by Laura Rote | Jun 1, 2020 | Products
Clean lines, warm colors, and natural materials from all across Mexico—we spoke with six of our favorite designers across the country about their influences, from minimalism to personal experience. These are just some of their latest creations. Los Patrones “Los...
by The Sixtysix Staff | May 19, 2020 | Products
1. YETI Tundra 45 YETI started in 2006, when brothers Roy and Ryan Seiders were frustrated by subpar coolers. They set out to design one that was durable enough for anglers to stand on and cast from and that could hold ice for hours. The Tundra line of coolers, with...
by Laura Rote | May 15, 2020 | Products
Massimo Buster Minale started out as an architect (he worked for Foster & Partners and others), but he had a serious eye for detail—beyond cool detail. He started building custom motor bikes with two friends in an East London Garage in his free time when word got...
by Margaret Poe | 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 Colleen DeHart | May 12, 2020 | Products
Walking down the halls of the Ercol furniture factory, less than an hour’s train journey from London in the small town of Princes Risborough, I get the sense that many of the people here are like family. The names of Ercol employees of more than 20, 30, and even 40...
by Laura Rote | Apr 27, 2020 | Products
When I talk with Brandon Jorgensen, senior designer for the Portland-based lighting and hardware brand Rejuvenation, he speaks slowly, choosing each word deliberately. I can tell he’s thoughtful, patient, that he’s the type of person who considers each decision...
by Eric Canan | Dec 16, 2019 | Products
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 | Products
“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 Laura Rote | Dec 5, 2019 | Products
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 Sarah Treleaven | Dec 5, 2019 | Products
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 19, 2019 | Products
Slow down with us as we admire the finer, even unseeable things like the passage of time and the smell of a good spritz of perfume. From ethereal aromas to finely crafted watches, these are just a few of our favorite representations of time and scent this season. 1....
by Laura Rote | Nov 12, 2019 | Products
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...
