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Interviews
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8 Questions for Giulio Cappellini
A new San Francisco-based lecture series, Design Assembly, kicked off Wednesday with a talk from one of the dons of contemporary furniture, Giulio Cappellini. He spoke to a full crowd of local...
written by: Aaron Britt05.25.12 -
Partners in Design
A design career spanning decades has left this pair of Design Research–alumni with a thing or two to say concerning the state of people, design, and the retail environment.
written by: Andrew Wagnerphotos by: Todd Hido08.18.09 -
Dror Benshetrit
One of the better satellite shows this year at Design Miami was just down the block from the Design Miami tent at the Cappelini showroom. Entitled “Limited Forever,” this show offered...
written by: Aaron Britt12.04.09 -
Q&A with Stephen Burks
I ventured to Stephen Burks' "Man Made" exhibit a few days after returning home to New York City from a trip to India. The colors and textures of Indian culture, though not directly...
written by: Bradford Shellhammer04.11.11 -
Sir Nicholas Grimshaw
"One of the good things about doing decent public design in a prominent place is that people look at it and say: Why can’t we have that everywhere?”
written by: Alec Appelbaum11.02.09 -
Extended Interview: Willard Ford
Long gone is the era of single careers. In 2005, Willard Ford left the world of non-profits to follow his passion for furniture and design. He launched FordBrady in downtown Los Angeles with...
written by: Miyoko Ohtake06.22.09 -
Design and History of Tahrir Square
Nezar AlSayyad is a Cairo-born professor of Architecture, Planning and Urban History and the chair of Center for Middle Eastern Studies at the University of California at Berkeley. He's also a...
written by: Aaron Britt02.21.11 -
Remaking the Past: Simon Watts
In June 2003, Simon Watts, a San Francisco furniture maker and author of the book Building a Houseful of Furniture, returned from vacation and was stunned to find his apartment of 15 years...
written by: Andrew Wagnerphotos by: Douglas Adesko07.31.09 -
Life in Space: Email from the ISS
For our December/January 2010 The Future issue, we asked science fiction writer Bruce Sterling to pen a piece describing The Future of Space Living. In addition to taking us on a step-by-step tour...
written by: Miyoko Ohtake11.24.09 -
An Afternoon with Milton Glaser
Meeting design legend Milton Glaser was one of those classic moments that can only happen in New York City. I was having lunch with Alan Heller—the man behind the furniture manufacturing...
written by: Bradford Shellhammer05.26.11 -
Massimo Iosa Ghini: The Speed of Design
Designer Massimo Iosa Ghini takes a moment to reflect on the hazards of speed and the merits of Europe’s standard of living.
written by: Virginia Gardiner08.05.09 -
"Born to Rewild" with Landscape Designer Margie Ruddick
We're thrilled to welcome Margie Ruddick, this year's winner of the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Award in Landscape Architecture, to Dwell on Design. In a panel on "rewilding" our cities, Ruddick...
written by: Diana Budds05.21.13 -
Mud Mavens: Mud Girls Founder Jen Gobby
Just off Canada's west coast near Vancouver is a paradise for self-sufficiency seekers. Approximately five miles wide and thirteen-and-a-half miles long, Lasqueti Island is home to poets, artists,...
written by: Carren Jao08.15.12 -
Q & A with Confetti System
Confetti System is two friends—Julie Ho and Nicholas Andersen—who make their living creating festive and kaleidoscopic "party systems" out of tissue paper, sparkly mylar, and...
written by: Jaime Gillin12.01.10
