Antrei Hartikainen at Crossovers: Capturing Nature's Constant Transformation
“I want to transfer the vulnerability, frailty, and beauty of nature into my own material, wood” – Antrei Hartikainen View Antrei Hartikainen’s works Kukki and…
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Announcing Finland at Crossovers 2019: Enchanted by nature; Crafted by irony.
“What sets Finnish intellect apart in many ways is its appreciation for irony” Sebastian Jansson Curator of the Finnish Collection Finland takes a firm hold…
Popdots at Crossovers: Contemporary Experiments on Ancient Craft
“We believe that in some cases the great mistake of the contemporary has been to hide the past to try to innovate” – Popdots View…
Announcing Mexico at Crossovers 2019: The rescue of ancestral materials and its re-appreciation.
“As a Mexican designer, it is difficult not to be interested in traditional crafts.” Ana Elena Mallet & Pilar Obeso Curators of the Mexican Collection …
Announcing Switzerland at Crossovers 2019: Craftsmanship, functionality and environmental awareness.
“Swiss design has had much more to offer than formal adherence to functionality” Davide Fornari, Curator of the Swiss Collection Switzerland may be a relatively…
Announcing Sweden at Crossovers 2019: The opposite of what it is commonly and historically known for.
“The future (or underground) of design in Sweden is eclectic, daring and mutating. The opposite of what it is commonly and historically known for.” Fluorescent…
Åsa Jungnelius at Crossovers: Domestication and the Body
“The objects become a sort of fetish of ourselves as individuals and our contemporary condition.” Åsa Jungnelius View & Purchase Åsa Junelingus’ works in the…
Curator Frida Cano parallels Adorno pieces and contemporary Latin American artworks
“I believe we live in an era of transdisciplinarity in which one discipline cross-pollinates its surrounding disciplines“ Every single object that we interact with on…
Profiles: Josephine Andredottir & Emilie Bobek. Artsign
“Today there are no rules on how to use objects. We are in a time where it all floats together and the borders disappear.” -Josephine…
Profiles: Annalisa Rosso and Francesco Mainardi
“We’re different but at the same time synergic. Our strength lies in our two mirrored viewpoints.” –Annalisa Rosso & Francesco Mainardi Adorno is pleased to introduce…
Adorno Profiles: Katrín Ólína Pétursdóttir
“Dream, collaborate, experiment and make with awareness.” – Katrín Ólína Pétursdóttir Adorno is proud to present Adorno Profiles, a series of interviews and editorials focused…
'Now Nordic' at London Design Fair 2018
Last month in London, five curators from Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Iceland came together at the London Design Fair to explore whether they belong…
MONOCLE PODCAST – The Entrepreneurs
Adorno founders Martin Clausen & Kristian Snorre Andersen has visited Monocle in London to have a talk about the ambitions and ideas behind the company.…
ADORNO x MILAN DESIGN WEEK 2018
A lot of the talented designers and studios from our collaboration are exhibiting during Milan Design Week 2018. We have collected some addresses to give…
Open call for Independent + Emergent Designers – Beirut Design Week 2018
Every year, Beirut Design Week shines a spotlight on independent and emerging regional designers, giving them a platform to present their work to the local and international…
ADORNO x BEIRUT DESIGN WEEK – Telling the story of Lebanese design
This year, BDW & ADORNO are joining forces to create a new exhibition and collection presenting the best emerging and independent design in Beirut. Established…
Launch of the new Brussels Collection – Launching at Collectible, 8–11 March 2018
From our base in Copenhagen, Adorno connects design communities across the world. Launched in 2017, the online gallery, shop and curator network gives design collectors…
The new Brussels Collection: Q&A with Elien Haentjens
“Brussels does not have a main art or design school. We’re not nationalistic and we’re rather quiet and humble about what we do. Because of…
Interview: Gökhan Karakus; The potential of design
Our Istanbul curator Gökhan Karakus gives his view on the potential of design from a Turkish angle live on TRT, along with some pictures from…
Discovering Design Communities – DESIGN WEEK TURKEY
“Discovering Design Communities – A curated design journey across the globe” by Adorno International Design Collaboration at Design Week Turkey in Istanbul from 8 to…
Meet the curator: PILAR OBESO, Mexico City
Shortly after receiving her BFA in Fashion and Textile Design at Mexico City’s CENTRO de Diseño Cine y Televisión in 2009, Pilar Obeso launched a…
Max Fraser introducing his London collection
The local design expert and London curator, Max Fraser is in his first collection featuring work from prominent and renowned designers such as Juli Bolanos-Durman,…
DESIGNER SPOTLIGHT: Martín Azúa, BARCELONA
Although he was born and raised in Basque country, Spanish designer Martín Azúa has always felt that he “found his place” in Barcelona. His journey…
Highlights from Design Miami/Basel 2017
Last week, Design Miami/Basel presented its most far-reaching edition ever, taking a powerful stand against the dark state of the world and reaffirming design’s powerful…
Exhibition: "Resistance" at the VitraHaus Garden, Weil am Rein, GERMANY
Opened on June 13th in conjunction with Art Basel 2017, “Resistance” features experimental stone sculptures that explore new potential uses for Portuguese stone, an abundant…
