Design

With a soaring commercial core and an urban sprawl that extends past horizons in all directions, São Paulo is the largest city outside of Asia. The Brazilian metropolis is undeniably South America’s economic hub. Cutting across the center of town,…

If you’ve returned from a seaside escape wishing you could bottle up the calm, or you’re simply craving the soothing energy of the ocean, Calico Wallpaper just launched the collection of your coastal dreams. The design studio’s new trio of…

There’s a new seat in town, and it’s not horsing around when it comes to good design in the workplace. Made for both public and private spaces, pony® is a seat and table combination that encourages a casual stance for…

While based in sport, surfing is an exhilarating dance with the ocean’s rhythm where every beach reflects the water’s energy and every coastline its local community. Surfboards become conduits for communion with the earth as much as connections with fellow…

Warm light is immediately calming to the system, a flickering facsimile of our ancestors gathering around fire. The Farolito Light from Wooj captures this indelible warmth within delicate paper-like form, taking inspiration from the paper lanterns or farolitos of New…

Color is physiological, but also functional, and technical – our bodies react to information that color holds, instantly igniting neural networks formed many thousands of years ago. Eindhoven-based Raw Color pushes the boundaries of pigment and style, cleverly working technological…

Textiles are a definitive indicator of culture. Fiber content, construction style, patterning, and color cues are all crucial elements to the essence of a fabric, defining our clothing, linens, and household fabrics for eons. After a successful run at the…

In a cultural moment when everything competes for attention, restraint feels revolutionary. In his debut furniture collection with Herman Miller, the Pawson Drift Sofa Group, British architect John Pawson reminds us that comfort doesn’t need embellishment – it simply needs…

Mobile filing cabinets are a workplace staple, but German manufacturer mūller tapped designer Mark Braun to reinterpret the traditional mobile pedestal for contemporary settings at home and in the office. He looked to how he and his team collaborate for…

Wall desks often sound like a great idea – until you meet one in real life. All too often, they’re clunky, utilitarian, and nowhere near beautiful. Thankfully, Carl Hansen & Søn is here to raise the bar. Recognizing the need…

When Vania Gaetti envisioned a new office for Sauvage TV, she wanted a workplace that would foster collaboration between a range of departments that specialize in production and animation without corporate rigidity. “The idea was to design a space that…

For over 250 years, Royal Copenhagen has been synonymous with timeless porcelain, elegant table settings, and a deep-rooted Danish design tradition. Its iconic blue patterns and impeccable craftsmanship have graced dining tables and display cabinets across generations. Now, as it…

Far less overrun by tourists when compared to areas like Spain’s Costa Brava, Marbella tucks away within the country’s southernmost seaboard; fully immersed in the historically entrenched Andalusia region. There’s a more staid, if semi-tropical and slightly vivacious, sense of…

The Emerald Isle has positioned itself as a central force in contemporary collectibles seemingly overnight but a global audience of artists and historians have witnessed this tectonic shift inch its way forward since the early aughts. Newry-based design brand Orior…

Lausanne-based designer Renaud Defrancesco has always been interested in how experimentation often leads to significant breakthroughs, and the molded plywood leg splint by Charles and Ray Eames is a prime example. “It represents a key moment in their exploration of…