5Vie Design District celebrates ten years of creativity connecting people

Love Letters by Anna Carnick @ Anava Projects for 5VIE 2023 - Photo by Amir Farzad, courtesy of 5VIE.

Humanistic, human-centred, and focused on people’s connections. This is what 5Vie Design District is about. We talked with the organisers about the founding values of this edition. Check what we liked the most.

12 mesmerising installations at Milan Design Week 2023

GROHE SPA, HEALTH THROUGH WATER installation at Milan Design 2023 - ©GROHE.

A botanical garden turned into an interactive board game, human mandalas, and architectural reflections. 12 mesmerising installations at Milan Design Week 2023.

Dubai Design Week 2022: ten sustainable exhibitions and installations under the Burj Khalifa

Dubai Design Week 2022. Suhail installation by Reem Al Bustani - Courtesy of Dubai Design Week 2022.

Best of Dubai Design Week 2022: a pavilion made of upcycled fishing nets, an installation celebrating Iranian women’s endurance and persistence, and more.

CERSAIE 2021: 6 ceramic surface designs with a more human-centred post-Covid 19 attitude

MASTEPIECE by Ferruccio Laviani x Lea Ceramiche - Photo by Lea Ceramiche.

Craftsmanship, childhood memories and earthy tones. Nature and human-centred surface design strives at the post-Covid 19 Cersaie 2021, the world’s leading international exhibition of ceramic tile and bathroom furnishings.

MISSED YOU CALL: Design Academy Eindhoven grad-show debuts in Milan

MISSED YOUR CALL, Design Academy Eindhoven @ Milan Design Week 2021 - Photo by Archipanic.

Can tomato plants and a server live in symbiosis? How much would you pay for a cloud? Would you use an influencer starter kit for your kids? We selected ten out-of-the-box graduation projects by Design Academy Eindhoven students on show at the MISSED YOU CALL exhibition in Milan.

Mischer’traxler creates The Curiosity Cloud installation for Maison Perrier-Jouët at DesignMiami

Perrier Jouët presents "Curiosity Cloud" By Mischer'traxler at Design Miami/ 2020 - All photos by Getty.

Hand-crafted insects are trapped in the lightbulbs of The Curiosity Cloud chandelier by Austrian duo mischer’traxler who invite to reflect on the relationship between man and nature, the impact of human activity and the importance of biodiversity.

The ‘Scream The House Down’ project funnels lockdown frustration screams into an urban light installation

SCREAM THE HOUSE DOWN project - Courtesy of Marcus Lyall and Illuminate Productions.

With social distancing still in place and tensions continuing to rise, London-based artist Marcus Lyall and not-for-profit arts organisation Illuminate Productions have transformed a soon-to-be-demolished office block in London Bridge into ‘Scream The House Down’, a light-responsive public artwork. “Please scream responsibly!”