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By curating a contemporary furniture collection, the Mobilier National actively supports French designers – bringing their work to a wider audience.
With the rich diversity of contemporary studios being recognised internationally, and earlier modernist pieces performing well at auction, Latin America is firmly on the global design map.
Architects, interior decorators and industrial designers are taking the next step in expressing their vision – creating collections of bespoke furniture.
Designers have always experimented with light, both natural and artificial. Technology is now bringing new toolboxes and processes for contemporary creatives to play with – from LEDs to drones.
As lockdown eases, and production steps up, Clare Dowdy shines a light on the skilled specialists who bring uncompromising quality to collectible design.
A heritage of serious craftsmanship, combined with a cultural renaissance, is creative fuel to a new generation of artist-makers.
Using a range of local materials – from recycled metal and coconut palms to canoes – and collaborating with local craftspeople, contemporary African designers are attracting international interest.
Upcycling, recycling, and using unusual natural products – designers are pushing boundaries in their quest for sustainability.
If you think Nordic design is about sobriety and function, think again – a new generation of designers is breaking free of their predecessors.
Art hotels are burgeoning - and collectible design is as much part of the furniture as fine art.
In displaying art with design in spaces configured to suggest domestic interiors rather than white cubes, galleries are blurring the distinction between the two.
MAK’s bold move to hand over curatorship to contemporary artists has left a powerful legacy.
Designers are collaborating with artisans to realise unique work - sustaining traditional crafts in the process.
A creative explosion is underway as contemporary ateliers play with process-based design.
