by Sophia Conforti | Apr 15, 2021 | News
Every Thursday the Sixtysix newsletter delivers the latest creative news, designs, and insights straight to your inbox. Here are this week’s highlights. Not on the email list? Subscribe now. *** The Tom Dixon HYDRO chair embraces an automotive technique to create its... 
by Lisa Helmanis | May 14, 2020 | Design
The Tom Dixon operation is slick. From the ground floor shop that feels more like a gallery than retail space to the flank of receptionists and young designers gliding around the office spaces, everyone seems quietly thrilled to be working against this considered,... 
by Lucy Miller | May 12, 2020 | Insights
Tal Midyan has created websites and branding for some of the biggest icons on the planet, from Travis Scott to Pharrell. He’s a designer and creative director who knows how to enhance a brand’s presence, even if he’s working with a client who already has a major... 
by Laura Rote | Feb 27, 2020 | News
Vibrant color, unexpected shapes, and raw data tell the story of the African American experience in the early 1900s in ways you’ve probably never seen—unless you’ve been to London’s House of Illustration recently. As part of an exhibit through March 1 at the House of... 
by Chris Force | Feb 12, 2020 | Design
It was 1977. At the Consumer Electronics Show, then held in Chicago, the world’s first personal computer, the Commodore PET, was announced. Apple Computer was incorporated. Star Wars hit the movie theaters, and Harley-Davidson released the very first Low Rider... 
by Laura Rote | Dec 5, 2019 | Design
When prolific industrial designer Karim Rashid arrives at the office, he heads straight for a strong latte (or two) before answering emails and getting started on the many things on his to-do list, from meeting with studio managers and assistants to doing his own... 
by Laura Rote | Oct 31, 2019 | Design
It took a team of designers and engineers many hours of research, sketches, and models to create a small appliance that performs as well as a large one. But Wolf Gourmet’s team in Richmond made it happen. “The underlying idea was to deliver precision control and the... 
by Tracey Ingram | May 22, 2019 | Design
Marcel Wanders is a busy man. Just eight weeks ago we sat in this very spot: the lobby of the Andaz in Amsterdam, a lavish hotel his studio completed in 2012. Since then he’s flitted between countries—mostly nearby, he says, playing things down, with the exception of... 
by Ella Lee | May 22, 2019 | Insights
Shanti Sparrow is a New York City–based designer and illustrator from Australia whose award-winning work is vibrant, geometric, and confident. She recently shared with us a little more about what it takes to find your niche and make a name for yourself in the... 
by Chris Force | Apr 30, 2019 | Design
If you’ve ever seen an episode of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, you’ve experienced Kelli Miller’s handiwork. The motion designer helped create the memorable, encyclopedia-inspired show open for the HBO late-night critical favorite. Kelli’s also designed title... 
by Stephen Gossett | Apr 23, 2019 | Design
The store and office of emerging Ukrainian design duo FILD, in the Shevchenko neighborhood of Kiev, is easy enough to spy, thanks to its distinctive color scheme: ash grey brick around a bright yellow front door. Inside, among the clean lines and open spaces: more ash... 
by Stephen Gossett | Mar 21, 2019 | Design
Nikolai Senin has done graphic illustration work for some of Russia’s biggest companies, including energy titan Gazprom and Aeroflot, the country’s de facto national airline, but it’s the personal work he shares on his website and Instagram that... 