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Rethinking Danish Design: Voices From Within
As Copenhagen hosts 3daysofdesign, a fundamental question emerges: what defines Danish design when its practitioners are actively rewriting its rules? Four Denmark-based designers featured in…
The ‘PERSONA’ City Guide: A Character-Driven Journey Through Copenhagen
Inspired by Adorno’s immersive Persona exhibition—featuring The Romantic, The Perfectionist, and The Eccentric—this guide invites you to discove…
Persona Picks: Marie Jedig on Living Boldly and Choosing Bravely
Step into the vivid, ever-shifting world of Marie Jedig Ghaznawi, where playfulness and poise co-exist. Based in the heart of Copenhagen, Marie has become a…
Meet the ADORNO x WANTED Prize winners: Honoring the Future of Independent Design
As the global design world gathered for New York’s ICFF and WANTED Design this May, the energy at Launch Pad—its hub for emerging talent—was unm…
Aaron Scott: Where Forest Meets Form
Designs by Aaron Scott are studies in contradictions—wildness shaped by precision, with raw, natural inspiration molded into calculated form.
Wrapping Up 2024: A Remarkable Year Of Contrasts In Contemporary Design
2024 showcased a dynamic interplay of contrasting design movements, from the raw authenticity of Brutalism to the exuberance of Maximalism, proving th…
Why Korean Design is the Next Global Obsession
Korean design bridges ancient traditions with contemporary style, revealing a complex creative landscape that challenges global aesthetic norms. Throu…
The Raum Objects: More Than What Meets The Eye
The Raum Objects, founded by Hamburg-based designer Carolin Balas Pavisic, transforms minimalist design into a dialogue between function, form, and us…
Light as Poetry: Inside Studio SPHAER’s Luminous World
In a creative atelier nestled among Vienna’s historic vineyards, where Beethoven once walked and composed, Leni Piëch crafts a new narrative in contemporary lighting and…
Collectible New York 2024 – All You Need To Know About The Inaugural Edition
COLLECTIBLE, a fair that has firmly established itself as a pivotal event in the world of contemporary collectible design, is set to make its highly…
Are Flagships Becoming The New Design Galleries? Here’s 7 Examples Suggesting That They Are
In the constantly evolving world of fashion, creating a distinctive and memorable visual identity is no longer a luxury but a necessity. As brands compete…
10 TALENTS: Emotional Reasons We Fall In Love With Collectible Design
What makes a piece collectible design? It’s usually measured through factors like rarity, relevance, material quality, or the creator’s identity. To explore collectibility from a…
Functional Art: A Better Way to Describe Collectible Design?
What functional art means, how it differs from collectible design and from design generally, and why the label carries real funding consequences for m…
What Exactly Is Collectible Design?
What collectible design means — limited editions, artistic intent and craftsmanship — how the market grew, and how it differs from functional art.
Season’s Favourites: 10 Interior Design Pieces In Demand Right Now
When studying tendencies in design, examining the pieces currently in high demand provides valuable insights. While predicting future trends is a common practice, it is…
RAD DESIGN 2024: Bucharest Sets the Stage for Cultural Exchange
RAD DESIGN 2024 debuts as the first contemporary collectible design fair in Eastern Europe, introducing a new stage in the design world. Located in the…
Lou van ‘t Riet: Bridging the gap between the viewer and the work
Belgian designer Lou van ‘t Riet‘s artistic journey, which began in Brussels and blossomed during her transformative years in New York, has reshaped conventional interactions…
Buşra Tunç: A Multidisciplinary Practice with an Archeologist Approach
At the intersection of architecture, art, and technology, Buşra Tunç emerges as a visionary artist whose work transcends traditional boundaries to create immersive experiences that…
10 TALENTS: Contemporary Ceramic Artists to Know
Ten contemporary ceramic artists and the techniques behind their work — clay shaped by gravity, seabed textures, digital fabrication and glaze exper…
Cobalt Blue Elegance: The Craftsmanship of Clémence Birot’s Latest Collection
In the realm of contemporary design, few hues capture the imagination quite like cobalt blue – a color that’s as deep as the ocean and…
Behind Brooklyn’s Fall Yard Sale: A Fusion of Art, Craft, and Design
OAD Interiors has unveiled its forthcoming event, the “Fall Yard Sale” at The Brooklyn Design Center. Co-curated with ADORNO and set to span from November…
Eye to Eye: Collectible Design Meets Fashion in Photoshoot for MUSE magazine
A raw blend of fashion and pieces with attitude and shared material quality captured by photographer Jeff Henrikson.
Duffy London, “Abyss Horizon” – A Study of Depth and Our Perception of It
Duffy London, a studio featured at Art Basel, Art Miami, and 100% Design London, is presenting the 2023 "Abyss Horizon" coffee table.
“CASA NUEVA”: A new home in Mexico City for contemporary art, design, and you
Launched this November in the heart of the historical center of Mexico City, CASA NUEVA is an inhabitable art and design gallery that just launched it…
Jonas Edvard: A Material Alchemist in Sustainable Design
“I encourage people to be curious, to focus on the moment, to react upon feelings; right now is an interesting moment” – Jonas Edvard View…
Reflections of Nature Across Global Design Cultures
“Our society’s current relation towards nature is an endless source for reflection.” – Studio Plastique, Belgium Perhaps in our obsession with creating a world of…
Gaspard Graulich at Crossovers: Exploring Design's Cultural Landscapes
“I don’t want to express my feelings; I want my objects to make people feel their own” – Gaspard Graulich “Prélèvement” N.8 & N.1.…
Studio Plastique at Crossovers: Searching for Answers within the Plastic Arts
“As a society, we are not only disconnecting from our natural environment, we are also alienated from what we consume” – Studio Plastique View Studio…
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…
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 …
Josefina Muñoz at Crossovers: Creation through Collaboration in a Circular Economy
“As a designer, I seek to inspire, inform and provide a voice to artistic professions” View Josefina Muñoz’s work, Game of Stone, in the Swiss…
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…
NOVI-VIXX – Design-Art at Adorno
We are constantly looking for new directions within visual expressions. Every decade brings in new crafts and technologies which are absorbed into culture and become…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Highlights from Milan design week
We had the honor of visiting many of the talented designers from Adorno at Milan Design week. If you didn’t have the opportunity to drop by…
ADORNO in Milan
We are proud to see so many of the designers from our collaboration featured at this years Salone. Explore the map and take a tour of Milan exploring …
Designer Feature: ANTONIO ARICÒ, Milan
For Antonio Aricò design encompasses many different values including objects rationality and people emotions. Between Milan, where he opened a studio…
Meet the curator: JORN KONIJN, Amsterdam
Jorn Konijn is an architecture and design curator and writer based in Amsterdam. His overarching interest in both domains is to approach the disciplin…