Dezeen Showroom: from geometric rugs to dynamic upholstery fabrics, we’ve rounded up eight textiles and soft furnishings listed on Dezeen Showroom that add texture to interiors and outdoor areas.
Five “fascinating objects” by Saltzman Prize-winner Attua Aparicio
London’s Design Museum has named Attua Aparicio the winner of the 2024 Ralph Saltzman Prize for emerging designers. Here, the Spanish designer shares five projects that illustrate her material-led process.
First full-height timber wind turbine opens in Sweden
The world’s first full-scale timber wind turbine has started turning in Sweden, with a tower built by wood technology company Modvion.
The Texture of a “Synonym” in the New Works of Justin Williams
I’ll be honest in that I sort of like a good Google search for a synonym when I get stuck. Some use ChatGPT, I use a synonym search. I thought about this over the weekend when I was looking at these new paintings by Justin Williams, these elegant, articulate, story-paintings that seem to be an entire folktale on one canvas. We’ve written so much about figurative painting over the last 30 years and somehow, Justin Williams’ new show at Roberts Projects feels like the right synonym to describe what a good painting should be. It’s all here.
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Copenhagen, Paris, and Sweet Sweet Sarajevo: A Guide for Quitting Your Job and Crossing Europe
Many moons ago, probably illuminated by the light of a starry night, and a few glasses of wine, I came to the realization that my life needed more. This story begins at the start of the pandemic. I know, eye roll, but at this point, doesn’t every story start there? The world we knew melted into a Dali-like nightmarish dream state. It felt as if we were all players on a board and someone picked up our thimble or little red car and firmly put us back on square one. I’ve been interviewing artists for Juxtapoz for around three years now, since the heart of the pandemic, and not one conversation I’ve had hasn’t mentioned the time-warping influence of that…
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Vintage Postcards of Giant Trees in the Early 20th Century
“Giant,” Santa Cruz Big Trees
Ever since the beginning of time, trees have provided us with two necessities for survival: food and oxygen. They supplied us with more needs as we developed, like tools, medicine, and shelter.