US edition of Dezeen Agenda explores the “extremely broken” lighting manufacturing industry

The latest newsletter in our US edition of Dezeen Agenda features an interview with Bruce Hannah about the state of furniture design, and an investigation into how US lighting brands are innovating. Subscribe today! As Donald Judd’s Architecture Office reopens in Marfa following restoration, this US edition of Dezeen Agenda looks at furniture. Industrial designer Hannah […]

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Colin Knight exhibition explores “troubling connections” between mid-century design and world war two

Designer Colin Knight has presented an exhibition of conceptual furniture called Hero’s Wreck at Superhouse Gallery in New York with materials and symbols relating to world war two, including a piece based on the Eames glider chair prototype. Virginia-based designer Knight, created the exhibition at Superhouse Gallery as a conceptual story between a fictional British […]

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DS Collab exhibition seeks to put Norwegian design shoulder-to-shoulder with Scandi neighbours

Norwegian designers were paired with Norwegian brands to create seven ready-to-buy products aimed at demonstrating the country’s Scandinavian design capabilities at this year’s Designers’ Saturday in Oslo. While many design festivals are becoming increasingly centred around collectible design or one-off pieces, Designers’ Saturday retains a more traditional focus on ready-for-sale production items. The biennale is […]

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Atelier HA uses colour “as a structural element” in renovated Parisian apartment

A striped kitchen sets the tone for a colourful design scheme within this Parisian apartment, which was renovated by local studio Atelier HA. The 60-square-metre apartment is located in Paris’ bohemian Pigalle neighbourhood, and local studio Atelier HA wanted to imbue its spirit into the interior, especially in the living area. “Pigalle itself, with its […]

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Islyn Studio designs hotel as “sanctuary for solo travellers” in New York

New York-based Islyn Studio looked to European sleeper trains and Japanese capsule hotels when designing the compact rooms of Now Now, a Manhattan hotel. Now Now is situated on Bowery in Downtown Manhattan and offers hostel-style accommodation with single-occupancy cabins and shared facilities. The lobby at Now Now unfolds through a series of striped portals […]

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