Long Live The Christmas Tree! A winter wonder exhibition at Harewood House
Eleven ‘traditionally untraditional’ Christmas trees mesmerize the country house’s visitors in West Yorkshire, England. Long Live The Christmas Tree!