by Sophia Conforti | Jan 1, 2021 | Design
“I’m not interested in the neutral object,” says American designer Johanna Grawunder. What she does find intriguing is the experience. “Experiential design is the perfect way to meld architecture, industrial design, lighting, and furniture into what’s really... 
by Sophia Conforti | Dec 11, 2020 | Products
By reimagining their entire product development process, The Urban Electric Co. went from producing one to two collections a year to nearly one new product a week—a shift that led to some of the lighting firm’s most innovative fixtures yet. For years they operated... 
by Laura Rote | Dec 10, 2020 | Sponsored
Fortunately for five lucky folks out there, working from home is about to get an upgrade as part of the “Step Up Your Setup” contest from Kimball and Etc. “A great home office is one that facilitates productivity while being comfortable and flexible with the ability... 
by Simone Okkels | Nov 5, 2020 | Design
Cecilie Manz is one of the most popular contemporary Danish designers within industrial design. Functionality, simplicity, and longevity are key parts of her design, whether she’s designing chairs for Muuto or speakers for Bang & Olufsen. Advertisement For Cecilie... 
by Stephen Gossett | Oct 7, 2020 | Design
Lighting, electronics, kitchenware, the iconic Thinking Man’s Chair, even a German tram—Jasper Morrison has designed in just about every category over his illustrious, three-decade-plus career. It might seem counterintuitive to label a designer who has notably... 
by Colleen DeHart | Sep 30, 2020 | Design
London-born, New York City-based designer Anna Karlin is first to admit she is doing exactly what she was meant to be doing. “It is my happy place,” she says. Anna, a graduate of the Glasgow School of Art, has no limits. She designs across multiple mediums, including... 
by Leonid Kaplun | Sep 9, 2020 | Design
Dmitry Reutov is used to starting over, driven by a need for change and self-improvement. He keeps a tight schedule as one of Moscow’s least awarded but most hardworking—and now highly sought after—interior designers since his Mexican-inspired Manhattan interior... 
by Grace Perry | May 27, 2020 | Studio Tours
“I was influenced somehow or another by doodads,” art dealer Rhett Baruch tells me, utterly sincere. “Doodad,” by definition, means (literally) nothing. It’s a placeholder for words we cannot recall, like a gizmo, a whatsit, something Ariel would collect in The Little... 
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 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 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 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... 
