Frame

FRAME is the first and leading global magazine fully dedicated to the design of interior spaces. Each themed issue explores a topic shaping the future of spatial design and features a stunning selection of retail and hospitality venues, workplaces, exhibitions, and residences. You'll also find insightful articles on sectors, inspiring people, new technologies, and more. Expect 144 pages of sharp writing and high-quality photography, making FRAME an indispensable source of inspiration and insight for professionals in the spatial design industry.

Frame

ethics over aesthetics

MARKET • PRODUCTS THAT PRIORITIZE LOCAL RESOURCES. FURNITURE DESIGNED WITH PORTABILITY AND ACCESSIBILITY IN MIND. WASTE MATERIALS REBORN AS NEW, FUNCTIONAL OBJECTS. CHAIRS THAT QUESTION COMMON PERCEPTIONS. WE SHARE THE (UNCONVENTIONAL) PRODUCTS DEFINING THE MARKET TODAY.

Living large(r) • A warm, sculptural collection from outdoor brand Vondom ditches heavy, old-school shapes and reimagines what life alfresco can look like.

Adapt-table • The traditional work surface is turned on its head – and its side – in Sellex’s four-in-one reconfigurable Tool Table.

ONEW TO WATCH • IN THIS ISSUE’S ONES TO WATCH, WE SPOTLIGHT FOUR STUDIOS USING DESIGN AS A FORM OF RESISTANCE. URBAN RADICALS SEEKS TO DEMOCRATIZE DESIGN BEYOND THE HIGHBROW OR EXCLUSIVE. HANGHAR CREATES (RESIDENTIAL) INTERIORS THAT REJECT MARKET-DRIVEN NORMS. TERRITORIAL EMPATHY ORGANIZES ACTIONS AGAINST INEQUALITY IN (URBAN) SPACES. STUDIO KËR BUILDS ON THE LEGACY OF BLACK DESIGN.

URBAN RADICALS • What’s in a name? Urban Radicals by any other would certainly design as innovatively. The London-based collective wants to turn design on its head and celebrate the often overlooked.

HANGHAR • Spanish studio Hanghar rejects market-driven housing models in favour of more equitable and resilient structures by advocating open-ended rather than predefined residential interiors.

TERRITORIAL EMPATHY • Flipping the script on urban design, Territorial Empathy is pushing for spaces that prioritize justice and community over control and exclusion.

STUDIO • Reshaping design as a tool for cultural expression and resistance, Studio Kër blends aesthetics, storytelling and social impact to celebrate and elevate the legacy of the African diaspora.

RALLY ROUND • From under-reported issues and underexamined histories to underrepresented groups and unheard voices, the projects in this Look Book show that creative practice need not – or should not – be neutral. It can challenge power, expose injustice, reclaim space and amplify those too often left voiceless. The initiatives featured are at the forefront of cultural survival, climate resilience and community power – where design and art become tools not just for expression but for resistance and repair, helping to imagine futures rooted in justice and care.

INSIGHTS • DESIGN AS A FORCE FOR SYSTEMIC CHANGE. SHOWS THAT SET THE STAGE FOR CLIMATE ACTIVISM. RADICAL TRANSPARENCY IN RETAIL SPACES. GIVING VOICE TO UNHEARD YOUTH. THIS ISSUE’S INSIGHTS TAKE A DEEP DIVE INTO THE DESIGNERS AND SECTORS DARING TO DO THINGS DIFFERENTLY.

‘DESIGN MUST SHIFT FROM MAKING THINGS TO MAKING SENSE OF THINGS’ • As the world faces urgent global challenges, designers can play a much bigger role than dreaming up pretty spaces and products. They can take on entire systems, influencing society and culture. How can design become a tool not only for innovation but for meaningful, lasting change? FRAME’s editor at large TRACEY INGRAM explores this question with KAAVE POUR, founder of 21st Europe – a think-tank and political design lab that aims to position Europe as a progressive force while revitalizing a political system in desperate need of creative, long-term solutions. Also joining the discussion is ANITA SILVA, head of...