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Explore - Design Ideas
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Hide and Eat
In Manhattan, where space is the ultimate luxury, a clever design workaround makes a dining table disappear after supper.
written by: Jordan Kushins02.28.12 -
Protect and Conserve
Driven by “an evangelical zeal to save things,” Adam Hills and Maria Speake artfully repurpose landfill-bound materials at their London architectural salvage and design business,...
written by: Jordan Kushinsphotos by: Ben Anders01.07.12 -
The Wood Life
Wiet Hekking’s specialty shop in the heart of Amsterdam displays the best of bent-ply furniture, past and present.
written by: Jordan Kushinsphotos by: Mirjam Bleeker12.28.11 -
Shedded Bliss
A prefabricated shed sited on a Finnish island provides a perfect summer getaway.
written by: Jordan Kushinsphotos by: Arsi Ikäheimonen12.19.11 -
Street Smart
Pursuing his passion for painting gave Fabian Debora a means to transcend his troubled past.
written by: Jordan Kushins11.17.11 -
Walk This Way
No path? No problem. The desire lines in this Dutch photo essay prove that people are quite comfortable going their own way.
written by: Jordan Kushins11.14.11 -
Social Heat
What’s the best way to warm a small studio? Ekaterina Voronova opted for a compact wood-burning stove to keep her space cozy.
written by: Jordan Kushins11.11.11 -
Bookbinding
For those who adore the beauty of a blank-page-in-waiting, behold! The incredible allure of a hardback book you make yourself is just too damn much to resist.
written by: Jordan Kushins11.01.11 -
Row House
With a modernist palette of concrete, glass, and steel, Ziger/Snead Architects constructed an ode to rowing in rural Virginia.
written by: Jordan Kushins10.21.11 -
Vinyl Sliding
Jack White believes the best way to introduce a new generation to the allure of albums is to bring the music to them—–in the Rolling Record Store, a custom converted delivery truck. ...
written by: Jordan Kushinsphotos by: Jo McCaughey09.28.11 -
Jack White on Design
We got the low down on Jack White’s Rolling Record Store in our October issue, but the man had much more to say. Here, he talks about unfinished furniture designs, high school with Harry...
written by: Jordan Kushinsphotos by: Jo McCaughey09.28.11 -
West Side Story
A comprehensive look at mid-century California design reveals a modern coming of age for the Golden State.
written by: Jordan Kushins09.28.11 -
The Seekers
Thanks to the Vintage Bazaar, a pop-up market started by locals Katherine Raz and Libby Alexander, the Windy City is brimming with prime design finds.
written by: Jordan Kushinsphotos by: David Robert Elliot09.13.11 -
Fields of Old
Tatsuro Kiuchi finds beauty in the banal, even in a fleeting look at his homeland through the window of a bullet train.
written by: Jordan Kushins08.30.11 -
Scrap Wrap Bracelets
I've got a habit—a little hoard-y, but not necessarily bad—of buying craft-ish supplies with no concept of what I will do with them. A while back at the local Mission Fabric Outlet ...
written by: Jordan Kushinsphotos by: Jordan Kushins08.03.11 -
Renegade Jewelry (and more!)
The ever-awesome Renegade Craft Fair touched down at Fort Mason in San Francisco last weekend, and the place was predictably chock-full of handcrafted brilliance. Walking through the aisles, I ...
written by: Jordan Kushinsphotos by: Jordan Kushins07.16.11 -
Origin Stories
Newly published monograph The Design Work of Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby offers the inside account behind the British duo’s expansive portfolio.
written by: Jordan Kushins07.12.11 -
If You Build It, They Will Cluck
North Carolina high schoolers take on a creating a sustainable small-scale housing solution—for hens.
written by: Miyoko Ohtake07.08.11 -
Good Clean Fun
Far from pandering to the whine of youth, this urban play garden fosters thoughtful interaction in a protected setting within the bustle of San Francisco.
written by: Jordan Kushinsphotos by: Marion Brenner07.07.11
