Fashion Design Lab

Airpaq's one-of-a-kind rucksacks are putting used car safety components back to work to help protect and haul your gear.

The complex little patterns of old circuit boards are highlighted in this lovely handmade collection of jewelry for men and women.

No real butterflies were harmed in the making of these magical pieces that flutter and float with the wind.

Elegant necklaces, rings, bracelets and earrings are planted with hardy succulents and worn as jewelry.

With the aim of showcasing and selling products designed by women, No Sir also draws attention to gender inequality in the design profession.

Don’t expect spotlights, airbrushing, waif-like models or a minimalist catwalk. The fashion show at PalletFest in Dever, featuring upcycled one-of-a-kind garments, was much more colorful and crafty.

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Here Japanese stationery manufacturer Sonic rethinks the humble pencil case, which is typically a form-follows-function rectangle. Their Kakusta design angles the zipper, so that once open, the case presents the utensils:Another take on this is their vertically-standing Smart Stand. When you open the flip-down lid, an unseen magnet holds it against the base. [...]

In the 20th century, the U.S. was the dominant industrial power. We enjoyed conveniences and luxuries not readily available in other parts of the world, from air conditioning to appliances to cutting-edge vehicles.This century is turning out to be wildly different. In just a few decades, China has gone from industrial backwater to developer of worldbeating technology. [...]

In furniture design, there's sometimes an aesthetic and conceptual overlap between high-end minimalist luxury designs and an ID student project. This Fagiolo lounge chair is one of those. (And it's technically the former, not the latter.)Produced by Italian luxury furniture brand Mavimatt, even the description reminds me of ID student project copy:A Design Born from SimplicityFagiolo draws inspiration from the fluid, harmonious shape of the seed that gives it its name an ancient form, a symbol of life and regeneration, reinterpreted by Mavimatt with a contemporary vision to create an iconic, timeless piece. [...]

In much of the world, owning a lakeside home is desirable. But in the Dutch town of Loosdrecht, residents live within the lake itself, with houses on their own impossibly skinny islands: The unique geography is of course manmade, the result of peat mining. In centuries past, boats were used to dredge what was once swampland, in order to mine peat for fuel. [...]

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Co-curated by Daria Borisova and Selcan Atilgan, the group exhibition in Venice's Palazzo Naril Bernardo explores states of continual adaptation There could scarcely be a more fitting setting for The Open Wound …

S.T. Dupont’s chic new Géode collection comes in five different models. Malachite’s beautiful patterns and sheen inspired the lacquered designs. Each model is available in either a gold case with green enamel, …

A limited-edition collab made in Michigan between Chaco (creator of its famous water-friendly Z/Sandals) and Grammy Award-winning bluegrass artist Billy Strings, the collection includes two versions of the Z/Sandals and two dog …

The exhibition evolves NUOVO's identity beyond furniture showroom to design culture curator With Sequence – A Listening Room, NUOVO turns its space into an environment where furniture, sound, material research and spatial …

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