During this year’s 3daysofdesign – Muji beautifully honored the harmonious blend of Japanese and Scandinavian design with a unique set of installations, ‘Hverdag / Everyday’ at Illum, Copenhagen. Brimming with product launches, open showrooms, exhibitions and more, Copenhagen’s 3daysofdesign returned to celebrate its 10th anniversary from 7 to 9 June with the theme ‘Where would we
Design eventsHow can design drive and shape revolutionary processes? What contributions do designers make in this regard? Design Month Graz delved into the theme of REVOLUTION this year, exploring its multifaceted implicationsRecently, we visited Design Month Graz 2023, an event that DesignWanted has been collaborating with for a long time. The festival, consolidates and channels
Design eventsThe focal point of this year’s programme is the profound and transforming impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on the artsThis year, from the 15th to the 17th of June, Barcelona will play host to Sónar+D 2023, the international congress that brings together leading minds from art, science, and digital culture. The focal point of
TechnologyIn an era dominated by smartphones, it’s no surprise that we dedicate an average of three hours each day to these pocket-sized marvelsIntroducing 0/1 phone, the transformative solution designed by Andrea Mangone to liberate you from the grip of digital distractions and empower you to reclaim control over your life. With its thoughtful design and purposeful
Technology company Apple has unveiled its latest Foster + Partners-designed store in the recently revamped Battersea Power Station in London, which features updated fixtures and furniture. Set to open later today, Apple Battersea is the brand’s 40th UK store and represents an evolution in its retail design thinking with more of an emphasis placed on
A one-room hotel kitted out with a miniature nightclub and twin dwellings with labyrinthine staircases informed by MC Escher are among the guesthouses featured in our latest lookbook. Guesthouses are accommodations for travellers, including cabins, rental cottages and private rooms, sometimes located in close proximity to permanent structures such as homes or offices. Despite their
Local architect Rafael de Cárdenas referenced lost landmarks of New York for the interiors of this streetwear store in the city’s Lower East Side. De Cárdenas worked with Angelo Baque, the former brand director of streetwear brand Supreme, on the design of a retail location for Awake NY, which Baque founded in 2012. Large sculptures
Design studio Nina+Co has used materials informed by the ingredients used in natural skincare products for Big Beauty’s first store in Hackney, London. For its first retail space, Big Beauty founder Lisa Targett Bolding wanted to create a space that was an extension of the brand’s ethos. She worked closely with Nina+Co, which chose to incorporate waste materials and
Australian interiors studio YSG has updated a holiday home in Sydney’s Palm Beach suburb, layering it with a maximalist mix of colours, patterns and textures. The 400-square-metre house belongs to a young family who wanted a place to escape during the holidays while still providing space for remote working. YSG renovated a holiday home in
From Charcoal to HeijltjesAkkaya, Analogue, Raw Edges, +Halle, Peter Fehrentz and More – today designers and brands are helping users unlock their full potential through innovative desk solutions that enhance productivity and encourage movement. Did you know that your brain needs calibrated breaks in the day as much as it needs sleep at night? Charcoal ran a
A three-tiered diving board stands next to a metallic palm tree inside this pop-up shop that designer Willo Perron has created for Kim Kardashian’s lingerie brand SKIMS in London. The brand’s first physical retail space in the UK, at the Selfridges department store in London, follows the same formula as its debut shop in Paris.
Seamlessly transforming trends and insights into experiences and a dream workplace for designers – LIXIL Global Design is a true celebration of cultural diversity, collaboration and creativity and is based in some of the most cosmopolitan cities in the world, from New York to London, Tokyo, Singapore and Shanghai.As the creative arm of LIXIL –
Design Shanghai, taking place from 8th to 11th June 2023, unveils its lineup of globally renowned brands and designers who will gather in Shanghai to commemorate the momentous 10th anniversary of this prestigious design event.Anticipating an attendance of over 70,000 visitors throughout the four-day extravaganza, Design Shanghai will showcase the creative prowess of more than
Design eventsGet ready for an exciting Summer as the highly anticipated New Designers event makes its return, showcasing the talent of 3,000 breakthrough designers, makers, and disruptorsThis vibrant gathering will take place at the Islington Business Design Centre, where creative minds will come together to share their visions for the future of design. The focus
London designer Camille Walala has worked with carpentry workshop Our Department to fit out her own studio with a no-holds-barred version of her colourful design style. Electric blue floors, graphically patterned cabinetry and a kitchenette with cartoon-like proportions feature in the space, which is located in the Regent Studios building off Broadway Market in East
Architect India Mahdavi has updated six rooms within Rome’s 16th-century Villa Medici to feature an array of contemporary and colourful furniture. The intervention comes as part of a three-year project called Re-enchanting Villa Medici, which was launched in 2022 to amplify the presence of contemporary design and craft within the Renaissance palace. India Mahdavi has
Danish design studio Christian + Jade has created an exhibition in collaboration with wood flooring manufacturer Dinesen that explores the density of wood and its significance and history as a commodity. The Weight of Wood exhibition, which takes place at the Dinesen showroom as part of Copenhagen festival 3 Days of Design, was the result
Period details are mixed with contemporary interventions inside these renovated apartments in Paris, built in the mid-19th century during Georges-Eugène Haussmann’s reconstruction of the French capital. In his role as the prefect of the Seine département under Napoleon III, Baron Haussmann was responsible for creating the network of boulevards that still define the city’s urban landscape
Architect couple Leandro Garcia and Amanda Dalla-Bona have renovated a 1970s apartment in Curitiba, Brazil, for themselves, reconfiguring the layout and choosing eclectic furniture. All of the electrics and plumbing needed to be replaced, and the floor plan was rethought to create “a place to pause and retreat”. The couple remodelled the apartment to suit
Architecture firm Make and interior design practice BAR Studio have converted Sydney’s heritage-listed Department of Education building into the latest outpost from Capella Hotels. The adaptive reuse project involved adding a modern extension with curved glass corners to the building’s roof, set back from its sandstone facade to respect the original Edwardian Baroque architecture. With
Toronto interiors firm Mason Studio has redesigned its offices to offer community programming like exhibitions, events and other public-facing activities. Mason Studio relaunched its workspace as a new hybrid office and cultural hub to serve “the greater good” during the DesignTO festival earlier this year. Mason Studio has redesigned its two-storey office building to serve
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