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Little Bird Swing
I was on North Haven Island, Maine recently to report a story for the July/August issue of the magazine, and I went to visit a lovely modern second home by architect Christopher Campbell. Hang...
written by: Aaron Britt03.09.09 -
Muutos from Muuto
What’s in a name? If you’re Muuto, it’s a mission statement. Inspired by the Finnish word “muutos,” meaning “change” or “new perspective,” the...
written by: Jordan Kushins03.11.09 -
Domestic Construction
Brooklyn design duo Domestic Construction have been hard at work turning found objects, fabric and paint into imaginative installations, one-of-a-kind fashion, and repurposed interior design.
written by: Laure Joliet03.14.09 -
Urban Hardwoods Furniture
Now that "salvage" has as many connotations with environmental sensitivity, creativity, and resourcefulness as with the need to scrimp and save, showrooms formerly reserved for brand new...
written by: Miyoko Ohtake03.24.09 -
The Pirate Chair
For better or for worse, we're currently living through something of a pirate renaissance. Pirates pop up as both comic cultural meme and serious scourge of the seas. With clear awareness of this...
03.29.09 -
Brazilian Design at the MoMA Store
The Museum of Modern Art's Design Store has been running regionally-sourced collections in their retails shops and online. Currently they've got an excellent array of products from Korea, and next...
written by: Sarah Rich03.30.09 -
Lili Lite
In small spaces, furniture that can multi-task is key, and in the current economy, it’s also a much-needed budget saver. Which is why I love Studio Smeets Design’s product Lili Lite: It...
written by: Miyoko Ohtake04.06.09 -
Grand Prix Chair
In 1957, Danish designer Arne Jacobsen created the Grand Prix chair for Fritz Hansen—two years after rising to furniture-design fame with his Series 7 chair and five years after his Ant chair...
written by: Miyoko Ohtake04.11.09 -
Open Source Furniture
These are tough times for a lot of people right now and its hard to imagine that anyone is running out to buy high-end contemporary design. Berlin-based designer Ronen Kadushin hopes to help those...
04.16.09 -
Marek Gut Commode
Though we already ran our weekly round-up of finds from the Web, I couldn't help spotlighting this retrofuturistic piece of furniture by Polish designer Marek Gut. The so-called Commode (we'd...
written by: Sarah Rich05.01.09 -
BB02 Table and Chairs
Modern design for moms and dads is becoming ever more available, with the latest eye-catching addition coming from notNeutral. The Los Angeles-based commercial product company of creative group...
written by: Miyoko Ohtake05.14.09 -
Reclaimed Bowling Lane Furniture
In bowling, "striking out" means throwing three strikes in the tenth and final frame of a game. In 2007, "striking out," for television producer and musician Jim Malone, meant...
written by: Miyoko Ohtake05.28.09 -
Transport Perceptual Pod by Alberto Frias
Las Vegas–based architect Alberto Frias' design, an LED-illuminated perceptual pod called Transport, drew a lot of attention on the showroom floor at Dwell on Design—people were...
written by: Kristen Terry06.29.09 -
The 1Formtable
While multifunctional furniture systems that open and unfold and morph into fifty different pieces are quite cool and impressive, there is something elegant about simple, yet multifunctional...
written by: Tiffany Chu08.07.09 -
Kirei Instead of Wood?
Among the ever-expanding sea of wood alternatives, Kirei -- the Japanese character signifying 'beautiful' or 'clean' -- makes some unique materials that can replace your typical (and potentially ...
written by: Tiffany Chu09.28.09 -
Tanya Aguiniga Crafted Classics
I'm in the air en route to Minneapolis for the American Craft Council's annual conference, where a number of writers, artists, makers, scholars and others will gather to discuss the future of craft.
written by: Sarah Rich10.15.09 -
New Design from Very Good & Proper
In this year's June issue, our Square Meal column featured the London restaurant mini-chain Canteen, where good design is as high a priority as good taste. The owner of Canteen also runs a design...
written by: Sarah Rich11.04.09 -
Kilo Design + BIG + Skibsted Ideation
Exciting news in the design world: Danish powerhouse designer firms Kilo Design (headed by Lars Holme Larsen), BIG (led by Bjarke Ingels), and Skibsted Ideation (founded by Jens artin Skibsted)...
written by: Miyoko Ohtake11.25.09 -
The Sheep Who Made Your Pouf
The stream of amazing projects that emerge from students at Design Academy Eindhoven in the Netherlands is never-ending. This week I've come across one from an alum of the school who has spent the...
written by: Sarah Rich12.10.09 -
Cerno at Ford & Ching
Our friends at Ford & Ching recently announced a new addition to the curated family of designers they showcase in their Los Angeles headquarters. Cerno Group, founded in 2008, consists of a...
written by: Sarah Rich01.13.10 -
Nature of Material
Israeli designer Ran Amitai has a new line of stacking stools that merge organic with high-tech to lovely effect.
written by: Sarah Rich01.31.10 -
From Stockholm: Snowflakes Tables
The prolific team at Claesson Koivisto Rune has come up with something truly unique with their Snowflakes tables for OFFECT, which premiered at the Stockholm Furniture Fair this week.
written by: Tiffany Orvet02.10.10 -
111 Navy Chair
I've been lucky enough to visit Emeco's Pennsylvania factory where their iconic chairs are made by hand. It was a religious experience for me, a person with a sick chair fetish. I've also been...
written by: Bradford Shellhammer04.16.10 -
Ford & Ching Debuts 100xbetter
A desk, a loveseat, and a shelving system -- all in one single flat pack? I, too, was amazed at the clever level of reconfigurability when I saw these new pieces appear in my inbox. Recently...
written by: Tiffany Chu05.19.10 -
Prostheses and Grafts
Though architect Marcio Kogan, principal of the São Paulo-based firm StudioMK 27, has done loads of appealing residences (check out his house for photographer Reinaldo Cóser in the...
written by: Aaron Britt05.24.10
