by Christina Elia | Dec 15, 2021 | Places
When I’m being creative I want to stay as untethered to Earth as possible,” said Ini Archibong, the American artist living in Neuchâtel, Switzerland, where he spends mornings appreciating dramatic mountain views. “I like to keep my head in the clouds.” Born in...
by Laura Rote | Nov 11, 2021 | Products
“Coming out of lockdown, I saw London filling up with litter as people flooded out eating, drinking, and throwing their disposable cups on the streets. At the same time I saw the local cleaning man sitting on the pavement with a real cup and thermos having a joyful...
by Laura Rote | Sep 3, 2021 | Products
Technology that makes it easy to focus on the art. That’s the guiding mission behind Flashpoint, the Adorama exclusive lighting brand, according to Solomon Leifer, senior brand manager at Flashpoint. Founded in New York City in 1991, Flashpoint’s first release was its...
by Laura Rote | May 3, 2021 | Products
When Milan-based designer Marc Sadler graduated from the École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs in Paris back in 1968, he had a solid idea of what he thought a designer’s mission should be. “Form and function were the key concepts,” he says. “The egg has a...
by Laura Rote | Apr 23, 2021 | Work
Daniel To and Emma Aiston have been partners in work and life for 18 years. Today they work from home in their back garden studio in South Australia. “It’s far enough from our main home to make it feel as though we are going to ‘work’ but close enough to enjoy all of...
by Laura Rote | Apr 22, 2021 | Work
Utharaa L. Zacharias and Palaash Chaudhary met in New Delhi when they were studying product design at the National Institute of Fashion Technology. “We were rarely in the same circles, but at a desperate moment with a term paper, Palaash approached me for help, and we...
by Laura Rote | Dec 24, 2020 | Products
Welcome to the end of the road. THE END BLACK from Gufram laughs in the face of endings as the most recent edition of the ironic epitaph created in 2014 by Italian artists Maurizio Cattelan and Pierpaolo Ferrari. THE END was designed to establish the “end” of the...
by Laura Rote | Dec 21, 2020 | Products
BDI’s Corridor 8172 is perfect for the audiophile who has multiple electronic components, whether or not they choose to incorporate a turntable. “This is a cabinet for someone who may not have an extensive grouping of components but still wants a beautifully...
by Chris Force | Dec 14, 2020 | Products
The GR III Street Edition is the small camera you didn’t think you needed. I mean, you just dropped more than $1,000 on your new iPhone 12 Pro, and that’s got a 12MP f/2.2. camera smushed right into it—why bother with another pocket size camera, right? At least that’s...
by Laura Rote | Nov 10, 2020 | Work
Naji Mourani spends his days sketching outside on his Toronto terrace, papers and samples spread out all around him. For him it’s a place where he can be alone and get creative. “It’s nothing fancy, but it’s bright and cheerful and it gets me focused,” he says. As an...
by Simone Okkels | Nov 5, 2020 | Work
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 Chris Force | Oct 28, 2020 | Work
Pre-COVID, we had ridden close to 2,000 rugged miles through Vietnam, from dense cities, choked on crazed scooter riders, to pastoral rice fields sprinkled with farm animals. Our group—which included custom motorcycle builder Dave Mucci—spent two weeks hurling a fleet...
