KIDA armchair by Stephen Burks for Dedon
Dezeen Showroom: American designer Stephen Burks has created the light yet characterful KIDA outdoor armchair for Dedon, made by wrapping fibres around the frame. More
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"In Milan I found myself face-to-face with direct racial aggression"
Following the controversy over a Milan design week exhibition that displayed offensive figurines, Stephen Burks considers what the incident says about the design industry and its approach to race. More
Milan design week marred by "racist figurines" say designers
A collection of glass figures presented by architect Massimo Adario within the Campo Base exhibition should not have been displayed at Milan design week say designers including Stephen Burks and Anava Projects. More
Stephen Burks presents designs for "global crises" at High Museum of Art
Designer Stephen Burks has unveiled five prototypes, including podiums for digital devices and a screen that promotes privacy, in a retrospective exhibition in Atlanta, Georgia. More
Dala outdoor seating by Stephen Burks for Dedon
Dezeen Showroom: Stephen Burks has designed Dala, a collection of outdoor seating for Dedon that is informed by travel and woven using traditional Filipino craft techniques. More
The Others lanterns by Stephen Burks for Dedon
Dezeen Showroom: American designer Stephen Burks has designed a collection of hand-woven outdoor lights for Dedon that can be used individually or arranged in totem-like stacks. More
KIDA hanging lounge chair by Stephen Burks for Dedon
Dezeen Showroom: American designer Stephen Burks has created a hanging lounge chair wrapped in colourful, weather-resistant rope for outdoor furniture brand Dedon. More
Trypta by Stephen Burks for Luceplan
Dezeen Showroom: American designer Stephen Burks has worked alongside Italian lighting brand Luceplan to create Trypta, a pendant light that helps improve spatial acoustics. More
"I've been the first and only African American to work with all my clients" says Stephen Burks
Designer Stephen Burks discusses the lack of diversity in the design industry and explains how his early experiences with European brands led him to work with artisans in the developing world in our latest VDF x Friedman Benda talk. More
Stephen Burks uses Bolon textiles to create shaggy chairs for BD Barcelona Design
American designer Stephen Burks explains how he collaborated with Bolon and BD Barcelona Design to create a textural furniture collection, in the latest movie in our Bolon at Heart video series. More
"It's easy for designers today to produce and sell their own work"
Dezeen and MINI World Tour: in our penultimate movie recorded at the MINI Paceman Garage in Milan, New York designer Stephen Burks discusses the importance of having a design identity and journalist Henrietta Thompson explains why designers are starting to expand into retail. More
"The High Line's responsible for New York's best upcoming architecture"
Dezeen and MINI World Tour: in our second movie from New York, designer Stephen Burks takes us to the High Line and explains how the elevated park is helping to transform the surrounding areas of the city. More
"New Yorkers all of a sudden are interested in quality of life"
Dezeen and MINI World Tour: New York designer Stephen Burks tells us how his once rough-edged city is being tamed by world-class architecture, urban design improvements like the High Line and a European-style bike-sharing scheme in the first of our reports from the Big Apple. More
Variations by Stephen Burks for Calligaris
New York designer Stephen Burks filled the Milan showroom of Italian brand Calligaris with colourful ropes and columns of plastic chairs lashed together last month (+ movie). More
Man Made Toronto by Stephen Burks
A series of lamps, tables and storage made by New York designer Stephen Burks in collaboration with basket weavers in a village outside of Dakar is on show at the Design Exchange in Toronto. More
Blickfang designworkshop: curators
In the first of two movies filmed by Dezeen at the Blickfang designworkshop in Vienna last month, curators Stefan Diez, Saskia Diez and Stephen Burks explain the workshop's remit to develop designers' business and branding skills. More
The Hybrid Project by Readymade Projects, Mogollon and Daniel Hakansson
New York designer Stephen Burks of Readymade Projects has collaborated with art directors Monica Brand and Francisco Lopez of Mogollon, and photographer Daniel Hakansson to create a limited edition of posters depicting hybrid creatures. More
Design Indaba videos: Stephen Burks
Design Indaba 09: the fourth movie in our series from the Design Indaba conference and expo in Cape Town last week is an interview with New York designer Stephen Burks of Readymade Projects. More
Composite Lounge by Stephen Burks
Cologne 09: American designer Stephen Burks of Readymade Projects created Composite Lounge at furniture fair IMM Cologne last month, using reconfigured furniture from Italian manufacturers Moroso. More
ck IN2U bottle by Stephen Burks
New York designer Stephen Burks has designed the bottle for the new Calvin Klein fragrance, ck IN2U. More