3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (856+ words) A clutch of young design galleries and grassroots platforms are shaking the cobwebs off London's design scene. In the lead-up to the city's annual design festival, we profile five that you should know about. The collective: after being quoted £900 per…...

4+ day, 22+ hour ago   (601+ words) Students at Finland's Aalto University have collaborated with Dutch pram brand Bugaboo to create a pushchair using bio-based and biodegradable materials. Amsterdam brand Bugaboo originally approached Aalto University during last year's Dutch Design Week, where the school presented an exhibition…...

3+ week, 13+ hour ago   (534+ words) Brazil's Estúdio Campana has wrapped a pop-up Tiffany & Co store inside a São Paulo shopping mall in a woven wicker skin. The pop-up on the ground floor of the JK Iguatemi Mall is cloaked in an undulating facade in Tiffany…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (485+ words) Japanese lifestyle brand Muji invited seven Australian architects and designers to reimagine the use of its classic products in an exhibition held during Melbourne Design Week. Named Muji Made, the three-day exhibition, located within Gertrude Glasshouse gallery in Collingwod, was…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (103+ words) Sharon Johnston Dezeen Sharon Johnston is a founding partner of Los Angeles-based firm Johnston Marklee. The firm's recent projects include a green-metal tower in Phoenix, a lakeside guesthouse in Upstate New York and the conversion of a historic Los Angeles…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (846+ words) From a pair of armchairs made from contrasting hides to a tyre swing wrapped in reclaimed leather and a shaded floor lamp, the Lost Hide exhibition explores creative uses for leftover leather. Located at the historical Abbotsford Convent in Melbourne,…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (798+ words) Playful champagne buckets, algae-made marble and over 100 chairs designed and made in Australia, feature in this year's Melbourne Design Week. As the largest design week in Australia, Melbourne Design Week presented over 400 exhibitions, talks and workshops at various venues across…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (610+ words) Promotion: bookshop Jetlag Books has opened its latest store in Beijing, designed by architecture firm Studio NOR as a nod to the historical context of its site. Situated along the city's Chang'an Avenue, the Jetlag Books Friendship Store occupies the…...

3+ mon, 4+ week ago   (469+ words) Over the last two decades, DesignTalks has established itself as an important platform to discuss design and architecture for both the local scene and international guests. This year's programme, which ran from 6 to 10 May, focused on the theme of Connections....

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (510+ words) Dezeen has partnered with global brands including Villeroy & Boch, Bisley, Andreu World and Johnstone's Trade on a series of talks during Clerkenwell Design Week. Clerkenwell Design Week kicks off in London this week with a programme of exhibitions, installations, talks,…...