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23/09/2013

Known as a „workshop for peace’, UN North Delegates' lounge has been recently redesigned by Hella Jongerious in collaboration with Rem Koolhaas, Irma Boom, Gabriel Lester and Louise Schouwenberg. It is opening on September 25th!

See more: http://www.designagenda.me/notes/new-design-of-the-un-north-delegates-lounge/

Photo: Frank Oudeman.

20/09/2013

Astonishing light installation by Bocci at V&A London during London Design Festival. Photo: Susan Smart.

See more: http://www.designagenda.me/notes/boccis-light-installation-at-vampampa-london/

24/07/2013

17/07/2013

In memoriam to Niko Kralj - the most significant Slovene designer of all periods. His role can be compared to the Aalto's in Finland or the Eameses in USA.

http://www.designagenda.me/methods/the-unknown-famous-designer-niko-kralj/

04/07/2013

Check out Siba Sahabi's new collection of felt lamps „Sherazade“, inspired by nighttime silhouettes of Middle Eastern rooftops.

http://www.designagenda.me/notes/felt-lamps-sherazade-by-siba-sahabi/

08/04/2013

02/04/2013

We present you young Croatian designers which aesthetics in solid wood has moved us. Novak-Mikulic and Ruzic have created for Artisan quite tactile experience of objects in wood.

First collection in solid wood by Rudjer Novak-Mikulic and Marija Ruzic for Artisan has exposed them as extremly sensible designers that brought new aesthetics to Croatian design. Through the liberation of the senses included in final design, the form of the chair and tables have developed an extra…

27/03/2013

We present you Solid Acts exhibition highlighting contemporary Croatian product design that GOES to MILAN DESIGN WEEk in April! - to be seen at Superstudio Più. Curated by Tatjana Bartakovic, editor of Design Agenda.

The exhibition “Solid Acts – Design from Croatia” will present the new design scene from Croatia at the Milan Design Week 2013. 30 Croatian designers will showcase 32 works in Superstudio Più – The Temporary Museum for New Design 2013 (Zona Tortona) from April 9 to April 14, 2013. The exhibition was...

18/03/2013

Simple as that

14/03/2013

Design thinking by Yrjö Sotamaa. If you want to learn more, read our interview with professor Sotamaa http://bit.ly/SfOjnJ

22/02/2013

We love this narrative of Paperman - new Disney Short that plays on light and shadow. Each frame has hints of hand-drawn animation – new technology invented with the idea to bring the hand of artist back. More: http://bit.ly/159lcVS

16/02/2013

Book „Design Value“ blows away the stereotype that design is just about culture and depends on the goodwill of a few mentors in industry. Find out in this Interview why design isn't neither a universally applicable ‘magic bullet’…

The famous slogan by Thomas Watson, Jr., one the most successful and most influential businessman in the 20 century – “Good design is good business” – was pragmatically proved by the method of calculating design value that has been developed by Dr. Peter Zec and Burkhard Jacob at the Red Dot institu...