Alyn Griffiths
Alyn is a freelance writer and editor who contributes to some of the world’s leading architecture and design publications, including Dezeen, Blueprint, Icon, Wallpaper, Interior Design and CNN Style.
He is also the author of 21st Century Lighting Design, published by Bloomsbury in 2014, and former design editor at Port magazine.
Alyn studied product design at Glasgow School of Art before moving to London in 2008, where he lived for eight years. He is now based in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Stories by Alyn Griffiths
Moving petals express “fragility of life” in Interconnection by Nao Tamura
ECAL students design interactive products that address “lack of humanness” in electronics
Nannup Holiday House by Iredale Pedersen Hook rises above the Australian bush on stilts
Chineasy illustrated characters designed to make learning Chinese easy
Schneider+Schumacher’s church based on motorway signage looks like Batman
National Arboretum in Canberra boasts pointed pavilion and curvy visitor centre
Portuguese arts centre by Louise Braverman pays tribute to local painter Nadir Afonso
Arkwright office by Haptic features slatted staircase emulating rock formations
Discarded materials from Milanese homes used to make furniture by Atelier Biagetti
Industrial materials furnish Hostem’s womenswear floor by JamesPlumb
Paul Smith upholsters classic furniture designs by Hans J. Wegner in his signature stripes
White buildings sink into the landscape at the White Wolf Hotel by AND-RÉ
Tom Dixon launches “minimal and geometric” Plane light collection
Gewad apartment block by Atelier Vens Vanbelle features brick walls and a mirrored atrium
Archium gives rugged stone walls to a radio broadcasting station in Nepal
Spaceworkers’ 07CBE House features cantilevered and transparent storeys
Branch Studio Architects adds timber-clad extension to Australian school library
Snøhetta designs visual identity for Oslo’s 2022 Winter Olympics bid
Yoonseux Architectes’ school extension designed to match autumnal tree leaves
Volcanic stone wall hides doorway into B25 house by PK Arkitektar
Konstantin Grcic presents his vision of the future at Vitra Design Museum solo show
Quality Chop Shop butcher by Fraher Architects references food crates and packaging
