Azure Magazine

MAY 22, 2020

From the confines of our homes, the passage of time has taken on a different texture of late, the minutes and hours by turn stretched and compressed in the maw of isolation. For design lovers seeking respite from the temporal void, here are our top five architecture-inspired timepieces. Pei Collection by Breda. Colour me Corb?

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Design Milk

AUGUST 5, 2024

Last year, Marantz brought on design guru Begüm Tomruk , who now serves as the company’s Industrial Design Director and Creative Director. Tomruk has a rich history in industrial design, having worked on everything from luxury faucet and shower heads at GROHE SPA, to home appliances for Beko and Grundig.

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Design Milk

OCTOBER 31, 2022

The brand partners with renowned designers and artists who use natural, green acoustic technology as a medium to produce pieces to please all aesthetics. Some of them are trained as industrial designers, others as marketers, and still others as architects.

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Design Milk

AUGUST 29, 2022

Granada Collection by Carlos Jimenez Design. Hailing from the south of Spain, Carlos Jimenez spent his childhood considering a career in architecture. But after being introduced to industrial design and traveling to Sweden, he realized he’d discovered his true calling. Granada Table Light. Granada Wall Light.

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Design Milk

JUNE 23, 2022

“Thought Bubble was designed to create a space for mindfulness and relaxation through the repetitive rocking motion of the chair,” said Bangkok-based interior and product designer Nong Chotipatoomwan of the piece above. “American red oak brings a warm and rich texture.”

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Design Milk

MAY 8, 2024

Oh transformed the waste material into a collection that includes a lounge chair, dining chair, table, and bench – available in two contrasting textures: a used version and a new one. The project highlights the importance of giving a second life to the reuse of industrial materials – something that can be beautiful and sustainable.

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Inkbot Design

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

The Most Influential Design Trends of All-Time Design trends shape our outlook. From architecture to fashion, they mirror societies' changing times and tastes. Not only do they affect single industries, but they transcend boundaries, leaving an imprint on culture, tech, and human behaviour.

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Design Milk

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Smile Plastics is a materials design and manufacturing house creating hand-crafted, supersized panels for retail, architecture, interiors, and product design – from waste. How do you feel opinions towards waste as a raw material are changing?

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Azure Magazine

JUNE 27, 2022

A three-part collaboration between meditation-pod-maker OpenSeed , designer Yves Be?har har (founder of multidisciplinary studio Fuseproject) and Deepak Chopra, Iris is a successful blend of industrial design, wellness technology and sustainability. Subscribe Today. Print + Digital. Access to exclusive web content. Jan/Feb 2022.

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Azure Magazine

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Design students around the world are exploring how they can positively affect entire ecosystems — and the results are astounding. 1 Max Guderian (HFG Karlsruhe – University of Arts & Design, MA Industrial Design). Plus, we celebrate new Italian design and envelope-pushing residences. Subscribe Today.

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Inkbot Design

FEBRUARY 24, 2024

His studies of colour and texture greatly influenced early Bauhaus graphic design. Dadaist Photomontage Bauhaus graphic designers borrowed the Dada movement’s technique of photomontage to incorporate photographic prints of modern images into their collages and posters. This made them icons of the architecture movement.

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We And The Color

AUGUST 26, 2024

Completed in 2022 by Espaço Objecto , Arquitetura & Design, and Lda, the requalification of the Exporlux building, one of Portugal’s leading lighting equipment companies based in Águeda, represents a bold step forward in industrial design and architecture. Photography by Ivo Tavares.

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Inkbot Design

JANUARY 9, 2024

50+ Best Gifts for Designers on Every Budget Designers are creative professionals who use their artistic talents to communicate ideas visually. Whether in graphic design , industrial design, interior design, or other specialities, designers rely on inspiration, software, tools, and technology to bring their visions to life.

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Inkbot Design

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

The Impact of Minimalism Across Industries It's not confined to art galleries or design studios; minimalism has left its mark across various industries and has changed how we interact with a product or space. Architecture : Building with a Purpose Minimalist architecture is about creating open, uncluttered space with purpose.

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Azure Magazine

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Along with locally sourced quartz sand , the manufacturer uses furan-based binders that are derived from corn husks, rice hulls, sugarcane and other biomaterials; to further lessen its overall material consumption, the vivid cobalt-blue console is printed as a hollow structure and finished by hand to retain a rugged texture.

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Envato Tuts+

DECEMBER 3, 2021

There are designers that specialize in a single type of graphic design, while others focus on a few different sets. Many of these graphic design genres overlap each other, as well as other fields like architecture, landscape design, industrial design, and even psychology. . Packaging Design.

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Creative Boom

APRIL 18, 2023

Experience design agency Layer has created the branding and visual identity for US hydrogen startup Croft, working across the logo, wordmark, tone of voice, packaging and more. Layer designed the branding to reflect the products in being "meticulously crafted to feel as visually ordered and pragmatic as possible", it says.

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Azure Magazine

APRIL 22, 2024

For all this functionality, Clayworks doesn’t sacrifice style: the products are available in 88 mineral pigment colours and four textural finishes. Meanwhile, the Willow (left) and Reed (right) planters, part of the brand’s Wicker collection, are imbued with an intricate texture created through a weaving motion when printing.

