Design Quarterly

Design Quarterly featuring great design, architecture, fashion, graphics and innovation from across the globe.

 
Billund Spice Grinder

Sam Murley Spice Grinder Kitchenware Tuesday, 15 September 2026

Billund

Billund is a spice grinder made for whole spices and seasoning blends. The grinding burr is placed at the top, so the grinder is turned upside down during use and leaves no residue on the table. An adjustment knob on top sets the coarseness of the grind. A silicone plug at the base allows easy filling with different spices or blends. The housing is made entirely of a bio-composite of wood cellulose fibres and oils extracted from wood pulp during paper making. The colourful design is inspired by building blocks.

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Rozna Restaurant

Suliman Al Kindi Restaurant Culinary Art Monday, 14 September 2026

Rozna

Rozna is the only fine-dining Omani restaurant in Oman that is modelled like an ancient fort. Omanis are known across the ME for their hospitality and are proud of their history and heritage. The service in Rozna amply reflects this tradition. Women waiters are dressed in the Omani costume of long tunic and loose trousers, and men in dishdasha with appropriate headgears.

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Timeless Kitchen

Alustil Sdn Bhd Kitchen Kitchen Furniture Sunday, 13 September 2026

Timeless

Timeless is a kitchen furniture system that combines artistry, functionality, durability and customisation. The design carries a touch of nature through vertical lines inspired by water streaming down a window. The same lines appear in the shelving, the handles, the colour accents, the surface engravings and the pendant lampshade. The base cabinets are made of powder-coated aluminium, a material chosen for its structural strength. Cabinet interiors have edgeless corners for easy cleaning, and peg holes with brackets allow flexible shelf heights.

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Plycelain Tableware Collection

Yuting Chang Tableware Collection Kitchenware Saturday, 12 September 2026

Plycelain

Plycelain -a term coined by Yuting Chang combining plywood and porcelain- is a collection of multilayered slip casting drinkware. Chang creates a contemporary version of blue and white ware through applying slip casting, the mass-production technique of ceramics. By adapting the process of slip casting, layers form, and subtle blue lines are exposed on the cut surfaces, which emphasize the beautiful relationship between assembled parts.

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Magpie Thermo Jug

Cacica Tang and Xu Jiyuan Thermo Jug Kitchenware Friday, 11 September 2026

Magpie

Magpie is a thermo jug designed for daily use in the home. Magpie is offered in two sizes, holding 0.95 litres and 1.6 litres. The body is made of food-grade material and the liner is made of glass, which keeps drinking water safe and residue free. A vacuum process supports heat retention for up to 48 hours. The spout follows the shape of a bird beak and tilts slightly upward to prevent dripping. A gold bird rests on the lid, and four colours are offered: white, orange, pink and green. The form draws attention to the protection of birds.

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Attimo Tea Set

Mikhail Chistiakov Tea Set Kitchenware Thursday, 10 September 2026

Attimo

Attimo (meaning "moment") tea set is made of first-class thin-walled bone china. The metaphor of the shape of objects is a stopped moment of time. The handle-stone falls on the smooth surface of the porcelain, and creates "circles on the water" running along the object. So every touch for the handle is a touch for frozen time. This complex asymmetric shape of the service items is especially difficult when implemented in porcelain. However, the use of the hollow handle technique, proactive correction of firing deformations, made it possible to achieve an ideal geometry.

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