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.
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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,…