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Australian design on show at Osaka World Expo

Australian design on show at Osaka World Expo

The 2025 Osaka World Expo 2025 is well and truly open, with Buchan’s Pavilion representing Australia on the global stage.

Jessie French and Aesop join forces again for Melbourne Design Week

Jessie French and Aesop join forces again for Melbourne Design Week

French’s experimental materials studio, OTHER MATTER, is collaborating across multiple Aesop premises for another exploration of experimental, circular design.

An ode to the tactility of the handmade

An ode to the tactility of the handmade

With craftsmanship and contemporary form at its core, Boyac and Origine present a special showcase as part of Melbourne Design Week.

We talk to Arper’s head of sustainability at Milan Design Week

We talk to Arper’s head of sustainability at Milan Design Week

Andrea Mulloni is the head of sustainability at furniture manufacturer, Arper. With a particular emphasis on the evolving Catifa Carta chair, we chatted to him at Arper’s stand during Milan Design Week.

Klaro Industrial Design: Offering Better Choices with Recycled HDPE Surfaces

Klaro Industrial Design: Offering Better Choices with Recycled HDPE Surfaces

Commercial specification just got more circular thanks to some new finish options for some of Klaro’s most loved pieces.

Christian Ernemann on the architecture of inheritance

Christian Ernemann on the architecture of inheritance

Wendelbo stands as an example of a family-operated business that has profitably adapted to the modern world without losing sight of its values.

Channelling Chinese phoenix at Shangri-La Nanshan

Channelling Chinese phoenix at Shangri-La Nanshan

Dreamily poetic in his approach to any project, Joe Cheng, director of CCD and UN Cultural Ambassador, has adopted the Fenghuang as the thematic touchstone for Shangri-La Nanshan.

An emotional connection

An emotional connection

Chinese handbag design firm, Songmont, has seen ARCHSTUDIO transform a disused factory into a space of great engagement and joy.

Interview with Jaime Hayon from Milan Design Week

Interview with Jaime Hayon from Milan Design Week

International design superstar Jaime Hayon met us at the Wittmann showroom during Milan Design Week 2025 to talk us through his new KOLINAS sofa collection.

Product launches from Milan Design Week 2025

Product launches from Milan Design Week 2025

So many product launches – where to begin with Milan? Well, across some of our favourite brands and all kinds of areas, here are some of the highlights we saw this year.

Euroluce Report: Your guide to the lights of Milan 2025

Euroluce Report: Your guide to the lights of Milan 2025

It was the year of Euroluce and all things lighting at Milan Design Week in 2025. Among a high-quality and extremely wide field, here are some of the highlights.

Exhibitions and installations galore from Milan

Exhibitions and installations galore from Milan

Milan Design Week amounts to so much more than product launches, so here are a few installation and exhibition highlights that we stumbled across in 2025.