Interviews
Design Doha set to be “regional home for design” says curator Rana Beiruti
Tech designers “forgot new ideas” after iPhone says Nothing’s Adam Bates
Sagrada Familia shows stone “can return to being used as a structural material”
“I would caution against claims of stone being a revolutionary sustainable material” says Natalia Petkova
Janni Vepsäläinen aims for Iittala to “remain culturally relevant for another 100 years”
Brutalism is “very simple and honest architecture” says Ludwig Godefroy
Central Europe “becoming a hotspot for contemporary architecture” says Ondřej Chybík
“Making cars electric is not enough” says Lowie Vermeersch
“Average customer doesn’t care terribly much about sustainability” says LVMH US head
“If you have a style you can do anything you want” says Jaime Hayon
Mexican design and architecture undergoing a “renaissance” says Héctor Esrawe
Bamboo will “be a major player” in future of architecture says expert Chris Matthews
“You’re always a football player” to some people, say Bennett brothers
“We are proposing a simple switch from concrete to stone” says The Stone Collective
Architects “can develop a new language” with structural stone says Aurore Baulier
Designers must challenge “aesthetic injustice” in public spaces says Little Wing Lee
Sustainability “not making our lives easier” says Kvadrat CEO
“People with money are using AI and robots like their new slaves” says Li Edelkoort
“We wanted to change the textile industry but it wasn’t ready” says Borre Akkersdijk
“Now’s the time to shelter all species” say 2024 AIA Gold Medal winners
“It’s fine to be useless, totally fine” says Christian Louboutin
“Our task is not to live forever” says Paola Antonelli
If designers don’t embrace AI the world “will be designed without them” says AirBnb founder