The Art of the Ιmpossible by Rem Koolhaas. A short tribute to the Dutch architect.

Ceramists, graphic designers and architects have created objects based on the local culture and history

Gifts for Design nerds and aficionados

The ceramist and artist, talks to DS about how Athens shaped her artistic identity

Panos Profitis

Bo Bardi’ work as an excellent model for contemporary design and its relation to the past.

Preserving and reviving the past through modern architectural practices.

These vibrant furniture pieces communicate with their surroundings, and rely on hand drawings and meticulous construction methods.

Colonialism may be a thing of the past but its scars are still fresh and can -sometimes- create discomfort.

Maria Paneta explains wearables and their relation to the technologically augmented future

Design is based, among other factors, on the right use of materials to be considered successful.

The work of W. Morris, a manifold designer and founder of the Arts & Crafts movement -the first movement to deeply criticise Industrialisation- that influenced modernist movements like Bauhaus.

After the completion of the successful “KYKLOS” exhibition, the designer shares with us her impressions and design.

Reuse of materials and methods for a contemporary design inspired by the mythical Mediterranean countryside.

A conversation with its founder, Antti Hirvonen

From the self-discovery of the artist to the self-discovery of the viewer

eDje Architects in dialogue with technology and the workplace

Η ριζοσπαστική πλευρά της τέχνης έθετε πάντα σε κίνηση την κοινωνία. Οι περιπτώσεις των Nan Goldin, Ai Weiwei, Hans Haacke και Jens Haaning.

Installations in time and space

What would happen if AI operated more like bees and less like human beings?

Design Society presents some of today’s up-and-coming bio-designers

This month, Design Society highlights objects in black and white.

Handmade unisex clothing from Berlin to Athens

Reconsidering the domestic bodily action

Believing in holistic design, Studio Materiality crafts a consistent visual image for architectural spaces and objects, via an ingenious graphic vocabulary.

Impressive interior design we discovered through the architectural institution's tours

The mother of the fitted kitchen

Artificial Intelligence infiltrating the creative field.

Can we reverse the environmental pollution caused by the fashion industry? Design can perhaps offer a sustainable solution.

DS presents the most emblematic sofa designs of the 20th century

Alexandros Kotoulas talks about the handmade design of his new sustainable brand.

Learn all about the design studios that will open their doors to the public in the context of the beloved architectural institution on March 30 and 31.

For this month, we picked our favourite objects by designers, architects and artists.

Founder Alkioni Matsourdeli talks about the internationally renowned design of the Greek brand

From furniture and home utensils to decorative and monumental art

Can design bring more hope to the future of agriculture?

Fashion is everywhere, influencing us and being influenced by us. But under what circumstances can it become capable of voicing societal issues?

Maria Pergay focused, for almost all of her career, on the “sculptural” properties of stainless steel, giving us objects that are considered groundbreaking to this day.

“Questioning” architecture through research-based design.

The eternity of warm light on transparent glass

Can art and climate change “sabotage” the security of our data?

The city and Magna Mater Nature constitute a couple with remarkable drive.

Occasioned by the “Club Vacay” exhibition at the 100% Hotel Show 2022, we delve deeper into the creative studio’s philosophy.

Materials made from fungi are very promising and are expected to be used in the future as an alternative solution.

We know what Good Design is and we surely understand when the design of an object can be considered “bad”. But is the line between them unclear?

The African American’s latest exhibition-statement. From the minimalist art of the 60s to today’s racism in Texas.

Design Society presents some of our favourite classic or brand new glass objects.

Part 2 | Lewis Mumford, urbanisation and a different kind of sustainability

Sustainability, design, research. The intriguing work of the Dutch designer.

A conversation about the relationship between classic and contemporary design.

Mapping Alexandria through the juxtaposition of ancient and contemporary art.

Following year-long works, the celebrated American architect Peter Marino has reinvented, spanning over three floors and for the second time, a completely new boutique.

The work of Chilean architect Smiljan Radic is contemporary. Not only because it is happening now, in our age and time but because of what it means.

Greek and foreign designers use raw materials that come from waste, coffee grounds and useless building materials.

The case of Experimental Architecture

The exhibition is the result of a three-year research on the history and future of the impact of refugees on the area of Kaisariani.

Studio newtab-22 developed an entirely ecological process of producing the material, which can be used in design and architecture.

Play within the city and the city within play.

With many projects in Switzerland and Greece, the designer creates based on utility, experimentation and economy in material use.

Our team gathered the most intriguing objects of the month.

Santoma pushes the concept of identity to extremes. He destructs in order to create something new and meaningful.

Genderless design concerns all of us, even if we find it hard to realise.

Ecology, Economy, Sustainability and Accesibility: predictions in the 70s for today’s needs

The terrific manias of the Italian architect, designer, pilot.

We decided to take a closer look at this team of designers that keeps popping up in our tabs.

The term ugly design refers to the design of less symmetrical, uniform or stable objects and more broadly to the design of unconventional figures.

"Appia 39" (Rome, 2022) exhibits a “prematurely” excavated archaeology of the future.

A massive installation combining multiple forms of media and is characterised by the concept of absence

In addition to the paintings and engravings, the great artist created unique objects that bear his distinctive style.

The “epidermis” of Athens enters the home for the first time!

This month’s Radar picks up our favourite objects

The 21st Dutch design exhibition included distinctive installations and revolutionary design proposals

The Australian industrial designer’s first exhibition in Athens includes classic designs as well as new versions of his objects in blue and white colours.

Design, Architecture and Art explore the mysteries of the past and the future.

The artist/academic that uses biology, metaphysics and AI to design a better world on Earth and beyond!

We started a conversation with lowfat architecture, sparked by design, elaborating on its broader conditions.

The freedom and dangers of open access to “printable” design

The Cretan artist, craftsman and designer talks about his journey in designing and crafting small and large ceramic objects.

A unique lesson on reason, sentiment and revision but also almost unexpectedly shocking consistency

A rich program of events that combines -in the spirit of Thodoros- architecture, visual arts and design.

Part 1 | Sir Patrick Geddes: A different take on sustainability

The body will always constitute a reference point for artistic design, in one way or another, as well as a reflection of the sociopolitical conditions throughout the ages. “How” and “why” differ over time.

Our radar picked-up its favourite objects for this month.

Διαδραστική εγκατάσταση εικονικής πραγματικότητας

The duo of Andreas Voukenas and Steven Petrides showcased at Gallery Fumi in London their new creations that push the boundaries of design and sculpture.

The creative Greece is for Lovers studio tells us about the thematic exhibition titled “Club Vacay”

The curator of the 12th Berlin Biennale highlights the need for communicating collective trauma through art

The concept cafe-bar in Neos Kosmos that promotes design through its every day use

What is the role of the luxury hotel brand Potato Head in promoting circular design?

A conversation with Nikos Athanasopoulos from Sealed Earth and Alexandros Vazakas from the Technical University of Crete

The studio searching for practices that are more sustainable, by “printing” furniture from recycled PET.

Anne Holtrop executes unique gestures dictated by each specific material.

Fashion designers from Greece and abroad are launching clothes that leave behind stereotypes and labels.

Can we consider the chair as a sign of cultural and societal evolution? The answer is positive and what remains is to find out how.

We are alive only due to the fabric of life on earth and the discreet and constant exchanges between living organisms

Creative emancipation through the internet and new media platforms.

Modernism and hygiene were more than mere acquaintances

This month’s Radar picked up objects, by designers in Greece and abroad, that combine unique aesthetics with functionality.

Studiolav’s new collection titled Nomads is made from 3D printed sand and evokes archaeological artifacts