Magazines from the world Furniture to be packaged, transported and assembled easily, reducing the use of glues, hardware and materials: Metropolis magazine explains why designing them is one of the fastest ways to achieve emissions reduction goals Furniture to be packaged, transported and assembled easily, reducing the use of glues, hardware and materials: Metropolis magazine explains why designing them is one of the fastest ways to achieve emissions reduction goals “Design for assembly (DFA) is hardly new. Thonet’s 1859 No. 14 chair, when disassembled, could be shipped in batches of 36 per 40-square-inch box. Those cost savings tied to DFA are still valuable. And as it helped revolutionize shipping in the industrial era, it now carries prestige as a powerful carbon-reduction tool. In fact, DFA is currently the distinguishing feature of at least six highly visible product launches among commercial furniture manufacturers in just the past year” - read here the full article. Magazine: Metropolis Country: USA Date: 27th October 2022 Article: Is the Future of Furniture Flat-packed? Author: Kelly Beamon Photo: Thonet n. 14 chair by Gebrüder Thonet Vienna 7 December 2022 Add to bookmarks Add to bookmarks Share
Stories Valeria Segovia: "Transforming the existing, intelligence and beauty reimagined” A conversation with Valeria Segovia, Principal and Design Director of Gensler in London, the world's largest architecture firm in terms of revenue and number of architects with clients in more than 100 countries Oliva Sartogo
Exhibitions Expo 2025 Osaka: the SaloneSatellite Permanent Collection debuts in Japan From 7th to 20th September 2025, the SaloneSatellite Permanent Collection 1998-2025 will feature at Expo 2025 Osaka, boosting the Italy Pavilion's by MCA - Mario Cucinella Architects
Salone Selection The 100 new additions to the Salone Library, between harnessing Light, Thought and Design A recent project, launched last year, which always arouses great interest, the Salone Library has acquired 100 new books, all suggested by key speakers and panellists taking part in the Salone 2025 Cultural Programme Vlatka Zanoletti
