By Glenn Adamson Beauty, they say, is in the eye of the beholder. So too is contemporaneity. For many involved in design today, relevance is a rapid-fire affair. Fast fashion, just-in-time manufacturing, seasonal collections, trend forecasts: all come and go at speed. In this ongoing procession of planned obsolescence, […]
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Winner: Bentley Lighthouse Award 2024. Mexican designer Fernando Laposse is the founder of his eponymous design practice based in London and Mexico. Laposse, who specialises in plant-based materials combines design, craftsmanship and material innovation to support regenerative agriculture and social empowerment. […]
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By Glenn Adamson Streets paved with gold: it’s a metaphor that has been applied to many places, dreamt-of migrant destinations, any imagined heaven awaiting on earth. Of course, it has never been literally true. But Makrana, a town in Rajasthan, India, does come close. This place has long celebrated […]
She is the most renowned female figure in British design. A true multidisciplinary artist with a background in art history, Faye Toogood’s creativity is boundless. Whether in design, fashion, drawing, or sculpture, she expresses herself with total freedom. “Just as an artist chooses different […]
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Frida Escobedo Studio chosen as associate designer collaborating with Moreau Kusunoki as the winning team for the Centre Pompidou 2030 renovation projects. The Centre Pompidou unveils its renovation project for 2030. The technical component of the project, led by AIA Life Designres, addresses the sustainability, accessibility, and […]
