A Design Magazine

A Design Magazine featuring great design, architecture, fashion, graphics and innovation from across the globe.

 
Kumihimo Drawstring Bag

Kumihimo

This bag reimagines Kumihimo, which is a traditional Japanese braiding technique from the Edo period. By replacing stitching with durable braided cords, the design achieves both structural strength and flexibility. The minimalist form highlights the craftsmanship, while the structure embodies Musubi, the Japanese philosophy of spiritual and physical connection. This piece seamlessly integrates historical beauty into modern daily life, celebrating the bond between the object and its owner.

Continue reading about Kumihimo Drawstring Bag

 
UT5 Electric Scooter

UT5

Ut5 is an electric scooter designed for urban commuting. The form takes inspiration from supercars, with a forward-leaning silhouette, a wide stance and racing graphics. A full-metal frame provides rigidity, and the body is finished with a multi-layer paint that contrasts matte gunmetal gray with bright metallic silver. A dual-motor drive, a dual-suspension system and wide-diameter tires improve handling. A modular external battery extends the range. At the front, a steel-reinforced tube serves as a carry handle when the scooter is folded, and a steel cable lock secures parking.

Continue reading about UT5 Electric Scooter

 
Cali Drinking Glass

Cali

The Cali glassware series, a creation by Officina Endorfino, blends personality with functionality. Its stackable design not only extends the product line but also subtly evokes the elegance of a chalice. The series features three distinct sizes, all crafted from borosilicate glass. This material allows for various color combinations and its unique properties create captivating reflections, playing with perceptions of volume, weight, and gravity. Additionally, the product packaging is made from recycled cardboard.

Continue reading about Cali Drinking Glass

 
Xichang Joyhub Air Hotel

Xichang Joyhub Air

Xichang Joyhub Air Hotel is located on the north shore of Qionghai Sea, which is designed to symbolize a poetic living experience. Create a garden style upscale leisure resort hotel experience in Xichang with a fusion of humanities and natural ecology. Key materials such as artistic paint, wood printed aluminum panels, stone, and wood finishes create a tranquil atmosphere, giving the hotel a unique character. Grey bricks, pitched roofs, and rammed earth walls are reimagined within the interior, where light toned finishes, neutral wooden panels, and deep hued marble create a harmonious space.

Continue reading about Xichang Joyhub Air Hotel

 
Moutai Dream Red Wine Packaging

Moutai Dream Red

Moutai Dream Red is a packaging design created for a Chinese liquor product. The package measures 137 by 137 by 360 millimeters and uses a cinnabar red inspired by Han dynasty lacquerware, combined with black for a premium look. An illustration shows the brand mascot raising a glass in celebration. The structure applies a hollowing technique, hot stamping and ultraviolet printing on renewable specialty paper. About 95 percent of the package is environmentally friendly and biodegradable. The design is intended for gifts, collection and banquet use.

Continue reading about Moutai Dream Red Wine Packaging

 
Birch Office Chair

Birch

Birch is a high-performance flexible office chair with upgraded back comfort as its core. The designer uses the natural structural curves of the human body as the source of design inspiration, simulating the moving arcs of the human body's back and spine to present a linked double-back structure, which can easily handle the human body's forward, backward, side twisting and other movements, and can easily take care of a variety of usage scenarios.

Continue reading about Birch Office Chair

 
Design of the Day

Amazing Design. Good Design. Best Design.

Good designs create value for society. Everyday we feature a special design project that demonstrates excellence in design. Today, we are pleased to showcase an award-winning design that makes a positive difference. Make sure to visit us everyday to enjoy new design products and projects from greatest designers worldwide.

Continue reading · Browse the registry