Does Design’s Biggest Event Reflect a World in Crisis? Dana’s Unfiltered Take on Milan 2025.Milan Design Week 2025 reflected our broader cultural moment: confused, transitioning, searching for meaning. With the world in crisis, genuine creativity struggles, while marketing machines dominate. Fashion brands have invaded design...
How Formafantasma Liberated Modernism from Tradition With a Theatrical Masterpiece for Cassina.Through this triumphant intervention, Formafantasma offered us a fresh lens through which to see modernism, not as some fixed ideology but as an evolving conversation with the present. In a week largely defined by pretty but forgettable...
The Emotional Objects: Hermès Unveils 2025 Home Collection in Milan.One of the most striking aspects of this collection is how Hermès approaches object creation with such philosophical depth. As their manifesto states, "To design an object, to make it, a box is needed." This poetic concept frames each...
Monique Rozanès: The Light Alchemist I Can’t Believe I’m Just Discovering.At Galerie Gastou, artist Monique Rozanès presents a captivating exhibition showcasing her pioneering work with synthetic resin. A singular figure in 20th century art, Rozanès transforms industrial materials into transparent sculptures...
Love Shack in Bondi Reimagines Material Reuse and Small-Scale Functionality.Second Edition's Love Shack is a small but powerful example of sustainable design principles in action. This chameleon of a space functions as a bedroom, living room, or office while championing innovative material reuse. From salvaged...
Studio Manifold’s Design Double-Header in Melbourne’s Collingwood.In a heritage-listed building on Collingwood's Peel Street, Studio Manifold has designed two distinct but philosophically aligned projects I can only describe as a design double-header. Mane, a gender-fluid retail experience, and Two Birds...
The EVE Hotel Sydney: A Biophilic Breath in Wunderlich Lane’s Final Chapter.Rooted in a philosophy of longevity, The Eve balances enduring architectural design with contemporary accents. It's a celebration of Sydney's creative spirit and a contributor to the ongoing story of Surry Hills and Redfern—a design...
Australian Design Gold: Grazia & Co Breathes New Life into Meadmore’s Mid-Century Classics.Australia's design landscape welcomes back a crucial piece of its creative history with the revival of Clement Meadmore's modernist furniture and lighting designs that won acclaim in 1950s Melbourne. This updated collection represents...
Terrazzo, Steel, and Memory: Reimagining Caccia Dominioni’s Legacy in Milan.What would Caccia Dominioni do if redesigning his own work for today's living? This question guided Tenet's renovation of a 100-square-metre apartment in Milan's Mondelli building. The transformation preserves key elements from the 1961...
