Extra: ‘Eastern Blocks II: Concrete Landscapes of the Former Eastern Bloc’
The second photographic survey from independent publishing house Zupagrafika considers the building style that dominates much of Eastern Europe. Architectural historian Kateryna Malaia tells us more.S...
19 Jun 20259min
‘The Shakers: A World in the Making’, Falé and the Hannah Ryggen Triennale
The Vitra Design Museum considers how Shakers have inspired designers. Then: we head to Senegal to meet the co-founder of Falé, a brand focusing on hand-spun cotton. Finally, the Hannah Ryggen Trienna...
17 Jun 202531min
Extra: ‘Across the Spooniverse’
In San Diego the Mingei International Museum’s latest exhibition explores how the humble spoon is a vessel for human creativity across the world. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
12 Jun 20257min
London Design Biennale, Finnish Glass Biennale, Art Deco in Shanghai
The London Design Biennale’s director, Victoria Broackes, and experiential designer and author Rachel Botsman discuss this year’s event and the latter’s “Roots of Trust” installation, which reimagines...
10 Jun 202530min
Extra: Mariana Ralo
As part of this year’s Lisbon Design Week, artist Mariana Ralo produced a vast tapestry crafted from nautical rope and rubber for the courtyard at Locke da Santa Joanna hotel. See omnystudio.com/liste...
5 Jun 20255min
Marina Tabassum, Lisbon Design Week, Dan Thawley
Architect Marina Tabassum discusses her inspiration for this year’s Serpentine Pavilion. Then: a report from the third edition of Lisbon Design Week. Plus: we meet Dan Thawley, artistic director of Ma...
3 Jun 202532min
Extra: ‘Visibly Invisible – Artek’s Drawing Office 1936–2004’
The in-house design team at Finnish furniture company Artek is the focal point of The Alvar Aalto Museum’s summer exhibition. Petri Burtsoff reports.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information...
29 Mai 20258min
The fabric architecture of Do Ho Suh, Romanian Design Week
South Korean artist Do Ho Suh discusses his ongoing fabric-architecture series and the laborious process of producing these structures. Plus: a recap of Romanian Design Week. See omnystudio.com/liste...
27 Mai 202529min
