Creative Cities Network Archives

·15. July 2021

MERAKIA – Yunuén Hernandez López: reflections on life and death // World Wide Things Collection

Yunuén Hernandez López is a co-founder of Mexican design studio MERAKIA. Inspired by Mexico, its customs, landscapes and special places, they create functional objects that are part of everyday life and that should complement our living environments ...

Design

·1. October 2020

Iker Ortiz: 3D Printed Series | MEXICO CITY // World Wide Things Collection

There is a minimalist spirited workshop in Mexico City's Coyoacán where the smell of gold, silver and corian fills the air. Everyday, jewelers, goldsmiths and designers, all obsessed with perfection, work passionately to transform metal into art. The man behind it all is Iker Ortiz ...

Design

·24. January 2020

Moonscapes | GRAZ // World Wide Things Collection

Inspired by the landscape of the moon. MOONSCAPES reflects an artistic interpretation of the dynamic relationship between humans and nature through physical and intangible identities ...

Design Magazine

·6. December 2019

Form&Seek design studio, DETROIT // World Wide Things Collection

The Form&Seek design studio led by Bilge Nur Saltik specialises in newly developed techniques and modern craftsmanship. Great attention is paid to workmanship and materials – and this approach produces functional and playful objects...

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·11. December 2020

Picked by LUKAS KLINGSBICHEL // World Wide Things Collection

With Celinde, a range of coffee tables with cross-shaped legs and an integrated serving tray, Lukas Klingsbichel celebrates urban coffee culture and becomes part of the World Wide Things Collection, a selection of design objects taken from the UNESCO Creative Cities Network. Here, the designer talks about his favourite pieces in the collection ...

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·23. September 2020

Picked by ÖZLEM TUNA // World Wide Things Collection

One of Özlem Tuna’s exclusive coffee sets is part of the World Wide Things Collection, a range of design objects from the UNESCO Creative Cities Network. Here she takes a look through the collection and picks out her favourite pieces for us ...

Design

·8. January 2020

The knife reinvented | MONTRÉAL // World Wide Things Collection

A salad knife that does more than just cut. The wooden blade prevents lettuce from browning, the wide blade makes scooping ingredient effortless and the casted handle grinds spices like a mortar and pestle. The self standing knife is designed to comfortably fit into your palm and withstand the grinding process. Design by Chifen Cheng

Design

·28. October 2019

Don Goyo | MEXICO CITY // World Wide Things Collection

In Mexico, they say that the volcano Popocatepetl alias ‘Don Goyo’ relieves important social or political issues every time it erupts...

Design

·5. November 2020

BUNA Table Lamp | PUEBLA // World Wide Things Collection

The Buna Table Lamp is inspired by the fungus species Buna Shimeji. The Mexican design studio Bandido Studio has given the mushroom shape a lot of thought, as fungi are present in diverse ecosystems around Mexico ...

Design

·20. February 2020

James | GRAZ // World Wide Things Collection

The all-rounder among the side tables. Whether one- or two-coloured: Its colours match the coffee and the new sofa. A special design detail are the rivets: They connect the individual parts with each other and are set in a contrasting colour to the original colour ...

Design Magazine

·19. December 2019

Aratani・Fay, DETROIT // World Wide Things Collection

The design studio Aratani・Fay was set up by Ayako Aratani and Evan Fay. They work as independent designers but share a studio, exhibit together and also collaborate on joint projects...

Design

·15. October 2019

Orto 53 | GRAZ // World Wide Things Collection

The furniture line ORTO by zweithaler is based on a structural design principle, which results in structures that are stable without any connectors...

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