Craft & Symbol: A Turkish Collection Curated by Gökhan Karakuş
Set against the wood and stone of a traditional countryside home, "Craft & Symbol" focuses on the vitality of craft and the presence of the imperfect …
Editorial: Shows
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…
“Maximalist 180°”: Sweden at Adorno London 2021
Presented in a concrete skatepark surrounded by a field of flowers, the Swedish collection, “Maximalist 180°”, showcases the balance between refi…
“Revisiting the Past”: Estonia at Adorno London 2021
Looking to the future of design, "Revisiting the Past", curated by Kai Lobjakas, is based on tracking the everyday and the conventional, translating o…
“An Irregular Future”: The Netherlands at Adorno London 2021
Curated by design studio Rive Roshan, the Dutch collection, “An Irregular Future”, rejects the over-simplification and standardisation of design i…
“Postapocalyptic Kaffeehaus”: Austria at Adorno London 2021
The Austrian collection, "Postapocalyptic Kaffeehaus", curated by Gabriel Roland, examines the continuation of everyday ritual in the face of altered …
Paris Design Week Factory x Adorno: Matérialité
This year, Adorno has partnered with Paris Design Week Factory to present “Matérialité”, a French collection curated by Stephen Markos.
VOYAGE: A Slovenian Collection Curated by Anja Radović & Urška Krivograd
Piled high in a reflection of our contemporary experience of self-isolation, the Slovenian collection "VOYAGE" explores the adjustments we have made t…
1 + 1 = 3 – The Collection: Southern Sweden Design Days
Adorno is pleased to announce the launch of “1 + 1 = 3”, a collection created in collaboration with Southern Sweden Design Days showcasing a selec…
HACKING INDUSTRY: A Collection Curated by Juan García Mosqueda
Composed of stand-out pieces from exhibitions and projects curated over the last two years, "Hacking Industry" explores the intertwined relationship b…
FICTIONS: An immersive virtual experience broadcasting from Montréal
ADORNO is pleased to launch the inaugural initiative by the Collectif des Créateurs Canadiens (CCC), "FICTIONS", curated by contemporary design speci…
MATERIAL ORIGINS: A Brazilian Collection by Waldick Jatobá
"MATERIAL ORIGINS" highlights the return by both established and emerging Brazilian designers to a focus on creative process and material exploration.
Windows of Design: ADORNO x ALHAMBRA BERLIN
ADORNO is pleased to launch the third edition of ALHAMBRA BERLIN’s “Windows of Design” project, developed and curated by Garth Roberts, designer…
The Material Language: Connecting through Forms, Colours, & Textures A Mexican Collection Curated by Pilar Obeso & Ana Elena Mallet
"The Material Language" presents pieces which characterise the sense of rediscovery and reinvention at the centre of the contemporary Mexican design s…
Best of Contemporary Design Market 2020: Top 10 Collectible Pieces from Curator Elien Haentjens
Jounalist & curator Elien Haentjens shares her best of Contemporary Design Market 2020 with Adorno, highlighting the work of ten emerging and esta…
“BACK TO BASICS”: Spain at Virtual Design Destination 2020
The Spanish collection, "BACK TO BASICS", draws on the moment of reflection created by the pandemic to investigate the necessary movement towards basi…
“Classic Nowness”: France at Virtual Design Destination 2020
"Classic Nowness", an eclectic French collection curated by François Leblanc Di Cicilia, shows an unconditional love for materials, sometimes twistin…
“Ceci N’est Pas…”: Belgium at Virtual Design Destination 2020
Inspired by surrealist René Magritte, "Ceci N'est Pas...", curated by Elien Haentjens, investigates the subconscious, the surreal, and their influenc…
“The Healing Collection”: The Netherlands at Virtual Design Destination 2020
Over the still waters of the Frisian Islands the "The Healing Collection", a Dutch collection curated by Rive Roshan, looks at how designers and artis…
“LIVING OBJECTS”: Poland at Virtual Design Destination 2020
"LIVING OBJECTS", curated by Agnieszka Jacobson-Cielecka, brings together past and present, exploring how artisanal knowledge is continued through con…
“Race with Nature”: Lithuania at Virtual Design Destination 2020
"Race with Nature", presented in the dunes at the Lithuanian seaside, reflects on urbanisation, sustainability, and embodied knowledge through the wor…
“Near and Far – Be Dazzled!”: Latvia at Virtual Design Destination 2020
Bringing man-made objects and nature together, "Near and Far - Be Dazzled!" explores the experience of and emotions associated with our new reality th…
“Can You Feel It?”: Estonia at Virtual Design Destination 2020
In light of the present moment, the Estonian collection, “Can You Feel It?”, explores our changing relationship with the objects around us.
