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Original mid-century Chandigarh furniture exhibited in collector’s London townhouse

October 31, 2024 Tirthika Shah 0

Collector Rajan Bijlani has opened up his London residence for an exhibition featuring highlights from his 500-piece collection of furniture made for Le Corbusier’s master plan of Chandigarh in the 1950s and 60s. The Syncretic Voices exhibition, curated by Bijlani together with art advisers Michael Jefferson and Truls Blaasmo, features mid-century originals alongside contemporary pieces

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Kiki & Joost adds self-designed exhibition space to Eindhoven studio

October 31, 2024 Jane Englefield 0

Dutch design duo Kiki & Joost has opened a public exhibition space attached to the pair’s Eindhoven studio, allowing them to showcase their work in a more “open and free” way without relying on galleries. Kiki van Eijk and Joost van Bleiswijk are a couple who make work as independent designers and also together under the name Kiki

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Verner Panton preferred experimentation to “beautiful platitude”

October 29, 2024 Cajsa Carlson 0

Verner Panton caused a sensation with his pioneering approach to furniture and lighting design. For our mid-century modern series, we profile the Danish designer whose colourful pieces and interiors define an era. With their vibrant colours and undulating shapes, Verner Panton’s Heart Cone and Panton chairs are among the most iconic design pieces to come

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Tim Burton design exhibition explores work and mind of “unique director”

October 25, 2024 Jane Englefield 0

Spooky puppets, original costumes and childhood drawings feature in The World of Tim Burton, an exhibition at London’s Design Museum charting 50 years of the American filmmaker’s work. Opening today, the exhibition of over 600 objects offers a glimpse into the mind of director and animator Burton, whose distinctively uncanny films include the 1990 Edward

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Tim Burton design exhibition explores work and mind of “unique director”

October 25, 2024 Jane Englefield 0

Spooky puppets, original costumes and childhood drawings feature in The World of Tim Burton, an exhibition at London’s Design Museum charting 50 years of the American filmmaker’s work. Opening today, the exhibition of over 600 objects offers a glimpse into the mind of director and animator Burton, whose distinctively uncanny films include the 1990 Edward

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Five events on America’s East Coast from Dezeen Events Guide

October 25, 2024 Sophie Chapman 0

BDNY and The Delaware Contemporary Fall 2024: Design are among current and upcoming architecture and design events taking place on the East Coast of the US that are featured in Dezeen Events Guide. Other events taking place during the month include the exhibitions Caroline Monnet: River Flows Through Bent Trees, Ghost Projects and Umbau Nonstop

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Florence Knoll Bassett “led an office revolution”

October 24, 2024 Ellen Eberhardt 0

As part of our mid-century modern series, we portray Florence Knoll Bassett, who transformed how we think of office design with her streamlined furniture and leadership of design brand Knoll. Under Knoll, Florence Knoll, as she was then called, brought modern lines and a human-centric design ethos to the American office environment. As well as

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“I love mid-century modern, but it makes me sad”

October 23, 2024 John Jervis 0

As homes become smaller, mid-century modern design may meet our needs even more now than when it first appeared, but that doesn’t mean we should idolise the style, writes John Jervis. I love mid-century modern, but it makes me sad. In its beauty and simplicity, it speaks of postwar optimism, and a belief in a better

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Charles and Ray Eames changed the landscape of design with “just a few chairs and a house”

October 22, 2024 Jon Astbury 0

We continue our series on mid-century modern design with a profile of Ray and Charles Eames, the duo that championed a functional and democratic approach to design. Their iterative, materials-focused approach saw the designers harness mass-production techniques in an attempt to create what would be enshrined in their motto as “the best for the most

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This Wood Watchtower Is Also A Home For Bats

October 19, 2024 Erin 0

Photography by Koen Mol NEXT Architects has shared photos of Watchtower Einderheide, a lookout in The Netherlands, that also doubles as a shelter for bats. Photography by Koen Mol At a height of 85 feet (26m), there’s a view of the Brabantse Kempen’s wooded area surrounding it. Photography by Koen Mol Notches, at different heights […]