Joris Laarman weaves craft and technology at Friedman Benda’s Symbio exhibition
In New York, the Dutch designer’s Symbio and Ply Loop collections merge computational design and biodegradable materials.
Inside Uncanny Valley: The Haas Brothers’ Wildly Hybrid World
At the Haas Brothers’ Uncanny Valley exhibition, zoomorphic creatures, algorithmic landscapes, and hand-built ceramics collide.
Land of Light II: Victoria Yakusha celebrates Ukrainian visionaries with brave mythological creatures
The Land of Light II series of handcrafted sculptural pieces embodies the naive, wild and vital spirit of Ukrainian design.
POMPEII-X by Jimmy Delatour is a design glitch merging Ancient echoes with futuristic visions
POMPEII-X furniture collection blends ancient Roman aesthetics with a contemporary twist. Inspired by Quantum Physics theories, parallel realities, and how new technologies can alter history and facts, the collection wasn’t purposely AI-generated to highlight today’s new paradox.
US Pavilion in Venice explores the porch as an act of generosity in American architecture
A mass timber structure welcomes visitors to the United States Pavilion at the Venice Biennale. The exhibition explores the porch as a powerful architectural and cultural space of welcoming, community, and imagination.
Womanifesto: Faye Toogood’s exhibition at Maison & Objet 2025
Faye Toogood’s Womanifesto showcase explores the designer’s creative process as a woman in an industry ruled by men.
Maison & Objet 2025: seven Korean ‘rising talents’ shine in Paris
At the Parisian fair, seven Korean ‘rising talents’ worked with raw stones, fully threaded bolts, horse hair and recycled newspapers.
Bottega Veneta’s Ark collection of joyful animal-shaped beanbags shores to Miami
At Design Miami, Italian fashion brand Bottega Veneta showcases the Ark collection, an unconventional crew of playful, crafted beasts inspired by Zanotta’s iconic beanbags.
Lake Como Design Festival 2024 celebrates ‘lightness’ through design
Until September 22, Lake Como Design Festival 2024 invites you to discover art and design exhibitions across the Italian city of Como and around its lake.
CONTRASTO: nendo and Formafantasma x WonderGlass in Milan
WonderGlass’s CONTRASTO exhibition in Milan displayed lighting collections highlighting the contrasting features of glass and glass-making.
META: David Pompa designs enigmatic lamps made from volcanic rock
Recinto, a volcanic rock used for centuries in Central America to create crafts encounters a minimalist and contemporary design in David Pompa’s META lighting designs.
An elephant in the room: Alfredo Häberli designs de Sede’s DS-373 sofas and armchairs
A leather elephant toy inspired Argentinian born designer Alfredo Häberli who created the DS-373 leather collection of couches and armchairs for de Sede.
DesignPhilippines 2015
In Milan, DesignPhilippines puts forward new collections meshing tradition and local craftsmanship with contemporary style and sustainable materials.
Bowl table by Andreas Engesvik
Bowl table by Andreas Engesvik for Fogia works also as a storage unit designed to keep everything at hand.
Ultimate Irish Design
Designers and makers from Ireland and international influencers presented collections meshing craft and heritage to update on the ultimate Irish design trends.
Maison &Objet design trend: MAKE
MAISON&OBJET Observatory presents the 2015/2016 design trend MAKE with an exhibition and a publication – We picked some stories of 2014 that anticipated this year inspirational theme.
“Purrraholic” felted wool cat beds
Handmade felted wool cat beds by AgneFelt make whiskered pets go purrrr.
Fairytale blown-glass table lamp
HopLow & Family blown-glass table lamps by QUarch Atelier are crafted by Venician artisans and inspired by woodlands’ creatures.
Frugal Design in Cape Town
Celia-Hannes design studio collaborated with Cape Town craftsmen to give shape to a “frugal” furniture collection that combines both Southern and Northern emisphere feel.
The Glenlivet Chair
The Glenlivet Nàdurra Dram Chair by British designer Gareth Neal translates the heritage of whisky in a hand-crafted design for modern makers.
Parallax table
Sandro Lopez designed a coffee table that looks different from any perspective you look at and refers to the fragile balance between contrasting views in a conversation.
Lee Broom’s Nouveau Rebel
With Nouveau Rebel lightings, glassware and accessories collection, Lee Broom adds a playful and contemporary twist to Carrara marble unique elegance.
Hand-Woven Design Rugs
Rabari hand-woven carpet collection by Doshi Levien for Nani Marquina features a refined combination of rhythms according to Indian craftmanship techniques.
Playful attitude
Studio BAAG took inspiration by children’s toys and created furnitures and home accessories defined by a playful imprint and a story-telling humour.
Lightwork Design
Lightwork Design premiers at Stockholm Furniture Fair 2014 with handcrafted lighting projects that reveal the pure simplicity of raw materials.
Ballance by FRONT
FRONT celebrates whisky serving ritual with Ballance, an eclectic and intriguing Ballantine’s 12 collector’s piece that honours craftsmanship in both taste and design
CEci N’Est Pas Un Luminaire
He likes to call them CENEPULs, but they are not just lamps. Louis-Marie Planquette conceives and handcrafts unique lightings recycling early XX century antics and giving them a new life as timeless creations.
Cartesia Desk by Colors
How would you define a brilliant idea that seems simple or easy after it has been revealed? Check the new drawer system of CARTESIA desk by Colors.
Imperfect Design
Imperfect Design presented the “Bat Trang” tableware a collection designed by Arian Brekveld in collaboration with craftsmen from Vietnam: a perfect match between Vietnamese craftsmanship and Dutch Design.
DESIGN SYMPHONY
With Creation of a strange Symphony, young designer Philipp Weber presented a synestetic design project that mixes design and music with a performance of a glassblower using a new and unusual tool.