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Mindsparkle Mag

JUNE 28, 2023

Johnny Loo, by Studio Sly , revolutionizes the concept of portable restrooms by infusing them with a luxurious and architecturally designed touch. When crafting the brand identity for Johnny Loo, the design approach drew inspiration from the space itself and embraced the playful nature of the name.

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UX Collective

JULY 20, 2021

“Am I making a design to be unique and beautiful, or am I making a design to be clear and accessible? Principles for good design In the 70’s, Dieter Rams, a German industrial designer defined the principles of good designs. And skeuomorphism is a design that could be considered as more ornamental.

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Inkbot Design

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Expressive Gradients Gradients fade colour into colour, adding texture and visual interest. Once frowned upon in flat design, they're now widely embraced for components like cards, banners, buttons, illustrations and text. This expands the canvas for interface designers exponentially.

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Design Milk

MARCH 3, 2022

The ubiquitous brick is a traditional element found in the oldest of homes, but you’ve never seen it in a design quite like this. Created by industrial designer Konstantin Grcic for Italy-based manufacturer Mutina , Hives is a modern interpretation of the brick that allows for endless configurations and limitless expansion.

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Azure Magazine

APRIL 26, 2023

A group of installations dubbed “Constellations” presented light sculptures (including Nanda Vigo’s “Light Tree,” shown here) inside of structures designed by Formafantasma. What Stood Out? Miles by Yabu Pushelberg encases a frosted trumpet-like form inside a clear glass tube. Davide Groppi What Was the Scene?

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Inkbot Design

JULY 22, 2023

Graphic design, in particular, embraced the boldness and dynamism of Art Deco, giving rise to stunning posters, advertisements, and typography that oozed sophistication and flair. Yet, perhaps nowhere is the grandeur of Art Deco more pronounced than in architecture.

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Azure Magazine

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Defined by a linear purity, the taps and mixers feature a shared circular handle with vertical grooves for textural impact. 2 Finot by Waterworks Influenced by modern sculptures, expertly tailored fashion and industrial design, New York studio Gachot appointed Finot for Waterworks with clean lines and refined details.

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Design Milk

OCTOBER 27, 2023

.” Holly took the lead as Principal in 2003, and now leads a 12-person team of collaborative, dynamic design visionaries. Her husband, David Horning, leads the building design and architecture side of JHL. The blend of historic and modern architecture was incredible.

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Azure Magazine

MAY 3, 2024

Architecture is a vessel for cultural expression. Yet, across Canada, the lens is seldom inverted; our galleries and museum programs rarely focus on architecture. Last fall, I visited the elegant KPMB-designed Harrison McCain Pavilion at the Beaverbrook Art Gallery in Fredericton. Fortunately, there are notable exceptions.

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UX Collective

JUNE 17, 2021

DAAP is one the best design schools in the world,” they said, referring to the public University of Cincinnati’s College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning. This led him to shift his focus towards editorial, product, and packaging design. Textured planks of warm, dark wood stretched across the floor.

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Inkbot Design

DECEMBER 10, 2023

A Communication Game-Changer The advent of graphic design revolutionised communication. Graphic designers unlock new dimensions of visual storytelling by using combinations of images, shapes, colours, textures, typography, and layouts. Great graphic designers blend creative talent with technical skills.

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High on Design by Wix

JULY 28, 2021

Good design is innovative,” stated the highly influential industrial designer Dieter Rams in his list of ten principles. Yet breaking new ground with never-before-seen website design is becoming increasingly challenging. Textile designer Reut Chen has gone for a classic grid layout on her portfolio website.

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We And The Color

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Hyperrealism Meets Minimalism: The Contrast of Rich Texture and Clean Lines As graphic design enters 2025, the fusion of hyperrealism and minimalism is emerging as a defining aesthetic that captures attention through the balance of intricate detail and simplicity. Branding by Fagerström for Fam. See more of the project here.

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Azure Magazine

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Our full list of favourite 2022 projects includes: Manifesto Market , Prague by Chybik + Kristof Forest Pavilion , Winnipeg, by Public City Architecture Tallinn Cruise Terminal Rooftop , Tallinn, Estonia, by Stuudio Tallinn with Salto Architects Exchange Square , London, by DSDHA Sainte-Catherine St. To wit: where are the restrooms?

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Design Milk

DECEMBER 6, 2024

I was born to be an industrial designer, and I sensed it at a young age, even though I had no idea it was called that, Harden says. It was during internships at George Nelson Associates and Richardson Smith when he saw the design profession in action, and everything clicked. Photo: Dan Harden 3.

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Creative Boom

APRIL 2, 2025

Culinary innovation came from chef Francisco Migoya, who explored matcha's potential beyond the cup, while industrial designer Michael Young refined the packaging experience. Meanwhile, the logo is designed to be flexible, with a handcrafted texture that evokes creativity and craft and is capable of adapting across mediums.

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Creative Boom

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Canvas Inline by Ryan Martinson at Adobe Fonts Canvas Inline is a bold inline display font, which is worth considering for headlines and advertising designs. Britti Sans by Nois Type Studio Britti Sans is a bold, sans-serif display font that's a good option for impactful design.

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Inkbot Design

NOVEMBER 4, 2023

38 – From Up North With a Scandinavian vibe, From Up North features beautiful examples of graphic, industrial, and architectural design. 39 – Fubiz Fubiz offers daily posts highlighting exceptional creative work across design, illustration, photography, art, and more. Great for discovering new styles.

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