Kevin Rouff and Paco Böckelmann show how industrial by-products can be transformed into universal materials. The aim of the Amsterdam-based designers, aka Studio ThusThat: To use hidden resources, question the aesthetics of materials and offer new […]
Jonas Bjerre-Poulsen is a Danish architect, designer, photographer – and a judge at this year’s ICONIC AWARDS. In an interview with ndion, the co-founder of Norm Architects reveals what keeps him awake at night and what […]
Whether it’s a smartphone, streaming, or sharing service – many (digital) products are designed in such a way that we simply cannot resist them. But what is it that makes them so alluring? Nir Eyal’s “Hook […]
A side table made of chrome-plated tubular steel with a height-adjustable glass top – a classic today, a design revolution in 1927. With the E1027, architect and designer Eileen Gray created a piece of furniture that […]
With elections just around the corner, there is a lot of talk about manifestos, leaders and coalitions – but little about how policy is actually made. With the Gestaltungszentrale Politik, Philipp Cartier and his team are […]
British economist Kate Raworth invented the ‘Doughnut economy’. She and the Doughnut Economics Action Lab (DEAL) were honoured as ‘Personality of the Year’ at the German Design Awards 2025 for their globally successful concept. We spoke […]
