When a blighted city needs transformation, it’s usually a bulldozer rather than a brush that does the work. Few years ago, Edi Rama, Tirana's mayor at the time, started in a creative way to paint the sad facades of the buildings built during communism.  But what did the two Dutch artists, ...

"We are what we do" is the slogan of Utilità Manifesta, an association of social promotion based in Terni - Umbria, composed of a group of graphic designers who are actively engaged since 2004 in raising awareness on social issues, and in promoting human rights through graphic and design projects. Their ...

Steelcase Inc. is a nearly 100 years old  brand that offers a comprehensive portfolio of workplace furnishings, products and services. Designing to achieve social, economic, and environmental sustainability. Steelcase was created by a few people with a strong commitment to integrity and doing the right thing for their customers, employees, ...

In 1994 Jeremy Moon received a T-shirt by a shepherd in the Southern Alps of New Zealand. The T-shirt was remarkably soft and do not hold body odour. "It didn't look too good, but it felt amazing. And I fell in love with the feeling of it," says Moon. The ...

Internet is the way to get people to see their clothes and listen to their messages. The recently launched web site IOU project is not the latest clothes brand but it is a bridge between Indian artisans and consumers. The head of the project is Kavita Parmar. She is "a fashion designer ...

These are the Matrioskattive, coming from Dobrush, in Belarus, one of the most affected areas by Chernobyl disaster. The international Project Tizzi, started in 2005, brought them last month to the Salone del Mobile, to the Velvet space at the Fabbrica del Vapore. The project was developped by about sixty students of the Brera Academy, and was ...

One of the interesting things I saw in Zona Tortona during Milan Design Week 2011 was the exhibition Slow Hand Design: The heart value of Thai products. Thailand is considered one of the most experienced countries in the export industry in Southern Asia, due to its advanced infrastructure for producing consumer ...

REcycle REdecorate REdesign is the slogan of Katie Thompson, an interior designer from South Africa. It’s quite interesting how Katie recreates unique furniture, lighting and interior accessories from pieces of discarded junk. Each piece is infused with its own previous character but with a new function. What characterizes Katie’s work is ...

Daniele Pario Perra is the author of the book "Low Cost Design", an analysis ranging from design to the sociology of the territory about the change in the use of objects and places through the actions of the inhabitants. The book is the result of an eight years research and more ...

Recently the Mountain View giant launched, is not a surprise after all, the Google Art Project. It works on the same principle of street viewing, but you are walking in the galleries of different museums rather than in the streets of a city. The platform is innovative, but still not ...