Design Articles

Adam D. Tihany and Matteo Vercelloni

Italian Design Museum

Tuesday, 15 September 2026

CoDe

CoDe is a design museum located on board a cruise ship. The museum presents 470 exhibits of Italian design from the 1930s to the present, including furnishings, fashion items and everyday objects. CoDe covers 400 square meters in a high traffic area between two entertainment venues. The layout is built around a walking path portal formed by a series of stainless steel arches lit from the inside. Guests can cross the space as a corridor or step aside to view the displays on each side, which encourages repeated visits.

Edwin Mintoff

Campus

Monday, 14 September 2026

Aum

AUM British Building is a university campus created within a 19th century heritage building in Senglea. The building was severely damaged during the Second World War and later fell into disuse. The historic fabric was restored carefully, and the structure was rehabilitated for contemporary use. The campus contains classrooms, laboratories, offices, a library, an internal garden and a cafeteria that remains open to the public. Contemporary materials were chosen to stay visually distinct from the original fabric. Exposed services and riveted steel beams recall the industrial past.

Isil Gencoglu Tasar

Hotel

Sunday, 13 September 2026

Cunda Despot House

Cunda Despot House is a restored historical building in Ayvalik, Turkey, brought back into use as a hotel. The main building and its cistern were repaired with respect for the original materials and construction techniques. Later additions were removed, and old paint and plaster were cleaned. Wooden floors, doors, windows and the staircase were rebuilt in accordance with the originals, and the foundation and structural system were reinforced. The main building holds twenty rooms, while a restaurant, a spa and pools support the hotel function.

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Souvenir Ingots

Saturday, 12 September 2026

Krastsvetmet Gifts

Krastsvetmet Gifts is a series of souvenir gold ingots offered as an alternative to a gift of money. Three collections were developed. One collection uses geometric shapes based on abstract painting and Art Nouveau forms. Another collection presents abstract patterns that recall a water surface, tree bark and clouds. The third collection shows the Russian coat of arms and the crown of the Russian Empire and suits corporate gifts. The ingots are made of pure gold and placed in cardboard and plastic packaging. The design adapts to different sizes.

VISANG

Learning Materials

Friday, 11 September 2026

PowerBox Wanja

Powerbox Wanja is a study book series designed for elementary school students. The series applies the Powerbox Learning Method, in which learning concepts are split into small parts placed inside square frames. Twenty books cover all elementary school grades, and each subject is given a separate color for easier recognition. Cube-shaped characters appear on the covers, and four books form a large cube shape when combined. Paper toy kits are included, so learners can build cube figures, an activity that supports spatial cognition and holds interest.

Chien-Chen Lai

App for Children

Thursday, 10 September 2026

Mind Without Borders

Mind without Borders is a mobile application designed to support the health and care of children during the spread of an epidemic. The application allows children or care providers to report health information regularly, so that volunteers and psychotherapists can offer help in time. Anonymous and secure messaging connects children in different countries as pen pals through text, voice and video. Contact with family and friends is also included. The aim is to reduce anxiety and to ease the burden on health care workers.