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Maison&Objet 2024 Promises Visions of a Future “Tech Eden”

France’s history of decadent beauty and home design dates back ages—but Maison&Objet’s celebration of the best of French-inspired home décor, design, and lifestyle also reaches a landmark 30 years this January. The fair, which fills seven massive halls of the Paris Nord Villepinte Exhibition Center with displays of innovation and crafts across categories, marks its

An Italian Design Powerhouse Moves to a New Home in Milan

“Porro is a company that has always tried to overcome its limits by moving, each time, with a different creative spectrum,” says designer Piero Lissoni, art director of Porro and the man behind a new space for the Italian design brand in Milan. After nearly 20 years on via Durini, Porro decided to shake things

Colorful Postmodernism Meets Italian Perfectionism in Porro’s Linea Collection

In refined, precise, kaleidoscopic geometry, color bursts forth: yellow, blue, light blue, red, and white layer atop black, a patchwork of inlaid color to transform and define this year’s collection from Italian design powerhouse Porro. The Linea family of containers—two cupboards and a writing desk—is borne of archived drawings from the late postmodernist designer Alessandro

Massive Art Installations Stimulate Conversation in New York City

Although a hub for artists, designers, and makers, New York’s creative scene is often something you have to seek out intentionally. But, from October 12-18, NYCxDESIGN presents the Design Pavilion, consisting of three public art activations and talks to engage and inspire New Yorkers. This year’s Design Pavilion features two installations, Bamboo Cloud and Public

Sebastian Herkner Designs Treasures, Not Just Objects

All materials, textures, and colors have extra significance in the eyes of designer Sebastian Herkner. Thanks to his curiosity and enthusiasm for learning about and incorporating different and diverse cultures and crafts, Sebastian’s designs have garnered international popularity for their considered sense of color and materiality. His sense for craft and quality makes a perfect

13 Textile Artists Pushing the Medium Forward

Textiles are one of the oldest mediums for art, rich with a history of functionality and storytelling. From the very fiber that makes up a work, there is a story to be told, one of the land on which the fabric was made to the cultural practices that brought it into its final form. From

Robert Rieger Stages Spontaneity to Get the Perfect Shot

The work of German photographer Robert Rieger is the mental photo you take in the middle of a Sunday afternoon, the split second you realize how deeply you love a space. Paradoxically, that look of authenticity is the product of meticulous planning.

Walls Can Talk in this Photographer’s Work

The things in a home tell the story of the person who lives there. In photographs Sean Fennessy shares that story by capturing “the general detritus of everyday life”—cookbooks, tableware, artwork, and personal objects.

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