Practice on Earth transforms Ningbo farmland with inflatable architecture
The Suzhou-based architecture studio converted abandoned buildings in Dun'ao Village into a cloud-like café, cinema and reading room, bringing new cultural life to rural China
Editor’s Picks: The Scandinavian design launches from Stockholm Design Days
Nordic Nest showcased five leading design brands unveiling their 2026 collections at Gallery Existens in Stockholm's Icons of Today and Tomorrow exhibition
Petite Friture reissues René Herbst’s landmark Sandows Collection
The Sandows Collection, brought back into production by French design brand Petite Friture, returns three icons of 1920s industrial design to the forefront of contemporary interiors
Architecture
Practice on Earth transforms Ningbo farmland with inflatable architecture
The Suzhou-based architecture studio converted abandoned buildings in Dun'ao Village into a cloud-like café, cinema and reading room, bringing new cultural life to rural China
YOD Group designs contemporary Ukrainian mazanka guesthouses
Set on a private estate in central Ukraine, YOD Group's guesthouses rethink the traditional Ukrainian hata-mazanka through glass facades and a sculptural thatched roof
Luca A. Caizzi explores Milan through metal surfaces in new book
From bollards to shutters, Centolire Multitools documents Milan's financial district through metal details and architecture. The limited-edition book by Luca A. Caizzi brings a contemporary twist to photography through a material-driven approach
Design
Editor’s Picks: The Scandinavian design launches from Stockholm Design Days
Nordic Nest showcased five leading design brands unveiling their 2026 collections at Gallery Existens in Stockholm's Icons of Today and Tomorrow exhibition
Petite Friture reissues René Herbst’s landmark Sandows Collection
The Sandows Collection, brought back into production by French design brand Petite Friture, returns three icons of 1920s industrial design to the forefront of contemporary interiors
Opinion
Connection and community emerge as prevalent topics across London Design Festival
From engaging conversations to immersive events and a run club, the desire to strengthen our creative communities was apparent at this year’s London Design Festival
Has the design industry become enamoured with the hype culture of the fashion world?
As Milan Design Week returned earlier this month, a world of luxurious escapism set the tone while endless queues and influencer-filled crowds sparked a multitude of reactions.
How Minus Furniture is exploring a net zero business model
Can furniture really be carbon negative? Minus Furniture is a research-driven design studio seeking to explore the reality of a net zero and below zero business model. Roddy Clarke investigates
