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 explore this week’s highlights from K5 Furniture, Flexform, LOEWE for Melbourne Art Fair, LOEWE Foundation, Bankston x YSG Studio, HAY, and Friedman Benda by Babin.
K5 Furniture Features in Broached Commissions’ Melbourne Art Fair VIP Lounge
The sculptural furniture anchors a living archive focused on floral art across centuries, combining works by Hattie Molloy, Bang & Olufsen sound systems and ambient soundscapes by k8 m055 in a contemplative space.
Flexform Celebrates 25 Years of Groundpiece by Antonio Citterio
The modular seating system, inspired by Donald Judd’s sculptures, marks a quarter-century of quiet elegance and timeless adaptability. Featuring low, inviting forms and a reimagined leather armrest, the design embodies effortless style through restrained materiality in linen, cotton and cashmere.
LOEWE Returned to Melbourne Art Fair as Exclusive Fashion Partner for a Second Year
The global luxury house, celebrated for elevating contemporary craftsmanship since 1846, introduced two bespoke LOEWE Newsstands at the fair, each presenting the new MAF Broadsheet for guests to collect.
LOEWE Foundation announces 2026 Craft Prize Finalists
30 artists from 19 countries have been selected, including Australians Liam Fleming for anamorphic glass sculpture using Venetian glassblowing techniques and Kirstie Rea for kiln-fired glass translating natural landscape into structural form.
Exhibition at National Gallery Singapore, May 13–June 14.
Bankston Expands The Streaks Collection with YSG Studio
The Australian architectural hardware innovators add four new designs featuring signature striped timber bands and hand-cast Patinated Bronze, including two DDA-compliant solutions and two sliding door pieces for residential, commercial and hospitality applications.
HAY Launches Outdoor Market by Jasper Morrison
The Danish design house unveils over 30 outdoor essentials inspired by classic camping gear, featuring foldable furniture in water-lacquered beech, stainless steel fire pit and barbecue, and striped textiles in 100% recycled polyester with Morrison’s signature straightforward approach.
Friedman Benda Presents New Collection by Babin
The French design studio examines the relationship between craft, heritage and contemporary form through ceramic, textile and metal pieces exploring material memory and how objects carry cultural significance while remaining relevant to modern living.