D5 Design Magazine

25/11/2025

Parador has 15 gorgeous designs in its glue-down vinyl flooring range, which we would like to spotlight. They are meant to be used in areas where water resistance, durability, and sound absorption are important, such as kitchens, bathrooms, and other high-traffic spaces. While the surfaces resemble traditional materials like stone, marble, and wood, the choice of vinyl focuses on ease of installation and maintenance.

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Parador expands its glue-down vinyl flooring collections with new stone-look and herringbone designs.

25/11/2025

The SIT Furniture Design Award was about bold forms, meaningful materials, and designers shaping the way people live 🪑✨

The SIT Furniture Design Award once again brought the international design community together, and this time at Basel’s Elisabethenkirche. The diversity of projects, from experimental, sustainable, technological, to culturally rooted, showed what the future of furniture design will look like around the globe soon.

From urban furniture to handmade craftsmanship, from emerging talents’ breakthroughs to professional innovation, this award honoured designers who are changing how we sit, gather together, live, and experience space. Among this year’s winners were ESCOFET, A-01, Shenkar College, DAA DriussoAssociati, Studio Minus, Olek Furniture, and design students from leading institutions, including ArtCenter, UDIT, Howest, QUT, Royal Danish Academy, and more.

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25/11/2025

Celebrating projects that push boundaries at BLT Built Design Awards 🏛️

At this year’s BLT Design Awards in Basel, leading studios, researchers, and emerging talents took the stage to receive awards for great projects, and it was something truly amazing. Seeing guests from Europe, Asia, North America, South America, Africa, and Oceania, who share the same stage, was a powerful reminder of the global impact design can have when sustainability, creativity, and diversity come together.

From groundbreaking architecture and sustainable urban design to pioneering construction solutions, the BLT winners represented the forefront of innovation. Among the major winners were Kebony, Arsomsilp, The Backcountry Hut Company, Sanjay Puri Architects, Landprocess, Block Research Group from ETH Zurich, Volks Architects, and many more influential talents, who shape the future of the built world.

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25/11/2025

An unforgettable night that honoured the power of design worldwide ✨

On November 21st, 2025, Basel’s iconic Elisabethenkirche transformed into a space where designers, architects, innovators, students, and visionaries from more than 30 countries joined the gala to celebrate BLT Design Awards and SIT Furniture Design Award.

Two hundred guests filled the neo-Gothic hall, turning this historic church into a vibrant event, where throughout the evening, trophies were presented, new connections made, and the global design community celebrated its shared commitment to shaping the future of design.

From emerging talents to internationally recognised studios, the ceremony showcased design excellence in every form - architecture, interiors, furniture, and product innovation.

24/11/2025

Casa Loredo is located in the Cantabrian town from which it takes its name. Set on the shores and surrounded by pines and holm oaks, the house occupies an elongated plot with open views to the northwest, toward the city of Santander across the bay. The landscape was a central consideration in the design, with the house conceived as a grand lookout. Its expansive glazed surfaces foster a deep connection with the surroundings and enhance the sensation of proximity to the sea.

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Casa Loredo reinterprets traditional Cantabrian construction techniques through contemporary design, emphasizing material honesty, spatial clarity, and landscape connection.

24/11/2025

Innovation blends with heritage at one of the biggest Asian events - Chiang Mai Design Week 2025 👥

Chiang Mai Design Week 2025 is back with its powerful theme, “Local Plus: Creativity, Technology, Sustainability.” Now in its 11th edition, the festival continues to strengthen Chiang Mai’s position as a creative capital by connecting local talent with global perspectives. Designers, artists, makers, and communities across the North and international partners from more than ten countries will create an event for connecting and changing ideas that blends heritage with innovation from 6-14 December .

This year’s concept expands the city’s creative potential through technology, international collaboration, and sustainable design. What’s in store for this year? Exhibitions, immersive installations, city-wide performances, craft showcases, and knowledge-sharing events. From regional crafts and wellness-driven design to digital creativity, youth innovation, global art showcases, and low-impact festival models, CMDW2025 shows how creativity can shape the future for Chiang Mai and beyond.

