Each week, we highlight a selection of global design headlines, from standout projects to innovative product launches and industry moments. Celebrating craftsmanship, creativity and contemporary design, we share this week’s highlights from Studio davidpompa x Comtramar, Sabine Marcelis for cc-tapis, Gallery Sally Dan-Cuthbert, Calico Wallpaper x Athena Calderone, ClassiCon, and Sophie Dries.
Studio davidpompa and Contramar Reunite for Fragmentos de Mar
Presented during Mexico City Art Week, the collaboration introduces a Bio Shell Composite made from discarded shells, explored through sculptural lighting and culinary interpretation as part of the city’s broader design week programme.
cc-tapis Presents Roll by Sabine Marcelis During Mexico Art Week
Installed at the Valner Residence, the limited-edition rug series explores the moment a surface becomes sculptural, combining hand-knotted wool and resin to operate simultaneously as seating and form.
Gallery Sally Dan-Cuthbert Presents Rive Roshan at Melbourne Art Fair
Titled The Sky We Share, Gallery Sally Dan-Cuthbert’s booth presentation brings together new glass marquetry Horizon Windows and hand-painted Voices Vessels by Rive Roshan, translating light, atmosphere and horizon into sculptural form.
Calico Wallpaper Collaborates with Athena Calderone on Cadence
Launching February 5, Calderone’s new collection for Calico Wallpaper draws on the fine, translucent textures of natural hides, translating craftsmanship and materiality into wallpaper for the first time in the designer’s practice.
ClassiCon Expands Its Collection for Outdoor Settings
A curated selection of seating and tables is adapted for open-air use through durable materials and finishes, bringing designs by Herzog & de Meuron, Jader Almeida, Konstantin Grcic and Sebastian Herkner into gardens and patios.
Sophie Dries Designs Ceysson & Bénétière’s First Tokyo Gallery
Located in Tokyo’s Ginza, Ceysson & Bénétière’s new space by Sophie Dries departs from the white cube through raw materials and a wabi-sabi approach, creating a shared language between French and Japanese making.
