The Scandinavian design heritage is characterized by an ascetic seriousness. But how fun is it? Bo Madestrand takes help from the illustrator Nille Svensson and balances on the tightrope between good and bad taste. Is design allowed to be funny? “One thing seems certain – every reaction is met with a counter-reaction. For every minimalist chair by Jasper Morrison, we need a quirky accessory, like Philippe Starck’s Santa table for Kartell.” Read the full text in the new issue!
Despite the fact that it hasn’t even been Masquespacio’s home for a month, I am met with the same breathtaking space that is so characteristic of the studio’s projects. The size of the facade makes the interior volume feel like an illusion – its walls and ceilings spanning domes of space, colour and light.
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Sustainability and the environment are the most pressing issues of our time. Our planet has a fever and needs to be cooled. Desig- ners have an important job in this transition – to use recycling, circularity, upcycling and material innovations…
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