Jorge Penadés invites 14 designers to showcase "bold ideas in small boxes"
Madrid-based Jorge Penadés tasked 14 international designers with creating objects no larger than a shoe box in this exhibition at Madrid Design Festival. More about Jorge Penadés invites 14 designers to showcase "bold ideas in small boxes"
Five of the best exhibitions from Madrid Design Festival 2019
The second edition of the Madrid Design Festival saw designers create exhibitions across the Spanish capital. Our favourites include a showcase from mid-century furniture brand Darro and a series of sculptures inside a baroque mansion. More about Five of the best exhibitions from Madrid Design Festival 2019
Mad Lab creates wooden vessels that resemble miniature buildings
The wooden decorative objects in this collection by Madrid-based studio Mad Lab form a set of a scaled-down "buildings" with arched details. More about Mad Lab creates wooden vessels that resemble miniature buildings
Guillermo Santomà inserts sculptures inside 19th-century mansion in Madrid
Barcelona-based designer Guillermo Santomà installed a series of sculptural and "transgressive" structures in the lavish interior of a baroque-style mansion in Madrid. More about Guillermo Santomà inserts sculptures inside 19th-century mansion in Madrid
Marina Abramović: The Life presents the artist as a 3D digital avatar
A 3D digital rendering of performance artist Marina Abramović wandered around London's Serpentine Gallery in this mixed-reality art installation. More about Marina Abramović: The Life presents the artist as a 3D digital avatar
Beatie Wolfe's "intelligent" Raw Space album features songs embedded in business cards
Musician Beatie Wolfe has collaborated with eight graphic designers to create an album of cards that listeners tap against a smartphone to play. More about Beatie Wolfe's "intelligent" Raw Space album features songs embedded in business cards
Ferm Living releases "gender-neutral" Toro play kitchen for small spaces
Danish brand Ferm Living has created a minimalist play kitchen for children, which is designed to fit into small spaces. More about Ferm Living releases "gender-neutral" Toro play kitchen for small spaces
Modsy reimagines Oscar-winning film sets with a "modern twist"
Interior design studio Modsy has created renders of rooms based on the production design of five Best Picture Oscar-winning movies. More about Modsy reimagines Oscar-winning film sets with a "modern twist"
Fiona Crombie reimagines historic Hatfield House in Oscar-winning film The Favourite
Production designer Fiona Crombie used secret passages and an enormous fake facade to transform a 17th-century English country house into the set for award-winning movie The Favourite. More about Fiona Crombie reimagines historic Hatfield House in Oscar-winning film The Favourite
Gomi portable speakers are made from non-recyclable plastic waste
Brighton-based design studio Gomi has created a portable bluetooth speaker using plastic waste that is deemed non-recyclable by local councils in the UK. More about Gomi portable speakers are made from non-recyclable plastic waste
Five Oscar-nominated films with standout production design
To celebrate The 91st Academy Awards, we've chosen five of our favourite set designs from this year's nominees, from the afrofuturist cityscapes of Black Panther's Wakanda to the meticulous detail of Roma. More about Five Oscar-nominated films with standout production design
Kengo Kuma designs packaging for hotel brand Aman's skincare range
Japanese architect Kengo Kuma has designed natural-looking packaging for the first skincare range from luxury hotel brand Aman. More about Kengo Kuma designs packaging for hotel brand Aman's skincare range
Twelve of Karl Lagerfeld's most impressive fashion shows
Karl Lagerfeld was known for creating spectacular runway shows. Following the news of his death, here's a look at 12 of the best, including a recreation of the Eiffel Tower and a Chanel-branded supermarket. More about Twelve of Karl Lagerfeld's most impressive fashion shows
Escala is a scale-ruler and fountain pen for architects and engineers
Los Angeles-based studio Ensso has designed an all-in-one fountain pen with scale ruler for architects and engineers. More about Escala is a scale-ruler and fountain pen for architects and engineers
Esrawe Studio's Trama shelves are designed to resemble scaffolding
Mexico City-based Esrawe Studio has created a series of asymmetrically structured shelves that are inspired by the lattice structure of scaffolding used in construction. More about Esrawe Studio's Trama shelves are designed to resemble scaffolding
Design Indaba explores the idea of beauty through 10 objects
Design Indaba has asked 10 South African creatives to each select an object that challenges our perception of what defines beauty for a public competition. More about Design Indaba explores the idea of beauty through 10 objects
Claudia Wieser's Shift installation for Bloomberg Space references Roman antiquity
Berlin-based artist Claudia Wieser has transformed the ground floor of Bloomberg's European headquarters in London into a Roman Empire-inspired installation that references the site's heritage. More about Claudia Wieser's Shift installation for Bloomberg Space references Roman antiquity
Five "bubbletecture" projects that show innovation in inflatables
Inflatable architecture is back in fashion says Sharon Francis, author of new book Bubbletecture. She picks out five key examples for Dezeen, including an office with an inflatable facade and a pavilion made out of bubbles. More about Five "bubbletecture" projects that show innovation in inflatables
Olivier Vadrot designs sculptural outdoor playground for children
French designer Olivier Vadrot has created an open-air playground made of geometric structures that encourage children to socialise, in the northeastern suburbs of Paris. More about Olivier Vadrot designs sculptural outdoor playground for children
Maarten Baas designs bar stools with unusually-shaped backrests for Lensvelt
A set of bar stools is the latest addition to Dutch designer Maarten Baas' "family" of upholstered chairs with irregular back shapes for furniture brand Lensvelt. More about Maarten Baas designs bar stools with unusually-shaped backrests for Lensvelt
