by Sophia Conforti | Jan 20, 2022 | Places
Walk through any residential neighborhood in Athens, and you’ll likely find yourself in a maze of polykatoikia. These three-story concrete apartment buildings were popularized in the 1950s and have since become a hallmark of Greek architecture, a modern structure to...
by Sophia Conforti | Dec 21, 2021 | Work
The first thing Leyden Lewis tells me one sleepy morning is, “I’m sorry.” It’s 9am for the Brooklyn-based interior designer and artist, and although it’s a reasonable 8am for me in Chicago, he thought I was in California, speaking with him at an all-too-early 6am. I...
by Sophia Conforti | Dec 8, 2021 | Places
Loud but quiet, hard but soft. There’s a duality to YSG Studio Founder and Principal Yasmine Saleh Ghoniem’s work—perhaps best seen in Soft Serve. Before it was a family home, Soft Serve was The Balmain Supply Store, a corner shop built into a three-story late 19th...
by Sophia Conforti | Dec 7, 2021 | Places
When you think of London, a psychedelic desert oasis is probably not what comes to mind. But that’s exactly what you’ll find at Bermonds Locke by Holloway Li. “The client said to us that typically when they have a project in London, it references local character, but...
by Sophia Conforti | Nov 11, 2021 | Products
Chad Stone has always been a tinkerer. “I was born with a propensity to craft something,” he says. He loved building blocks as a kid; his first invention was an air-powered car, mapped out in detail on paper. “Around the age of 8, I started drawing things to see if...
by Sophia Conforti | Oct 14, 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. *** Sabine Marcelis’ Candy Cube is the latest entry into the Vitra Design...
by Sophia Conforti | Oct 13, 2021 | News
Modular, mobile, with a strong emphasis on function—after a year break due to the Covid-19 pandemic, NeoCon returned to Chicago with much to say about where the future of office design is headed. From recreating the comfort of home to embracing the outdoors, here’s...
by Sophia Conforti | Oct 7, 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. *** Now you can sit in an Eames design and wear one, too, with the Reebok x...
by Sophia Conforti | Sep 30, 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. *** Photo courtesy of Mistovia Photo courtesy of Mistovia Vintage meets...
by Sophia Conforti | Sep 23, 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. *** Here’s what to watch for at Dutch Design Week 2021, the 20th anniversary...
by Sophia Conforti | Sep 16, 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. *** Monolithic forms modernize the bathroom in Victor Vasilev’s Minimal...
by Sophia Conforti | Sep 9, 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. *** Photo courtesy of alsacehotella.com Photo courtesy of alsacehotella.com...
