As businesses prepare to resume operations, designers and architects are rethinking workplaces and setting the guidelines for the “new norm”. The office of the future was already a much-debated topic up until the ongoing…
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Interview: Rizvi Hassan discusses Bangladesh’s social architecture that gives hope to refugees
Bangladesh-based architect Rizvi Hassan works extensively on community-centered projects that primarily address the housing challenges faced by refugees and displaced communities. DE51GN speaks to Hassan to discuss what drives his work and how does…
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Interview: Joe Doucet discusses how tech-centric design can effect positive change in service sector post Covid-19 crisis
New York-based acclaimed industrial designer Joe Doucet is known for his innovative products that focus on finding solutions to everyday problems. With the Big Apple being one of the hardest-hit cities due to the…
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Design Shanghai 2020 is rescheduled to November while Xintiandi Festival to go ahead in May
Design Shanghai, one of the leading events in Asian design industry has been moved to November in response to the ongoing COVID-19 situation. Taking place from 26 to 29 November 2020, it will take…
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Pallavi Dean is the founder and chief creative director of Dubai-based award-winning architecture and interior design practice Roar. As one of the most influential personalities in the Middle East design industry, Dean is vocal…
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Do architects design what they eat? Sergio Boccia provides food for thought
Sergio Boccia is a Milan-based lighting designer who has worked with some of the top architects such as David Chipperfield, Renzo Piano, Raphael Vinoly and COOP HIMMELB(L)AU in cities around the world including Dubai,…
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Indian multidisciplinary studio Humming Tree designs burnt clay vibrant tableware to celebrate diversity in society
Humming Tree is a multi-disciplinary studio based out of Kerala in southern India founded by architects Mohammed Afnan and Arun Shekar. The studio has designed a set of limited-edition tableware collection made out of…