The 20/21 Journal
Discover our passion for good design and the rich stories behind the iconic pieces, talented designers and skilled makers of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries that we represent.
Journal
To mark the launch of Deville, the new outdoor range designed by Julien Renault for HAY, we spoke with the Brussels-based designer to talk process, materials, and the thinking behind furniture made...
Verner Panton | 100 Years
“Choosing colours should not be a gamble. It should be a conscious decision. Colours have a meaning and a function.”— Verner Panton
Profile | Arne Jacobsen
"If architecture had nothing to do with art, it would be astonishingly easy to build houses, but the architect's task - his most difficult task - is always that of selecting."
- Arne Jacobsen
Profile | Alvar Aalto
"Nothing is as dangerous in architecture as dealing with separated problems. If we split life into separated problems we split the possibilities to make good building art."
- Alvar Aalto
Profile | Finn Juhl
"One cannot create happiness with beautiful objects, but one can spoil quite a lot of happiness with bad ones.”
- Finn Juhl
Profile | Poul Kjærholm
“It’s the inherent language of the materials I want to express.”
- Poul Kjærholm
Rochelle Winter Fair
A festive market at Rochelle School on Saturday 6 December 2025.
Hotaru |
A Decade of Light
Celebrating the tenth anniversary of Barber Osgerby's Hotaru collection, plus the newly launched FRAME collection.
Profile | Charlotte Perriand
"Better to spend a day in the sun than to spend it dusting our useless objects."
-Charlotte Perriand
Artek |
Celebrating 90 Years
To mark the 90th anniversary of Artek, the iconic Finnish company has introduced a selection of timeless furniture pieces from its archives.
Profile | Poul Cadovius
"Most of us live on the bottom of a cube. If we were to use the walls in the same way we use the floor, we would get more space to live in."- Poul Cadovius
Making Sense:
Designing in London
Making Sense: Designing in London, curated by Mentsen and twentytwentyone, showcases the work of six design studios, each driven by a firm focus on material, process, and utility during London Desi...
Making Sense Library by Jasper Morrison
Enter the Making Sense Library, selected by Jasper Morrison as part of London Design Festival 2025.
Artek + Marimekko | Limited Edition
As part of Artek’s 90th anniversary celebrations, two iconic Finnish brands—Artek and Marimekko—join forces for a limited-edition collection.
Profile | Eero Saarinen
"Always design a thing by considering it in its next larger context - a chair in a room, a room in a house, a house in an environment, an environment in a city plan."- Eero Saarinen
