Olorunfemi Adewuyi explores the forgotten art of Nigeria’s modernist architecture.

We all know the world is a complex place and this week’s Design Line sees everyone, from governments and funding bodies to art collectives and AI, grappling with how to navigate this complexity – some, we feel, are doing a far better job than others.

For Disegno #36, Amal Alhaag spoke with designer Yassine Ben Abdallah about his practice, working with institutions and letting objects die.

Studio Saar crafts a climate-sensitive community space for Udaipur.

How do designers infuse their objects with stories about the materials they are made from? Disegno’s talk series “Unearthing Narratives” at this year’s Stockholm Furniture Fair will explore this question and many more .

From how we design for digital spaces to how we classify “emerging designers”, this week’s Design Line looks at some conundrums and questions the industry is engaged with.

Ableton pushes the industrial design of musical instruments.

Polaroid’s new camera prompts reflection on changing standards around the speed of image creation.

Ronan Bouroullec translates his artworks into fashion design, Hella Jongerius’s archive is collected by the Vitra Design Museum, and FEMA redesigns its disaster relief processes – it’s this week’s Design Line.

Ligne Roset’s celebrated Togo sofa appears in Raine Allen-Miller’s Rye Lane for a series of lessons about integrity, honesty, and the need to grow a backbone.

What do luxury glassware and Shrek have in common? This story draws unlikely comparisons to explore ideas of luxury, preconceptions and who is given a place at the proverbial table.

Corinne Quin explores the curious phenomenon of online sizegivers.

A story of windows, Ukraine and architectural reuse in conflict zones.

This week on Design Line we get lost in a maze of transparent TVs; luxury paint spattered shoes; ugly lawns; charges of plagiarism and a proposal for charging infrastructure created from existing street furniture.

Casio is luring lapsed piano players back to the piano with a coat of yellow.

Tetsuo Mukai draws comparisons between Greek classicism and Disney’s House of Mouse (aka Walt Disney World).

It’s the first week of the new year, which means the return of ‘Design Line’, Disegno’s weekly digest of the best design stories from around the world.

Alexandra Hakim and Beit Collective craft slices of relief for Lebanon.