Venice Architecture Biennale 2023: finally, the spotlight is on Africa!

Venice Architecture Biennale 2023. Lesley Lokko in Venice - Photo by Jacopo Salvi, courtesy of La Biennale di Venezia.

There is a great dose of optimism and commitment to make a change at the Venice Architecture Biennale 2023. The most influential architecture event explores the transformative power of contemporary architecture to find solutions and build an environmentally friendly future… And starting from Africa, the true ‘Laboratory of the Future,’ says curator Lesley Lokko.

Seven ‘responsible’ highlights at Rossana Orlandi Collectible 2023

Color Waterfall by Draga & Aurel @ Rossana Orlandi Collectible 2023 - Photo by Riccardo Gasperoni.

Rossana Orlandi, the good mother of Milan Design Week, has opened the doors of her gallery hosting brilliant furniture designs going beyond sustainability in the name of ‘Responsibility.’ We talked with Rossana and selected Seven highlights at Rossana Orlandi Collectible 2023.

Expedition Aequalis: a design exploration towards an eco-centric future

Expedition Aequalis exhibition by Dutch Invertuals, The Future Laboratory, and Reon Brand - Photo courtesy of Dutch Design Week.

Expedition Aequalis ongoing project and exhibition at Dutch Design Week explored new design thinking paths tuning with Nature’s priorities.

‘R for Repair’ at the V&A in London explores the sentimental values of broken objects

R FOR REPAIR @ Victoria & Albert Museum - Image by Zuketa Film Production. Courtesy of London Design Festival 2022.

The R for Repair exhibition shines a timely spotlight on consumerism by showing how cherished but broken objects can be given both new meaning and a fresh lease of life with a bit of ingenuity.

Jen Lewin’s Last Ocean interactive installation glows at Burning Man 2022

Burning Man 2022, The Last Ocean + Ursa Major by Jen Lewin - Photo by Matt Emmi, ©Jenlewin Studio.

With ‘The Last Ocean’ luminescent installation, Jen Lewin raises awareness of ocean pollution. She teamed up with Ocean Plastic Technologies to bring forward an innovative, circular, and poetic solution to recycle and reclaim ocean plastic.

10 alternative design straws to raise your glass with a sustainable attitude

Glass straws of the Artesano Hot & Cold Beverages collection - Courtesy of Villeroy & Boch.

Summertime, cocktail time. Our indefatigable contributor Antonella Galimberti has selected ten sustainable design straws made from blades of grass, pasta and borosilicate glass. Enjoy!

Design Miami/ Basel 2022 explores the myth of ‘The Golden Age’ for a better and resilient future

Friedman Benda at Design Miami Basel 2022 - Photo © James Harris.

Ukrainian ancient crafts, Louis Carrol’s in-wonderland quirky furniture and Gio Ponti’s ode to colour. Design Miami/ Basel 2022 looks back to look forward. The Golden Age, reimagined.

Tortona Rocks 2022 celebrates materials innovation and sustainability

Tortona Rocks 2022. Opificio 31, main entrance - Courtesy of Tortona Rocks.

Tortona Rocks 2022: discover an interactive musical lighting design show, anamorphic street art and rising talents from Germany and Slovenia.

Ten blooming exhibitions at Milan Design Week 2022

'Floating Forest' by Stefano Boeri interiors x Timberland - Courtesy of Timberland.

Californian springs, giant olive shoots with golden leaves, floating forests and choreographies with flowers and drones. Milan Design Week celebrates nature with blooming exhibitions.

DesignMarch 2022: 6 sustainable projects on show at Iceland’s largest design festival

COAT-19 by Tobia Zambotti and Aleksy Saastamoinen - Photo by by Luca Ranghetti, courtesy of DesignMarch 2022.

DesignMarch 2022: up-cycled minerał wool, crayons made from Icelandic clay, an icy puffer coat filled with discarded face masks found in the street of Reykjavik and more…

Sidney Modern Project by SANAA Architects features a landscape of interlocked pavilions and public gardens on Sydney Harbour

Sidney Modern Project by SANAA Architects - Image by the Art Gallery of New South Wales.

Sidney Modern Project will almost double the Gallery’s exhibition space, both contrasting and dialoguing with its much-loved late-19th-century neo-classical building, while creating a new public art garden and civic space.