by Sophia Conforti | Aug 5, 2020 | News
When Stuart Semple created his blackest black paint—and then the pinkest pink—he set off not only to develop rich pigmentation but also to make art materials more accessible. Prior to what Stuart calls Black 3.0, artist Anish Kapoor owned the exclusive rights to the... 
by Sophia Conforti | Jul 22, 2020 | News
Astronauts have the International Space Station, and soon marine researchers will have PROTEUS™, an underwater research station and habitat designed by Yves Béhar and Fuseproject. Developed in partnership with the Fabien Cousteau Ocean Learning Center, the 4,000... 
by Sophia Conforti | Jul 15, 2020 | News
Banksy is at it again. The artist sprayed and stenciled a London Underground train with rats that use a face mask as a parachute, hoard hand sanitizer, and sneeze, leaving a trail of blue mucus in their wake. Banksy debuted his latest work in a video on Instagram... 
by Sophia Conforti | Jun 30, 2020 | Insights
Mary Jo Miller is hands-on in all of her creative projects. “Corporately, they want me to be more paper-driven, like a design brief,” the Vice President of Design and Creative Direction at HBF Textiles says. But that’s just not Mary Jo, who would rather test new color... 
by Sophia Conforti | Jun 4, 2020 | Insights
“I love branding because it’s kind of like the gateway drug to design,” says Ben Crick, creative director at COLLINS. Working with companies like Spotify, vitaminwater, smartwater, and Mailchimp, Ben is constantly talking with clients about the design decisions that... 
by Sophia Conforti | May 22, 2020 | News
It’s no secret that workplaces are changing. Remote work has become a necessary part of life, begging the questions: What happens when we go back to work? How will offices change, and what will their design focus be? Advertisement We might not have all of the answers... 
by Sophia Conforti | May 13, 2020 | Products
In 1886 a 21-year-old Gennaro Sferra stepped onto American soil for the first time. Far away from his home in Isernia, Italy, Gennaro joined his two brothers, Filomeno and Pasquale, and together set off to build a fortune, not knowing their work would redefine the... 
by Sophia Conforti | May 6, 2020 | Insights
Seven years ago, when award-winning designers Kim Colin and Sam Hecht of Industrial Facility were designing Locale, a collaborative office furniture system for Herman Miller, they had another idea: tables. “We weren’t asked for tables, but out of that work we were... 
by Sophia Conforti | Apr 28, 2020 | Insights
When we think about pattern, our minds often go straight to the bold: animal print, brocade, floral, something loud and geometric, made in a flurry of colors that floods the senses. It’s one reason why some designers stray from busy motifs, opting instead for a... 
by Sophia Conforti | Apr 6, 2020 | Design
As designers around the globe adapt to new creative realities at home, Abigail Honor, CEO and founding partner of Lorem Ipsum, and her team are preparing to take audiences elsewhere. In two new projects—a museum on Zoya Kosmodemyanskaya and an exhibition on the future... 
by Sophia Conforti | Apr 1, 2020 | Studio Tours
Creating in the time of coronavirus: It’s not easy, especially when lockdowns force designers inside, often without access to their studios. We asked creatives around the world to share their home setups and how they’re adapting to life under quarantine. Ana Hop,... 