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 22, 2021 | Design
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 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 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 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 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 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 | Jun 25, 2019 | Design
It all started with a stack of wood. Russell Greenberg started design consultancy RUX Studios in 2008, taking on a balance of creative and client work when, a few years later, a light bulb went off. He was immersed in projects—including a design for a house that would...
by Mina Kalkatechi | May 24, 2019 | News
For the past 30 years, the annual International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF) has brought together leaders in the high-end design industry and showcased the newest and best in luxury furniture design. The fair is also a resource for thousands of retail buyers and...
by Stephen Gossett | May 22, 2019 | News
Milan’s famed Salone del Mobile fair can feel slightly overwhelming (300,000-plus attended and more than 2,000 exhibitors were on hand in 2019), but it remains a master class in design, showing how strong leadership and a bone-deep belief in collaboration and...
by Max Gunawan | Mar 26, 2019 | Insights
Jakarta-born, San Francisco-based designer Max Gunawan is the creative brain behind the book-shaped, fold-open Lumio light. He raised nearly $580,000 on an initial goal of just $60,000 in a 2013 Kickstarter campaign for his trademark product. In 2015 he appeared on...
