Interviews
Salone del Mobile president Maria Porro says she’s standing “on the shoulders of giants”
Digital twins will lead to “a huge revolution” for designers says Anne Asensio of Dassault Systèmes
“I respond to every fucking detail of the time we’re in” says Frank Gehry
Climate change is “a design project needing lots of attention” says William McDonough
Little Island designed to create “the feeling of leaving Manhattan behind” says Thomas Heatherwick
Stefano Boeri’s plans for special Supersalone edition of Salone del Mobile will “demonstrate that Milan is alive”
Virtual nightclub Eschaton creates “feeling of a rabbit hole” by combining theatre with gaming design
Voyager Station space hotel will spin “slightly faster than the second hand of a clock” says its architect
Virgil Abloh shares his thoughts on the impact of Covid-19 in today’s Dezeen Weekly newsletter
Spotify to make its offices feel more like home as it introduces “work from anywhere” policy
“Hospitals in drastic, drastic need of innovation” says Reinier de Graaf
Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners sets up Paris office as “direct result” of Brexit
Digital twins will act as “foundations of the metaverse” and allow people to move between real and virtual spaces
Drive to reduce embodied carbon in buildings makes biomaterials market a “really exciting space”
“Neighbors got really pissed off” by Frank Gehry’s Santa Monica home, architect reveals
Ini Archibong creates Pavilion of the African Diaspora “for the black voices leading us into the future”
Debate over New York’s subway map was a “historic moment in design history” says Gary Hustwit
The pandemic has “re-imagined how we can exhibit” says Venice Architecture Biennale curator Hashim Sarkis
“Generosity is absolutely essential in any act of architecture” says Jean-Philippe Vassal
Specifying tropical timber can “play a key role in the climate change battle” says Timber Trade Federation
Digital photography is “too much to digest” says Simone Bossi
Norman Foster, Virgil Abloh and more share their thoughts on the global impact of Covid-19
“Play can be an act of resistance” says Design of the Year 2020 winner Virginia San Fratello