Editorial
Recently, several enterprising design houses have avoided exhibition halls and commercial spaces, instead opting to show collections in apartments. Could this new domesticity be a sign of fatigue with status and a desire to make design more relatable?
Artists and designers are pushing their imaginations to the limit with unconventional explorations of material and form; the results mislead the viewer, creating a world of intrigue and subverted expectations.
Veering from octopus tentacles to rain filled clouds, lighting at this year’s Milan Design Week was sculptural and immersive, with inspiration drawn directly from art.
Pity the colour beige; this hardworking neutral has become the butt of jokes and the scourge of rented properties. Yet recent re-evaluation has revealed that this is a colour that shouldn’t be underestimated; just don’t call it by its actual name.
Key themes, materials and colours from Milan Design Week 2023
2024 Design Direction, MEMORY. Applications in Lighting, Retail, Accessories, Textiles and Furniture.
2024 Design Direction, HELTER-SKELTER. Applications in Accessories, Textiles, Furniture, Retail and Fashion.
The importance of lighting in Scandinavia cannot be understated and is seen as a fundamental factor in the region’s physical and emotional wellbeing.
The recent death of high priestess of plaid Vivienne Westwood, and the V&A’s current celebration of Scotland’s proudest textile, has turned attention once again to tartan.