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, this week’s highlights include youth éditions’ Youth Talents #1 design contest, Garcé Dimofski’s Porto studio-apartment, Banda’s Rigor collection, ARNODECLERCQ’s OXIDARIUM, Chloé’s first Australian boutique and Sub Zero & Wolf’s kitchen design contest.
Garcé Dimofski Reveals a Studio-as-Apartment in Porto
Garcé Dimofski’s workspace and showroom is conceived as a sequence of intimate rooms, bringing the practice’s work into dialogue with collectable pieces by Minjae Kim, Charlotte Taylor and Garance Vallée.
youth éditions Launches youth talents #1 Design Contest
Joris Poggioli established youth éditions as both a platform and a playground for emerging talents. The studio invites creatives under 26 to propose a first decorative object, connecting new voices with established makers from the collectable design sphere. Open to Europe-based participants until 31 January 2026.
Sub-Zero & Wolf Kitchen Design Contest Entries Closing Soon
The global contest recognising innovation in kitchen design is nearing its deadline, inviting submissions from designers competing for finalist and global winner titles. Entries close 31 January 2026. Pictured: Hawthorn East House by Adrian Amore Architects, Kitchen Design Contest Contemporary Kitchen First Place Winner.
ARNODECLERCQ Presents OXIDARIUM
Arno Declercq has expanded his design universe to fragrance, curated by sister Lies Declercq, with the just-released Oxidarium. The signature scent’s name refers to the oxidation of metal – a material that has an ever-growing presence in the designer’s work.
Banda Presents the Rigor Collection
The Rigor collection by Banda features made-to-order objects that revisit interior archetypes through sculptural re-editing, isolating each piece within a reclaimed architectural setting to explore weight, proportion and material intelligence.
Chloé Opens Its First Australian Boutique in Sydney
Located on Castlereagh Street, the new space marks the Maison’s debut in Australia, realised as an open, apartment-like interior defined by curved architecture, tactile materials and a restrained palette shaped by Chemena Kamali’s direction.