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…
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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.
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…
Diego Faivre & Hugo Béhérégaray: “Dazzling Lights and Storage Solutions”, a Product of our Time
Combining their approaches, cardboard, and colourful Diego Dough, designer Diego Faivre and visual artist Hugo Béhérégaray have partnered again to …
Solenne Belloir: Transforming Ordinary Life into Otherworldly Ceramics
Marked by an observant, ambitious, and self-reflective character, the Paris-based ceramicist Solenne Belloir creates objects with an ancient yet moder…
Ceramic Sculpture: Clays, Techniques and 8 Pieces to Collect
What ceramic sculpture is, the clays, techniques and glazes behind it, lessons from Pascale Girardin, and 8 ceramic sculptures by independent studios.
Studio Lél: Preserving Heritage by Painting in Stone
Studio Lél, an artistic collective based in Peshawar, Pakistan, focuses on the art of pietra dura, a technique of inlaid stonework dating back to Anc…
Kajsa Melchior: An Exploration of the Mind, Body, and Science
By taking advantage of her educational background and nature's unpredictable forces, Stockholm-based designer, Kajsa Melchior, mediates the complexiti…
LAS ÁNIMAS: A Cross-Dimensional Study of Resin, Technology, & Emotional Connection
A practice characterised by otherworldly shapes, vibrant colours, and spiritual connection. Based in Seville, Spain, the creative duo known as LAS ÁN…
Funky Lamps: 8 Playful Lights from Independent Studios
What makes a lamp funky, how to choose and style one, Joseph Algieri on bringing comedy into design, and 8 playful lamps by independent studios.
Tributo: Working with Dialogues of Heritage, Continuity, & Sustainability
Design studio Tributo, founded in 2013 by Laura and Gabriela Noriega, emphasises dialogue, sustainability, and collaborative design through their prac…
UAU: An Intuitive Approach to Ceramic Design
Ceramic design studio UAU follows an intuitive approach to ceramics, allowing the hand of the maker to be ever-present in each piece.
Erin Turkoglu: Exploring Craft & Process through Trial & Error
Inspired by craft practices from around the world, designer Erin Turkoglu experiments with new craft processes in her multidisciplinary practice.
Christian + Jade: Encouraging Valuable Interactions through Intentional Design
The Denmark-based design duo Christian + Jade use their practice to explore our relationships with everyday objects and how product design affects our…
A. Vetra: Contemporary Collectible Objects with Ancient Mediterranean Memories
History, identity, and craft intersect through an exploration of textile and ceramic in the work of A. Vetra, an Amsterdam-based studio established in…
Eurico Humano: Uncovering Meaning & Connection through Material Research
In his practice, Brazilian designer Eurico Humano focuses on material research and artisanal craftsmanship to develop a series of unique, conceptual p…
Mexican Design: Where Craft Meets Digital
Contemporary Mexican design, where stone, copper and woven fiber meet 3D modeling and laser-cut metal, with Jorge Diego Etienne as a case study and 8 …
RLON: Playful Explorations of Curiosity, Science, & Metaphysics
Berlin-based studio RLON explores art, science, and metaphysics, developing innovative concepts for lighting to inspired forms of art-design.
Tornasol Studio: Bridging Functional Design with Playful Aesthetics
Integrating viewer experience and natural phenomena, Tornasol Studio presents a practice focused on materiality, visual metaphor, and experimentation.
Bigtime Studio: Approaching Design through a Scenographic Lens
Bringing scenography and design together, designers Jimme Cloo and Marion Flament of Bigtime Studio have cultivated a practice focused on artistic res…
Klemens Schillinger: An Investigation of Self-Evident Design & Off-Grid Solutions
Through his design practice, Austrian product and furniture designer Klemens Schillinger focuses on developing simple, self-evident objects for users.
Faissal El-Malak: Intersections of Textile & Clay
Through his design practice, designer Faissal El-Malak brings attention to traditional techniques, forms, and motifs commonly used in textile to ceram…
Ragna Ragnarsdóttir: An Exploration of Material, Technique, & Tradition
Investigating the possibilities of material, technique, and form, Icelandic designer Ragna Ragnarsdottir displays her own artistic individuality throu…
Veera Kulju: A Study of Craftsmanship & Human Curiosity
Through a study of natural elements and a curiosity for experimental techniques, Finnish artist Veera Kulju investigates functionality, human nature, …
T SAKHI: Encouraging Human Interaction through Design
Bringing attention to and encouraging human interaction through design is a main focus in the work of architecture and design studio T Sakhi.
The Lél Collection: Cultural Preservation & Personal Healing through Craft
Lél Collection, an artistic collective based in Peshawar, Pakistan, works to preserve and reinterpret the artistic tradition of pietra dura, handcraf…
Ghaya Bin Mesmar X Mermelada Estudio: Dialogues of Safeefah
Emirati designer Ghaya Bin Mesmar and Barcelona-based design studio Mermelada Estudio bring their approaches to design together for "Crafts Dialogue".
Mexican Crafts in Stone and Clay: Inside Piedrafuego
Mexican crafts kept alive: piedrafuego founder Aldo Álvarez-Tostado on basalt, cantera and clay, hand carving and CNC, plus 6 pieces to collect.
Ayres MX: Modern Memories of a Prehistoric & Pre-Hispanic Past
Through their studio, Ayres MX, designer duo Joana Valdez and Karim Molina bring their respective backgrounds in industrial and textile design togethe…
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…
Seray Asker: Designing goddesses, beasts & other modern myths
“The thought that I was breathing the same wind as our ancestors did a million years ago … carrying their culture to the 2000s in…
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…
Eyvind Solli Andreassen at Crossovers: Balancing on the Edge of Craft and Art
“I feel that we are all always slightly out of balance whether it be physical or mental and I transfer bits of this from myself…
Theodóra Alfreðsdóttir at Crossovers: Narrating the Stories of our Everyday Objects
“By being transparent about production we give each and every object a narrative that people can relate to.” – Theodóra Alfreðsdóttir View Thedóra Alfredsdottir’s works,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Spanish Design: From Barcelona Craft to 9 Studios to Know
What defines contemporary Spanish design, a look back at our studio visit with Barcelona designer Martín Azúa, and 9 pieces by Spanish studios.