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Disegno #40
Disegno #40
Disegno #40 considers the role of freedom in design through short stories about liberation, autonomy and inventiveness.
In Search of the Long-armed Chair
In Search of the Long-armed Chair
In Disegno #39 , Rachel Lee and Sarita Sundar trace a shapeshifting chair from its colonial origins to modern deconstructions.
Text-to-Clay
Text-to-Clay
Designer and researcher Vera van der Burg trained an AI model to generate ceramic forms that she later hand-built in clay, challenging anthropomorphic ideas about the technology by treating it like a material.
Factory Diaries
Factory Diaries
In Disegno #38 , design studio Folkform shared an ode to Sweden’s last Masonite factory.
The Lost Cloth Object
The Lost Cloth Object
Stephen Burks Man Made collaborated with wood veneer company ALPI to create The Lost Cloth Object , a speculative ceremonial site designed to resemble Kuba textiles from the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Silk and Milk
Silk and Milk
Tessa Silva’s Smock collection pays homage to historically gendered labour practices by using hand-pleated fabric and techniques and materials typically found in kitchens.
Future of Health
Future of Health
Brown Office’s Ward 2045 CO2e Monitor is a speculative device installation that monitors and visualises carbon emissions from hospital wards.
Preteen Dreams
Preteen Dreams
In Disegno #38 , Helen Gonzalez Brown traces the digital legacies of Tamagotchis.
Where’s Your Cow From?
Where’s Your Cow From?
In Disegno #39 , Rupal Rathore visits Studio Saar’s gaushala in Rajasthan, which was designed to house a native breed of cow.
Origami Textiles
Origami Textiles
Emilie Palle Holm uses origami folds to create textiles that morph into different forms, colours and textures.
Crooked Pencils
Crooked Pencils
Everybody’s Chair
Everybody’s Chair
Butter Wouldn’t Melt
Butter Wouldn’t Melt
Open Call: Experimentation
Open Call: Experimentation
Disegno is looking for contributions to our 41st issue, released during Milan Design Week in April 2026, which will be themed around ideas of “Experimentation” in design.
Iota
Iota
Sebastian Bergne’s Iota collection subtracts as much material as possible from the classic design of doorknobs, lever handles and cupboard pulls.
Silent Guidance
Silent Guidance
The Doshi Retreat is a new space for contemplation on the Vitra Campus and a memorial for its architect, Balkrishna Doshi, who passed away shortly after completing the building’s design.
Dirty Looks
Dirty Looks
The Barbican’s Dirty Looks exhibition interrogates how dirt has been used in fashion as both a symbol of rebellion and a rumination on the inevitability of decay.
Illumination Through Books
Illumination Through Books
Livia Lauber’s catalogue of design goes on display at Tenderbooks, illuminated by new, print-inspired lighting.
A Silent Statement
A Silent Statement
Edith van Berkel’s new collection of rugs for Maharam is rooted in traditional Nepalese textile production techniques, including weaving with nettle fibres.
A Foldable Home
A Foldable Home
Amélie Pichard and Maison&Objet’s up-and-coming studios meet the realities of modern life with multifunctional pieces, objects that evoke the natural world, and designs which balance technology with handcraft.
Mapping the Hinterlands
Mapping the Hinterlands
LDF 2025 Round Up
LDF 2025 Round Up
Disegno at LDF 2025
Disegno at LDF 2025
Rest and Play
Rest and Play
Happy by Design
Happy by Design
Futuristic Repair
Futuristic Repair
Disegno #39
Disegno #39
Introducing: The Crit
Introducing: The Crit
Give Us This Day Our Daily Watts
Give Us This Day Our Daily Watts
The Warehouse
The Warehouse
Porous Revival
Porous Revival
Archival Bodies
Archival Bodies
Feelers
Feelers
The Living Archive
The Living Archive
Open Call: Freedom
Open Call: Freedom
A Chair for Today
A Chair for Today
Cabinet of Curiosities
Cabinet of Curiosities
Waffle Connectors
Waffle Connectors
A Functional Rug
A Functional Rug
Inequalities
Inequalities
Remixed
Remixed
Perfectly Stacked
Perfectly Stacked
A Difference in Framing
A Difference in Framing
Designing for a Changing World
Designing for a Changing World
Weaving Water
Weaving Water
Groomed Balloons
Groomed Balloons
Time and Time Again
Time and Time Again
Touch Machine
Touch Machine
Padrinos
Padrinos
From the Ground Up
From the Ground Up
Kyu-Ikeda-Tei
Kyu-Ikeda-Tei
Ancestors in the Making
Ancestors in the Making
A Personal Promise
A Personal Promise
Take Root
Take Root
Reloading the Canon
Reloading the Canon
A Guardian
A Guardian
A Personal Investment
A Personal Investment
Event Invitation: Are We Having Fun Yet?
Event Invitation: Are We Having Fun Yet?
Just My Type
Just My Type
Open Call: Survival
Open Call: Survival
At All Scales
At All Scales
Disegno #38
Disegno #38
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