Milan 2012: when MoMA curator Paola Antonelli visited Dezeen Studio she spoke to Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs about shows in Milan that addressed the making process, rather than the finished products normally shown at the fair. In this movie she discusses the new focus on experimentation and performance in design as technology becomes more accessible and a new wave of creativity takes hold. More »
Interview: Michelle Ogundehin at Dezeen Studio part 2
Milan 2012: in part 2 of our interview with Elle Decoration UK editor Michelle Ogundehin she talks to Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs about the Equal Rights for Design campaign she’s spearheading to demand changes in UK copyright law that will put design on a level with literature and art. More »
Michelle Ogundehin at Dezeen Studio part 1
Milan 2012: Elle Decoration UK editor Michelle Ogundehin tipped collaborations with Japanese designers and manufacturers as the most exciting development in Milan this year when she paid a visit to Dezeen Studio. In this first instalment of our interview with her, she discusses the calming effect this has had on the design industry, as well as how opportunities are arising for quality design to become more accessible to high street brands. More »
Justin McGuirk at Dezeen Studio
Milan 2012: in this next interview filmed at Dezeen Studio, Guardian critic Justin McGuirk gives us his take on the future of design criticism, as fast reactions on platforms like Twitter and Facebook are balanced by long-form analysis in e-books and online journals.
He goes on to discuss how the fetishisation of traditional crafts by mass-producers is pushing design in a new direction and agrees with previous guest journalist Joseph Grima that that arrival of hacking culture and open-source production is the big story in Milan this year, describing it as the antithesis to the luxury design industry that the city normally centres around. More »
Joseph Grima at Dezeen Studio
Milan 2012: end-user collaboration and open-source production were hot topics in Milan this year. In this movie filmed at Dezeen Studio powered by Jambox at MOST, editor-in-chief of Domus magazine Joseph Grima discuses their influence on the design industry and how these themes played out in the Future in the Making exhibition that the magazine hosted in an eighteenth century Italian palazzo. More »
Zaha Hadid at Dezeen Studio
Milan 2012: in Milan earlier this month Zaha Hadid paid a surprise visit to Dezeen Studio at MOST to chat to us about her Secret Garden installation, some of the other projects she has in the pipeline and her impression of this year’s furniture fair. More »
Design Museum Collection App: music
The Design Museum Collection App for iPad is now available to download, featuring interviews filmed by Dezeen with Design Museum director Deyan Sudjic about 59 objects from their collection. Download it free from the app store here.
In this film we’ve compiled extracts focussing on how design has shaped the way we listen to music over the last century, including iconic devices like the Ecko AD-65 radio from the early 1930s, SK5 Phonosuper from Braun in the 1950s and Sony’s experiments from Walkman to Discman to MiniDisc towards the end of the twentieth century. More »
Interview: Tom Dixon on MOST
In this interview filmed by Dezeen at Tom Dixon‘s London studio he introduces MOST, the new design epicentre that he’s instigated at the Museo Nazionale della Scienza e della Tecnologia in Milan during the Salone Internazionale del Mobile from 17 to 22 April. More »
Interview: Tom Dixon at The Dock
As we prepare for our relocation to Milan for the Salone Internazionale del Mobile in April, we’ve paid a visit to British designer Tom Dixon, instigator of new design epicentre MOST at the Museo Nazionale della Scienza e della Tecnologia.
We’ll be setting up Dezeen Studio powered by Jambox at MOST to create a daily TV show in a studio furnished by Dixon.
In this movie he gives us a guided tour of the galleries, shop and restaurant at his riverside studio The Dock.
Read more about the highlights of MOST in our earlier story and more about Dezeen Studio powered by Jambox here.
MOST
National Museum of Science and Technology,
Via Olona 6, 20123 Milan, Italy
Entrance through Via Olona 6
Dates: Tuesday 17 April, 10AM – 9PM Wednesday 18 April, 10AM – 6PM
Thursday 19 – Saturday 21 April, 10AM – 9PM Sunday 22 April, 10AM – 6PM
Press Preview: Monday 16 April, 3PM-7PM
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Design Museum Collection App: driving
The Design Museum in London launches its Design Museum Collection iPad app today that features 59 objects from their collection, including interviews with museum director Deyan Sudjic filmed by Dezeen. Download it free from the app store here.
In this first movie in a series taken from the app, we’ve compiled entries about classic design for driving. Pieces discussed include the Vespa Clubman scooter, British traffic lights, Mobil Oil petrol pump and a model car built from a sketch by Le Corbusier. More »
