SWISH kinetic stool by Carlo Ratti Associati is crafted with programmable wood
Carlo Ratti Associati presents SWISH, a kinetic prototype-stool that makes use of a digital fabrication technology for programmable wooden furniture.
Moooi’s extraordinary life: designers narrate their debuting designs in Milan
Designers narrate Moooi’s extraordinary life through their projects debuting in Milan. Archipanic met Marcel Wanders, Maarten Baas, Luca Nichetto and more.
Tom Dixon hacks IKEA bed with DELAKTIG and presents an open source design platform
What if highly industrialized furniture harnessed functional ideas from the online design community? IKEA and Tom Dixon present DELAKTIG modular bed/sofa for nomadic millennials and are set to launch an open source design platform.
Shigeru Ban’s CARTA collection for wb form is made of cardboard tubes
The CARTA collection by Japanese architect Shigeru Ban features tables, stools, chairs and chaise lounges made of paper tubes used to store architectural drawings and birch plywood frames.
Inspired in Barcelona: In and Out – Catalonia shows off at Milan Design Week
Bespoke rugs, glossy table lamps and tilting vases. The Inspired in Barcelona: In and Out exhibition brings together the true avanguarde of Catalonia designscape.
Färg & Blanche tailor a design army of soft warriors
Soft warriors: samurai armour-thrones, stitched metal chairs and baked furniture. Färg & Blanche solo exhibition in Milan showcases an out-of-the-box tailoring approach to design.
Obsession for money and power inspires GOD exhibition by Atelier Biagetti
Ingot benches, golden swings and gambling games to win a week in the Cayman Islands. GOD exhibition by Atelier Biagetti explores our obsession for money.
Omani architecture shapes Bethan Gray’s design
Omani architecture becomes furniture in British designer Bethan Gray’s expanded collection made of maple wood, brass and mother pearl.
Aljoud Lootah’s TEBR porcelain designs reinterpret UAE architectural details
Aljoud Lootah translates the intricate patterns of Emirati architectural heritage into TEBR porcelain collection of vases and tableware.
Design Shanghai 2017: 10 indie Chinese designs
At Design Shanghai 2017, big international companies showed off along with the status of the art of independent Chinese design. Archipanic selected 10 renown, up-and-coming brands, galleries and designers from Jamy Yang to Yuue, WUU and more.
Fan chair and stool merge chic Eastern and Western design by Frank Chou
Beijing based designer Frank Chou combines metal, wood and fabric to create neat designs for the fan chair and stool for work and home environment.
Atria side table by Mustafa Basaran creates geometrical patterns on the floor
Mustafa Basaran creates ATRIA side table, an outdoor furniture made of metal with a minimal and linear design.
Preview: 10 creative and entrepreneurial women to shine at Design Days Dubai 2017
Omani-inspired cabinets functional praying consoles and skyscraper-looking tables. Archipanic previews 10 projects and designs by innovative women at Design Days Dubai 2017.
Speakeasies and Jazz age style inspire Mobilia’s Roaring Twenties capsule collection
Janette Ewen’s Roaring Twenties design collection brings back the subtle glam-attitude of velvety Speakeasies and vintage fashion.
Nordic design classics strike back: 15 reissues at Stockholm Furniture Fair
Stockholm Furniture Fair 2017: leading Scandinavian brands like Hay, Artek, Republic of Fritz Hansen and Carl Hansen & Søn reissue Nordic design classics by Arne Jacobsen, Alvar Aalto and more.
Daniel Rybakken collections for Artek at Stockholm Design Week
Artek presents a brand new range of furniture and accessories for the hallway designed by young Norwegian designer Daniel Rybakken.
Half bug, half samurai: Long Neck armchair by Färg & Blanche for Bolon shows off in Stockholm
“Innovators at Heart” exhibition at Stockholm Furniture and Light Fair showcases Färg & Blanche’s Long Neck armchairs nesting visitors with a textile armour.
M+ showcases the past and present of Asian design with the Shifting Objectives exhibition in Hong Kong
From post-war Japan to Mao China and post-independence India but also furniture icons and the challenges of contemporary Asian design. The Shifting Objectives exhibition at M+ Museum for Visual Culture looks into the continent’s history as well as its evolution from a design point of view.
7 must-see exhibitions at DesignMiami/ 2016
DesignMiami/ 2016: a 3d-printed wooden pavilion, spiky foam chairs and a delicatessen theatre. Make sure not to miss these 7 exhibitions and installations on show in the so-called Magic City.
Fernando Mastrangelo casts MMATERIAL minimal furniture in pastel-shaded cement
MMATERIAL new furniture collection by Fernando Mastrangelo combines pastel shaded design with minimalist geometries.
Quality of Materials by Fort Standard features stone cabinets and chairs entirely made in leather
New York design studio Fort Standard paired traditional methods of production with innovative ways to create the new Quality of Materials collection.
HAY 2016 collections and new lighting-brand wrong.london debut in a labirinth of rooms
A maze of interiors allows visitors to discover HAY 2016 collections including flatpacked sofas and outdoor furniture by the Bouroullec Brothers, a perforated plastic moulded chair by Scholten & Baijings as well as the new lightings of debuting brand wrong.london.
Blå Station celebrates 30 years of out-of-the-box design in Milan
Blå Station celebrates 30 years of out-of-the-box furniture born from international collaborations at their Milan furniture store… Because “Design is a sustainable investment that needs to be tried and touched for real, not with just a remote click” said at Blå Station to ArchiPanic.
Zanotta 2016 collection includes a one-legged concrete table and sofas with overlapping bands
Zanotta presents new products and re-issued furniture by contemporary designers that re-work the projects of the Great Masters. From the re-edition of a forgotten concrete table by Piero Bottoni to a tribute to Carlo Mollino.
Stefano Giovannoni launches on-line brand Qeeboo in response of traditional retail crisis
Are design malls and furniture stores a thing of the past? On the occasion of the launch of the new digital brand Qeeboo, ArchiPanic met founder Stefano Giovannoni, Nika Zupanc and Front to talk about new online business models.
David Rockwell designs Valet furniture for Stellar Works
David Rockwell combines blackened steel, walnut and leather to create VALET collection for Chinese brand Stellar Works: multifunctional furniture with streamlined designs to fit in metropolitan apartments, from Hong Kong to Milan.
Normann Copenhagen presents ACE series: from suitcase to lounge chair in five minutes
ACE flatpacked upholstered seatings by Hans Hornemann for Normann Copenhagen are designed to meet the lifestyle of young metropolitan nomads.
Credenza: Spazio Pontaccio presents Patricia Urquiola’s church inspired designs
Patricia Urquiola and Federico Pepe created a collection cabinets and room-dividers for Spazio Pontaccio taking inspiration from churches stained glass starting from the Italian word “credenza” that means both “faith / belief” and “cabinet”.
Nendo creates 50 Manga chairs for Friedman Benda exhibition at Milan Design week
Inspired Japanese manga comics, Nendo created a series of 50 chairs that translate GULP!, BANG, SLURP and BOING into furniture design.
Salone del Mobile.Milano presents 2016 program mixing business and culture
The status of the art of design goes on show again at Milan Design Week. Salone del Mobile.Milano presented the contents and events that will shake the city from the 12th of April.