Tag Archives: Design
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The last provocazione
Will Maurizio Cattelan’s retirement after his Guggenheim Retrospective be his ultimate satire on the art world or the end of an era? Malcolm Cossons reports
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Speed, style and substance?
Are Italian cars more of a status symbol than a means of transport? Josh Sims deliberates
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The long and diversifying road
Josh Sims explores the detour Italian car manufacturers are taking through brand licensing
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Rise of the machines
More people are buying coffee machines for the home, creating a market dividing along lines of style and performance, convenience and connoisseurship, writes Josh Sims
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Brand on the run
Thanks in large part to IKEA and the desire to modernise our homes, Scandinavian design has become so well known as to have effectively become a brand in its own right. But, asks Hanna Nova Beatrice, editor of the Swedish magazine Plaza Interior, is it a brand past its sell-by date?
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Thinking anew
Scandinavian design has long been in the doldrums, dependent on its august past. But, thanks to an international perspective and a fresh playfulness, a new generation of designers is now coming to the fore, writes Nick Compton
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The hammer is falling
With the first major auction of Scandinavian furniture this month, could now be a good time to start hoarding some contemporary classics of tomorrow? Nick Compton reports
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Working world is sleek and stylish
Acclaimed designer Timothy Jacob Jensen explains why functionalism lies at the heart of the Scandinavian approach to design