👉 Check put the full agenda of the event: https://d5mag.com/chiang-mai-design-week-2025-uniting-the-power-of-local-plus-6-14-december-2025/

📸 Photo credit: Courtesy of Chiang Mai Design Week 2025

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23/11/2025

The project Forest of Knowledge is a node to the decision to use nature as an inspiration when creating a contemporary and inclusive library. Instead of a dark and boring room full of tall bookshelves, this library is now full of light, natural wood, plants, and space. The space reminds people of an indoor garden, whereas the flowers are replaced by books, with knowledge being the focal point of the interior design.

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When presented with the challenge of turning an old and not-so-popular library space at the Cricket Club of India into a social hub for locals to gather and want to spend their time…

23/11/2025

Inside Berlin’s ecological and cultural hub 🌿

Launched in spring 2023 at the former Tempelhof Airport flight path, Spore Initiative is a space for people who are interested in culture, ecology, and the arts, where events related to ecological awareness and cultural exchange are hosted. The building brings together apartments for artists and authors, a cafeteria, library, auditorium, exhibition areas, seminar rooms, and a production workshop, forming a complete creative ecosystem.

Designed by AFF Architekten with lighting by Licht Kunst Licht, the architecture highlights openness, sculptural architecture, and a strong educational atmosphere. LED systems, presence sensors, daylight-adaptive lighting, recycled materials, and a skylit staircase that maximises natural light while reducing energy use lie at the core of lighting design. Minimal exterior lighting helps limit light pollution. Recognised with an honourable mention at the LIT Lighting Design Awards, Spore Initiative is an example of how design can support environmental responsibility and artistic creation.

👉 Explore the space: https://d5mag.com/inside-spore-initiative-in-berlin-neukolln-a-design-led-meeting-place-connecting-environment-art-and-society/

📸 Photo credit: Tjark Spille

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22/11/2025

Located in the dramatic freshwater landscapes of Pointe Au Baril, Ontario, Whistling Wind Island emerges from the waters, drawing inspiration from the stunning archipelago. There, a series of smaller-scale buildings with asymmetrical rooflines rest upon a one-acre island of exposed Precambrian bedrock. Structures embrace the elements rather than resist them, and the wind’s force and movement influenced the design, reflected in the asymmetrical rooflines and the seemingly scattered arrangement of the buildings, as if placed by the wind itself.

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Located in the freshwater landscapes of Pointe Au Baril, Whistling Wind Island emerges from the waters, drawing inspiration from the stunning archipelago.

22/11/2025

A new collection from two iconic Nordic brands, which is functional, colourful, and built to last 🔥

ARKET × Massproductions introduced an exclusive Autumn/Winter 2025 home collection, which is fully rooted in Nordic design, craftsmanship, and everyday functionality. ARKET’s colourful home aesthetic is combined with Massproductions’ precision-driven, sustainable manufacturing. The collection includes co-designed pieces and a few reimagined Massproductions icons in new ARKET-exclusive colourways.

The absolute stars of the collection are the neon orange Buffer Bookend, the bright blue Silo Wine Rack, the playful all-rubber Universal Door Wedge, and a jacquard-woven wool blanket by Klippan featuring Massproductions’ first chair design, and a classic canvas logo tote.

👉 Read more about the collection: https://d5mag.com/arket-and-massproduction-present-exclusive-collection-for-aw25/

📸 Video credit: ARKET and Massproductions

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21/11/2025

The WALKCAR 2 and WALKCAR 2 Pro are small, portable vehicles designed for short-distance travel in urban environments. Both models are compact enough to fit in a backpack or be carried like a laptop, weighing around 2.9 kg and roughly the size of an A4 sheet. They were designed as a lightweight option for personal transport, having been created after the fleeting thought, “What if I could carry my car around?“

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Compact Japanese electric vehicle, WALKCAR 2, offers hands-free personal mobility with foot control, lightweight design, and quick charging.

21/11/2025

Tonight, Basel will shine a little brighter ✨

Something special is happening in the heart of Basel tonight... People from all over the world are coming to celebrate the winners of the SIT Furniture Design Awards and the BLT Built Design Awards of 2024 and 2025. Throughout the evening, winners will step into the spotlight to receive their certificates and awards. Their work will be celebrated and shared in one of the most magical settings Basel has to offer.

The event is taking place in Elisabethenkirche - the breathtaking neo-Gothic icon transformed into a modern cultural sanctuary, where history meets imagination, where bold ideas are born, and where design speaks for itself.

We can’t wait for the ceremony to begin!