Editorial
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Read more: A Conversation with Sabine Marcelis on Roll for cc-tapis
A Conversation with Sabine Marcelis on Roll for cc-tapis
by Simone Lorusso
No design element has as much cultural significance as the rug. The carpet was an itinerant architecture before it became an everyday feature of th...Read more -
Read more: LESORR and the Shift Toward Meaningful Objects
LESORR and the Shift Toward Meaningful Objects
by Simone Lorusso
For decades, the idea of the iconic object shaped the way we understood design. A single chair, lamp, or table could crystallize an era—instantly r...Read more -
Read more: The Quiet Power of Coffee & Side Tables
The Quiet Power of Coffee & Side Tables
by Simone Lorusso
“The smallest gestures frequently reveal the deepest structures of social life,” noted social theorist Pierre Bourdieu, who warned us against the a...Read more -
Read more: Primitive Buro: Objects as Explorations of Form and Meaning
Primitive Buro: Objects as Explorations of Form and Meaning
by Simone Lorusso
We find ourselves in a period of deep global crisis. Wars are knocking the world to its knees, not only destroying our cities and land, but also ou...Read more -
Read more: Muuto and the Poetics of Everyday Space
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Read more: UTIL and the Politics of Usefulness
UTIL and the Politics of Usefulness
by Simone Lorusso
The word useful appears neutral, almost benign. It belongs to the language of practicality and common sense. Yet usefulness is never merely descrip...Read more -
Read more: The Vase as Object, System, and Image
The Vase as Object, System, and Image
by Simone Lorusso
The vase is often presented as a neutral domestic object, but its persistence in interiors reveals more about social habits than about flowers. Whi...Read more -
Read more: Annotations cc: Gonzalez Haase AAS
Annotations cc: Gonzalez Haase AAS
by Anoe Melliou
Judith Haase and Pierre Jorge Gonzalez, following a collaboration in New York, founded the design practice Gonzalez Haase AAS, based in Berlin. Beg...Read more -
Read more: Industrial Design Wrapped: Twelve Voices, One Year
