Andrés Reisinger brings virtual Hortensia chair to life for Moooi
In this Design Dreams video produced by Dezeen for Moooi, designer Andrés Reisinger explains how his viral Hortensia chair design was brought to life. More
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"There are far more radical forms of digital art than the cultural dead end of NFTs"
With a focus entirely on commercialism, NFTs are the most boring form of digital art being developed, writes Phineas Harper. More
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CitizenM to become "first hospitality company to build in the metaverse"
Hotel developer CitizenM has announced plans to build a hotel in the metaverse, which will be set in gaming world The Sandbox and could eventually become a real-life location. More
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Maisie Wilen uses giant otherworldly holograms to model latest collection
Fashion label Maisie Wilen showcased its autumn/winter collection using a cast of seven-foot-tall holograms at its New York Fashion Week show. More
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Jonathan Simkhai stages FW22 fashion show in virtual world Second Life
Fashion editors and influencers assumed digital avatars to take up their front-row seats at Jonathan Simkhai's Fall/Winter 2022 runway show, which was presented in the virtual world of Second Life during New York Fashion Week. More
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Krista Kim and The Fabricant design "fluid" digital fabric for Nymph clothing collection
Toronto-based artist Krista Kim has created a digital fabric designed to look like water for Nymph, a clothing collection for digital fashion house The Fabricant. More
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Dezeen's top 10 designs for the metaverse from 2021
Lifelike virtual humans and an NFT house are among 10 metaverse designs blurring the line between the physical and digital world, which we've rounded up as part of our review of 2021. More
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Nike gets "metaverse-ready" with acquisition of virtual sneaker company RTFKT
Sportswear brand Nike has announced its acquisition of RTFKT, a digital design studio producing trainers and other collectibles that can be worn across different online environments. More
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Biopolymer Aguahoja III pavilion shows how "we can begin to redesign our built structures as if they were grown" writes Neri Oxman
Architect and designer Neri Oxman describes Aguahoja III, a pavilion robotically manufactured from organic matter, in this article prepared as part of Oxman's contribution to the Dezeen 15 festival. More
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Superflux selects five designs that realign humanity's relationship to the planet
A virtual garden where users can change genders and an online resource that maps ecological worlds feature in design studio Superflux's roundup. More
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Highlights from week two of Dezeen 15 include Space Popular predicting a "three-dimensional version of the internet"
The second week of the Dezeen 15 festival saw Space Popular demonstrating a new type of portal for the metaverse while Henna Burney celebrated salt as a material for the future. More
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Space Popular sets out its vision for digital portals made of virtual textiles
Day six of the Dezeen 15 virtual festival saw architects Lara Lesmes and Fredrik Hellberg of Space Popular explain their idea for "a civic infrastructure for virtual teleportation" in a live video interview. More
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Space Popular proposes a "civic infrastructure for virtual teleportation" to help people navigate the metaverse
In their manifesto for the Dezeen 15 online festival, architects Lara Lesmes and Fredrik Hellberg of Space Popular propose portals made of virtual textiles to transform the experience of passing between digital worlds. More
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Technology
Technology
Google's Material You design language enables more personal interfaces
Google will add a colourful "new set of capabilities" to its digital interfaces, allowing users to further personalise visuals on their phone and tablet screens. More
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Design
Design
Something Spaces web plugin showcases the work of Black creatives online
Creative agency Something and nonprofit organisation Where are the Black Designers? have created a web browser plugin that exhibits the work of Black creatives every time a new tab is opened. More
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Yusuke Shigeta reinvents traditional Japanese folding screen with digital animation
This one-minute video shows how artist Yusuke Shigeta has updated a traditional Japanese art form using digital modelling techniques. More
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Look Labs creates "world's first digital fragrance" as NFT
Berlin-based Look Labs has created a digital fragrance using near-infrared spectroscopy to create a digital reflection of the scent, which has been encoded as an NFT. More
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Formafantasma redesigns website to reduce "pollution connected to the internet"
Italian design duo Formafantasma has unveiled a pared-back website designed to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. More
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Li Edelkoort and designers discuss space and intimacy during the pandemic at DDW 2020
Trend forecaster Li Edelkoort and designers Sabine Marcelis, Giorgio Gascia and Gianmaria Della Ratta took part in the final live discussion for the Dezeen x Dutch Design Week 2020 collaboration. More
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DDW designers join Dezeen for live discussion about privacy and the value of data
The value of personal data in today's society was the subject of this Dezeen x Dutch Design Week 2020 talk, featuring designers Julia Janssen, Isaac Monté and Lei Nelissen. More
