How Covid-19 Sparked A Resurgence In Home Cooking
From banana breads to elaborate date night dinners, people across the UK have been spending extra time in their kitchens since the coronavirus lockdown began. A recent survey by Hammonds – the creators of stylish fitted kitchens – found 70% had begun batch cooking, whether to stock up their freezer, help everyone eat healthily, or simply save time. Considering the … Continue reading How Covid-19 Sparked A Resurgence In Home Cooking Continue Reading
VDF products fair: The Bouroullec brothers have collaborated with Vitra on Vases Découpage, a collection of mix-and-match ceramics that have a handcrafted appearance. Vases Découpage is composed of three series named Barre, Disque and Feuille. Each feature cylindrical ceramic vessels and decorative abstract shapes, like slabs and bars, made from clay. The pieces are available in different colours and all … 
VDF products fair: Moca is a deliberately simple and stackable chair designed by Jasper Morrison and Vitra as an “understated addition to any setting”. Moca is meant for use in both private and public spaces, and combines durable materials with a timeless aesthetic to ensure “an unusually long lifespan for the product”, the Swiss furniture brand said. It takes its … 
VDF products fair: Swiss furniture brand Vitra has reissued the Chaise Tout Bois chair, crafted by French architect Jean Prouvé in 1941 entirely from wood. Chaise Tout Bois was developed as a result of the scarcity of metal during the second world war, which led Prouvé to search for alternative materials. It is the architect’s only chair that relies solely on … 
VDF products fair: German designer Konstantin Grcic has collaborated with Vitra to create the Citizen seating collection that challenges the aesthetic and “voluptuous upholstery” of traditional lounge chairs. The Citizen lounge chairs are celebrated by Vitra for their unconventional form, characterised by a tubular steel structure and the semicircular contour of its backrest that envelops the upper body of the sitter. Additionally, … 
Vitra is showcasing four of its latest products at VDF products fair, including designs by Jasper Morrison, Konstantin Grcic and the Bouroullec brothers. In addition, the Swiss furniture brand has reissued the Chaise Tout Bois chair, which was designed by French architect Jean Prouvé in 1941 and is made entirely from wood. The products, including a lounge chair and ceramic vases, … 
Africa by Design is a platform that promotes designers from sub-Safaran Africa. Founder Chrissa Amuah spoke to Dezeen about the programme in a live interview earlier this month and here presents a selection of products from the stable. Amuah, who also runs London-based studio AMWA Designs, established Africa by Design to give the design talent in the region “the respect … 
Porto-based Caiano Morgado Arquitectos has unveiled its design for the clay-coloured-concrete General Torres 416 housing block in Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal. The architecture studio designed the red housing block to incorporate the colours of the roofs of the surrounding buildings and the forms of local port wine cellars. “Our approach centred around balancing the visual references from the surrounding … 
We’ve rounded up five coops where chickens rule the roost, from a wooden hut in Turkey to Kengo Kuma’s black pavilion at Casa Wabi. House of Chickens by SO? Istanbul-based studio SO? built this chicken coop raised on stilts with oak plywood, oxidised metal panels and a corrugated metal roof. It is in Turkey at Palanga farm, which is run … 
Chilean architect Mále Uribe presents three short films and a conversation about her research on art and design‘s relationship with extreme landscapes in this Virtual Design Festival collaboration. Today, the Design Museum takes over VDF for a day of content curated by its 2019 Designers in Residence – Uribe, Stiliyana Minkovska, Marta Giralt and Robert Johnson. In this first session, titled Re-Imagining Extreme Landscapes, Uribe focuses …