Design

Institutional design not only emphasizes aesthetically pleasing environments that are functional, but also focuses on care and sensitivity to help support occupants during their recovery. LGA Architectural Partners envisioned the Anduhyaun Emergency Shelter in Toronto, Canada, as one such place…

Victoria Wilmotte returns to 38 rue Madame, in the 6th Arrondissement of Paris, bringing with her many textural delights. Colorscape retains the intense hues and rich texture of her last collection, CONCAV, yet with a twist: finishing techniques that unveil…

Stockholm might sometimes get overpowered by its more boisterous counterpart, Copenhagen, but the Swedish capital packs a punch when it comes to Scandinavian innovation and sophisticated style. Its dynamic, design-forward hospitality offering ranges from the recently revamped neo-classical Grand Hôtel…

By 1954, Danish Modernist Kai Kristiansen designed the now-iconic Entre series for Danish manufacturer Aksel Kjersgaard, which epitomized the era’s focus on clean lines, streamlined manufacturing, and practical beauty – in many ways setting the standard for what has now…

Hamburgers of every variety are fast food favorites, including the popular smash versions popping up on menus everywhere. For the PLUTO brand’s first brick-and-mortar restaurant, architects at Znamy Się looked to the signature patties for inspiration. “The entire design draws…

Ceramic lighting continues to surprise us – first with tiles that double as hooks and lamps, and now with STUDIOTAMAT and Arianna De Luca’s collaboration with Ninefifty. This time, lighting isn’t simply paired with tile; it’s embedded directly into ceramic…

Venus, our sister planet, shares striking similarities to the one we call home: both are rocky planets with comparable orbits, and both shine as beacons in the night sky. Yet Venus is also extreme – its atmosphere is the densest…

In a world of optimization, hyper-independence, and ultimately, a loss of style, a collection that stands in opposition to these seemingly inevitable eventualities is truly delightful. Debuting at Collectible NYC this year, AFTERGLOW by Tuleste Factory gambols in the theatrical,…

Charles and Ray Eames – design powerhouses both individually and as a pair – first came together at Cranbrook Academy of Art in 1940, striving to envision new ways of understanding our environment. More than eighty years later, their work…

From a distance, it looks like Melbourne sprouted a mountain range overnight. Up close, the rocks aren’t rocks at all – they’re air. With the Australian debut of Iwagumi Air Scape, art and technology studio ENESS turned Prahran Square into…

As minimalism infiltrated media en masse, the mainstreaming of its aesthetic left interiors feeling ‘blah’ and the concept conflated with fashion’s genre of quiet luxury. Through this lens, only homes with neutral furniture, whitewashed walls, generic decor, and immaculateness are…

Seattle-based furniture company Memo, known for small collections and singular objects, introduces Candy modular seating. The new range represents the manufacturer’s focus on the category, a key driver in the contract sector. David Simon, managing partner and creative director at…

Designers are often expert observers, tuned in to the quiet beauty hidden in everyday moments. Clay master extraordinaire Virginia Sin not only notices these details but translates them into permanent sculptural forms. From the phases of the moon to the…

Architect and designer Mario Bellini was a titan within the industry, his enduring influence in Italian furniture and design unquantifiable. Receiving the Golden Compass Award eight times, 25 of his works are in the permanent design collection of the MoMA,…

As the latest artist to collaborate on the Art of Raw, Dutch denim brand G-STAR’s innovative platform that gives up-and-coming creatives the opportunity to turn denim into design objects, Caroline Chao proposes that we look beyond our preconceived notions and…