"Against the Burn": Finland at Virtual Design Destination 2020
"Against the Burn", a Finnish collection curated by Suvi Salonemi, consists of artworks that will guide and mediate us towards the underwater world, e…
"Time for Change": Romania at Virtual Design Destination 2020
The Romanian collection, "Time for Change", showcases the experimental and conceptual work of seven emerging designers, bringing new viewpoints to the…
"Inside Looking Out": Norway at Virtual Design Destination 2020
The Norwegian collection, "Inside Looking Out", presented in Kiyoshi Yamamoto's studio, takes a closer look at artistic practices in relation to restr…
“Attunement”: Iceland at Virtual Design Destination 2020
Presented in a glacier landscape, the Icelandic collection "Attunement" explores the possibilities of and connections between sustainability, technolo…
"Litten Up": Denmark at Virtual Design Destination 2020
Presented in a minimal, high-contrast space, "Litten Up" investigates light and darkness, shadow and object through the work of four talented Danish m…
"Mirror Mirror Off the Wall": Sweden at Virtual Design Destination 2020
Presented deep in the Swedish forest, "Mirror Mirror Off the Wall" aims to strengthen the female gaze by giving the stage to a group of leading Swedis…
NEW TRADITIONS: A German Collection by William Bagnoli
NEW TRADITIONS, curated by design curator and strategist William Bagnoli, explores the uncomfortable, odd, and peculiar side of contemporary German de…
"Collective Memory/Self-Expression": A Spanish Collection by Ana Dominguez Siemens
Curated by Ana Dominguez Siemens, “Collective Memory/Self-Expression” provides a glimpse into the colourful and ever evolving design scene of Spai…
"An Undertaken Eclecticism": A French Collection by François Leblanc Di Cicilia
“An Undertaken Eclecticism” highlights the diversity and multiplicity of forms, materials, and influences in France’s contemporary design scene.
Best of DesignMarch 2020: Top 10 Collectible Pieces from Curators Hlín Helga Guðlaugsdóttir & María Kristín Jónsdótti
Despite this year’s uncertainty, the Reykjavík-based festival DesignMarch 2020 recently showcased the best of Iceland’s innovative and multifaceted design scene. The Festival, which is usually…
Re-Encountering Wilderness: Introducing WALDEN from Schloss Hollenegg for Design
Adorno is pleased to announce our partnership with Schloss Hollenegg for Design and the online presentation of their most recent collection, “Walden…
Here and There: A Palestinian Collection Introducing Palestinian Design on Adorno
“There is something about the work as a collection that I find really exciting. There is this invisible thread that connects the work together whether…
IRTHI x Adorno: Announcing Crafts Dialogue & Design Labs
“These two initiatives have brought together people from across the world that are masters at what they do and has, in a sense, decontextualised them,…
Mexico and the Nordics: Craft, Tradition, Modernism
ADORNO's 2020 exhibition with the Mexican Embassy in Copenhagen, comparing Mexican and Nordic design through craft, tradition, individuality and moder…
The Hidden Hand: Crafted Turkish Design
Dial Gokalp: “Neo” Jar No:1 Existing in a unique geographic zone that has historically been an interface between many cultures since prehistory, Turkey is…
Belgium at Crossovers 2019: Honest and down to earth, literally and figuratively.
” It’s their poetic silence and subtle tactility, which makes them beautiful, and gives them a global appeal.” – Elien Haentjens Curator of the Belgian…
Announcing Denmark at Crossovers 2019: An idea of how we could also strive to live.
“Danish design is interesting when designers keep developing the tradition of working with the relationship between man and object.” – Pil Bredahl Curator of the…
Announcing Norway at Crossovers 2019: Pushing forward; Free from the rules of the past.
“We do not feel the same responsibility to the past as our neighbors and due to this we are more free to challenge.” – Kråkvik…
Announcing Iceland at Crossovers 2019: The conscious shift we as humans are facing.
“When children and young adults feel the urge to protest and claim their right for a future we’ve got to listen and do something.” –…
Announcing Italy at Crossovers 2019: Visions of a perfect, idealized, utopian Milanese living space.
“The long tradition of Italian design continues; it evolves just as it sees fit” Annalisa Rosso & Francesco Mainardi Curators of the Italian Collection For…
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…
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…
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…
Milanese Interiors: the hidden gems of Milan Design Week
Milanese Interiors: the hidden gems of Milan Design Week The Salone del Mobile, the world’s leading design fair, was founded in 1961. An agreement signed…
Five Young Women Designers Showcase the Future of Nordic Design
Stine Linnemann Copenhagen Stine Linnemann continues to blur the lines of art and design and begs the question: if these are even separate worlds in…
NOW OPEN: ADORNO GALLERY
We are very delighted to invite you to Adorno’s gallery space in Nordhavn, and the premiere of the documentary film ‘Now Nordic – an investigation…
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…