Latest articles by Laura May Todd
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Stockholm Furniture Fair launches Älvsjö Gård collectible design platform
Stockholm Design Week 2023: Stockholm Furniture Fair has launched Älvsjö Gård, its first platform for collectible design
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Alexander Lervik’s ‘Hemvist’ wooden furniture was crafted using a technique for making stairs
Stockholm Design Week 2023: Alexander Lervik and wooden stair manufacturer Drömtrappor present a new collection of furniture at his recently opened design gallery, Unikat
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Patricia Urquiola presents new lighting system for Flos
Patricia Urquiola's latest creation for Flos is a sustainable lighting system featuring organic shapes inspired by the fruit and flowers of almond trees
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Last chance to see: 'Bruce Nauman: Contrapposto Studies’ at Punta della Dogana, Venice
Focusing on the American artist's performative 'Contrapposto Studies', Bruce Nauman's show at Punta della Dogana, Venice, gives new meaning to body language – on view until 27 November 2022
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Dubai Design Week 2022: a meeting of international brands and local talent
Dubai Design Week 2022 returns with exhibitions at Downtown Design and the d3 Design District, highlighting emerging talent and sustainable approaches
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World View: Letter from Canada
The World View series shines light on the creativity and resilience of designers around the world as they confront the challenges wrought by the Covid-19 pandemic. Working with our international contributors, we reach out to creative talents to ponder the power of design in difficult times and share messages of hope. As Laura May Todd discovers in Toronto and Montreal, designers are staying connected digitally, setting up home studios, and finding new appreciation for tactility and self-reliance
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A new book investigates the characters behind design
Milan-based design curator and journalist Maria Cristina Didero shines a light on people behind the design, with a new limited edition book designed by Prague-based creative collective OKOLO
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Assessing the pitfalls and potentials of the information age
The world’s longest running Biennial of Design in Ljubljana questions data, fake news, AI in the post-truth era
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Ettore Sottsass, colour and architecture at Lake Como Design Fair
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Exploring the artistic side of Kartell, from the domestic to surreal
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Ettore Spalletti’s pastel paean to the shores of Pescara
The 79-year-old Italian artist takes up residence in Monaco’s Villa Paloma with a serene retrospective
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Faye Toogood’s latest rug collection is inspired by absent-minded ‘Doodles’
The British designer realises a colourful new rug collection with cc-tapis
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Uncovering experimental narratives behind collectible design in Milan
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Nendo and Fritz Hansen design fully recycled plastic chair
Take an exclusive look at N02 Recycle, a moulded, stackable chair system made from upcycled household plastic, Polypropylene
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Raf Simons creates dystopian neighbourhood with Kvadrat in Milan
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The devil is in the details at Luca Cipelletti’s Rome solo show
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Italian design shown as artworks for the first I-MADE exhibition at Saatchi Gallery
Opening today as part of London Design Festival, I-MADE, curated by Giulio Cappellini, showcases the finest in Italian manufactured design
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The work of Pier Luigi Nervi gets the Formafantasma treatment in Rome
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Fondazione Prada recreates art shows held under the rise and fall of fascist Italy
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Patricia Urquiola and Federica Sala shine light on Achille Castiglioni’s legendary design career
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Bethan Laura Wood designs glass tables for Wonderglass inspired by travels
Bethan Laura Wood created the ‘Chain’ glass collection during lockdown, using Wonderglass’s cast glass to build tables shown at Venice Glass Week
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Dispatches from the 2019 edition of Milan Architecture Week
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Brazilian design unlocked at Espasso’s first Milan Design Week showcase
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Re-living Pierre Paulin's 1970s Paris
Take a journey to 1970s Paris with Sotheby’s celebration of the work of French designer Pierre Paulin
