marcel wanders for alessi x iida

marcel wanders discusses the design of his 'saint-jacques' luggage trolleys for fabbricapelleteriemilano, reflecting on the importance of addressing day-to-day needs, rethinking 'newness', and designing for all.

the series of photographs enchant you to dive into the underwater world and swim amongst moooi's designs.

the exterior of the suitcases is covered in marcel wanders' signature pattern with zipper pulls that recall the ironic face of the designer.

the 'rainbow ruler' consists of a repeating pattern of seven-colored acrylic resins, replacing numbers with color. a good alternative for those who are visual learners, and not so numerically inclined.

a stool made of hybrid plywood (laminated aluminium and beech wood) whose twisted form is meant to give the idea of 'leaves floating in the air'.

maison martin margiela's store in tokyo is housed in an old electrical products factory building. during tokyo designers week 2010 designboom visited the shop to view the new 2010 collection, alongside other iconic...

billed as being 'designed for humans', the third generation of the smartphone is slightly larger than its predecessor, featuring face, voice, and gestural recognition as well as new technology for sharing and media ...

designed for one-click access to common social networks and contacts, the device is nokia's first to run on the windows 'mango' operating system for smartphones.

frank nuovo, founder and director of design of vertu luxury smartphones, talks with designboom about the unique challenges of phone design, the importance of personal expression, and the ways his work reminds him of...