Some weeks are loud. This one’s all texture. A softer energy. Like a slow morning playlist and the first sip of good coffee.
This week’s flavour looks at design that doesn’t need to raise its voice. It just exists with presence. Shoes balanced between function and sculpture. Campaign posters that feel like artefacts. Type layouts that could live on gallery walls or record sleeves.
It’s all connected by a single thread: confidence in simplicity.
There’s something about the new wave of designers and brands who know how to leave space. The ones who understand that letting something breathe often says more than trying to fill the frame. It’s that discipline we keep coming back to.
We’ve seen it across the board. From Pane’s sculptural runners to archival-inspired print layouts that blur the line between fashion zines and modern art. Even sport visuals are getting that poetic treatment.
Think Ali-level charisma, presented with museum-level composition.
Design right now feels like it’s slowing down just enough to mean something again. Like everyone’s chasing the balance between nostalgia and newness.
And maybe that’s the point.
Like the taste of a great espresso that hits a second after you’ve swallowed it.
Shot of the good stuff
