Contemporary Design Market x Adorno: Colourful Personalities For this year’s show in Brussels, Adorno is pleased to announce its digital partnership with the Contemporary Design Market, taking place 25 – 26 September… Stephanie Dean September 25, 2021
“Living Above the Water”: Lithuania at Adorno London 2021 “I still have a hope that mass production objects will be replaced by high quality design products in the near future, and that people will… Alec Zajac September 17, 2021
“Repurposing for the Future”: Latvia at Adorno London 2021 “Design does not have to be limited to a functional aesthetic, rather it can provide innovative solutions to real problems by combining elements: tradition with… Alec Zajac September 17, 2021
“Maximalist 180°”: Sweden at Adorno London 2021 “There is a lot to say about this shift in thinking, from classic Scandinavian design to something which blurs the lines of minimalism and maximalism.… Stephanie Dean September 17, 2021
“Revisiting the Past”: Estonia at Adorno London 2021 “We should not forget the rear view mirror; keep the wisdom and develop your ability to question and rethink. It will take us forward.” –… Stephanie Dean September 17, 2021
“An Irregular Future”: The Netherlands at Adorno London 2021 “To us, [Designing Futures] is about reflecting on the future, it’s about looking at both the positive and negative scenarios around us. Whilst many designers… Stephanie Dean September 17, 2021
“(Re)New Generation”: Norway at Adorno London 2021 “Considering that products are meant to have an approach towards both design and art, it was natural to look at the young talents who experiment… Alec Zajac September 17, 2021
“We (Be)Come One”: Belgium at Adorno London 2021 “…To tackle these global challenges, and come up with innovative answers, we need to join hands. Or, as some might say in Belgium: unity makes… Alec Zajac September 17, 2021
“Postapocalyptic Kaffeehaus”: Austria at Adorno London 2021 “Our lives are shaped by rituals, which in turn are embedded in the objects we surround ourselves with. [This collection] examines what the core of… Stephanie Dean September 17, 2021
4 Designers Who Stood Out at Paris Design Week Factory 2021 From 8 – 12 September, Adorno presented its statement collection, “Matérialité”, curated by Stephen Markos at Paris Design Week Factory 2021. It was a great… Martin Clausen September 17, 2021
Humberto da Mata: Mastering the Art of Manipulating Materials “I started to work with ceramics three years ago. I made a one-day class and then bought some clay and started to play with it… Alec Zajac September 12, 2021
10 Stools That Illustrate the Diversity of Form Conceptually, stools are relatively simple pieces of furniture. They generally consist of a place to sit and legs to stand on. However, within this simple… Alec Zajac August 5, 2021
Duyi Han: Investigating Psychological Depth Through a Perceptual "artBnB" Apartment “I see collectible design objects as artifacts or devices that record human cultural history. They are a contemporary continuation of the historic cultural objects you… Stephanie Dean July 22, 2021
7 Intriguing Ways Designers Approach Sustainability in their Practices Sustainable design considers the environmental, social, and economic impact of pieces and the practices that are used to create them. Social and economic sustainability can… Stephanie Dean July 2, 2021
10 Designers Breaking the Mould of Resin Crafts While resin has a long history of use, with records dating back to Ancient Greece, the material recently became a trend in design that seems… Alec Zajac June 18, 2021
VOYAGE: A Slovenian Collection Curated by Anja Radović & Urška Krivograd “The fact is that we cannot rely on the outside world to make us happy and that nurturing our homes, our bodies, and our minds… Stephanie Dean June 10, 2021
studio YOLK: Collaborative Design that Runs in the Family “Our objects are an expression of who we are and what we have experienced or experience right now in our lives. We take ownership of… Alec Zajac June 3, 2021
1 + 1 = 3 – The Collection: Southern Sweden Design Days Beginning today and carrying on through the weekend, the city of Malmö, Sweden will host the first edition of Southern Sweden Design Days, an annual… Stephanie Dean May 27, 2021
Hot Wire Extensions: Turning Waste Products into Functional Art “Aside from the material aspects, I believe that it is important for new processes to also explore new aesthetics. Only then can we engage society… Alec Zajac May 24, 2021
HACKING INDUSTRY: A Collection Curated by Juan García Mosqueda “[This collection] presents studios which generally are not interested in the ‘spectacular’, but rather on problematizing the ‘normal’; studios interested less in the ‘innovative’ and… Stephanie Dean May 6, 2021
FICTIONS: An immersive virtual experience broadcasting from Montréal “The city has a very post-industrial nostalgic vibe, a reminiscence of French grandeur, diversity, and political clashes, and this is precisely why I believe the… Stephanie Dean April 22, 2021
Transparent Creation: 10 Pieces That Showcase the Fluidity of Contemporary Glass-Making Typically considered to be a material that requires caution when one is in its presence, glass is most often seen as fragile and not something… Alec Zajac April 16, 2021
The Crystals Collection by Carol Gay Carol Gay was born in Sao Paulo in 1976. She graduated in the year 2000 from Mackenzie University in Architecture and Urbanism program. From 1999… Martin Clausen April 15, 2021
Malleable Processes: 10 Ways Contemporary Designers Work with Metal Although it can feel rigid and permanent in our hands, with the right tools, metal is quite malleable. It can be twisted and contorted into… Alec Zajac April 9, 2021
