by Eric Canan | Dec 16, 2019 | Design
REI is known for practical equipment and sharp looks, and the latest Kingdom 6 tent lives up to that and then some. “It takes a lot to decide it’s time to update an already popular product. It’s not a decision we take lightly,” says Chris Pottinger, lead designer for...
by Chris Force | Dec 13, 2019 | Design
“When we started thinking about the Electrified S2, founder Ties Carlier and I tried to understand car users in a city context. We talked a lot about something that is as easy to leave on the streets as a car without needing a big lock. Something that makes you not...
by Chris Force | Dec 9, 2019 | Design
If you were interested in fast cars in the ’90s there’s a good chance you rarely even saw the Toyota Supra Mk.4. Released in ’93 with chart-topping performance, advanced technology, and the massively capable 2JZ engine, the car failed to resonate with American buyers....
by Laura Rote | Dec 5, 2019 | Design
Magazine Holder by Paul McCobb Designed for Fritz Hansen Fritz Hansen Head of Design Christian Andresen calls this piece a no-fuss design object from the ’50s—one that continues to resonate. “McCobb was always playing with contrast, which you see here between the...
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 Sarah Treleaven | Dec 5, 2019 | Design
As the bathroom increasingly becomes a place of refuge—a quiet zone to unwind without distraction—more consumers are seeking calm, inviting design to complement it. No matter who you are, you spend a lot of your life in the bathroom. “Why not make it a pleasant place...
by Laura Rote | Nov 15, 2019 | Design
You can feel the anticipation the moment the lights go down. The musicians step out and the crowd goes wild. And the band—whether it’s Van Halen or Phantogram—is buzzing with energy, too. Not with noise and incredibly loud stage volume, but with the sound of Westone’s...
by Laura Rote | Nov 12, 2019 | Design
When the design team at Cabot Wrenn develops new prototypes, they ask one simple question: “Would you have it in your home?” After an 11-month process creating Styrofoam and 3D printed prototypes, they answered with a resounding yes. One of their results is the Den...
by Margaret Poe | Nov 4, 2019 | Design
Most collections are sparked by an outside inspiration. It could be a historic chapel, an expressive watercolor, the waves of the sea at sunrise. That wasn’t the case this time for Christiane Müller. As the Amsterdam-based designer and partner at Müller she turned...
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 Laura Rote | Oct 31, 2019 | Design
After four years of intense R&D and input from top pizza chefs, Breville designers revealed the Smart Oven Pizzaiolo with its patented Element IQ System (which steers power to where it’s needed when it’s needed). It’s the world’s first indoor countertop pizza oven...
by Laura Rote | Oct 31, 2019 | Design
Trends in color in the home shift, and that’s true in the kitchen, too. “With the phenomena of the open floor plan, the kitchen has become a much bigger signature of the entire home,” says Christopher Scinto, vice president of marketing for Le Creuset. While many...
