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Explore - Design
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Reflecting on Kimonos
Sixteenth-century Japanese costuming and stainless steel don't typically have a lot in common. Paris-trained architect Andreea Avram Rusu, though, has changed that for the better.
written by: Jamie Waugh11.18.08 -
Sacco, 40th Anniversary
A chair by any other name is still a chair but what about a chair with no legs, no arms, and no permanent seat or backrest?
written by: Miyoko Ohtake11.20.08 -
Angela Adams for Architex
Angela Adams recently expanded her upbeat retro textile designs with more rugged and sustainable fabrics to help spruce up hospitals, office cubicles, and the outdoors.
written by: Laure Joliet11.21.08 -
Gmail Theme Lab
A quiet but significant change took place yesterday, and it likely affected many of you: Gmail launched "Themes"—a new feature that caused your old familiar inbox screen to change...
written by: Sarah Rich11.23.08 -
iPod Ghetto Accessory
Four paper cups + two tooth picks + iPod with classic earbuds = affordable and modern looking DIY speakers.
written by: Laure Joliet11.23.08 -
MUJI and Thonet
Just when you thought they couldn't get any cooler, Muji announces that they've joined up with Thonet to re-imagine the classic bentwood and Bauhaus chairs.
written by: Laure Joliet11.24.08 -
No More Bored Meetings
"Research shows that nearly 80% of European employees derive their motivation from working together and sharing experiences with colleagues." So says the Dutch furniture outfit Ahrend,...
written by: David A. Greene11.24.08 -
New from Nori Morimoto
Wind whispering through pines, birds serenading their young, and endless snowfall drifts courting banks of streams: these Vermont vignettes are what Chinese-born designer Nori Morimoto cites as...
written by: Jamie Waugh11.26.08 -
Little Urbanites
Modernism is for moms, says Kim Sibley, and just as importantly, their wee ones too. One year ago, Sibley opened Little Urbanites, a modern design store for kids, with her mother Suzanne Sibley and...
written by: Miyoko Ohtake11.28.08 -
Modern Chicken Coop
With all the talk of chickens being kept as pets in urban areas, it's nice to know there's a modern chicken coop alternative.
written by: Laure Joliet11.30.08 -
Paneling is Cool Again
Back in the bad old days of design, the unholy trinity of wall coverings were harvest gold paint, flocked wallpaper, and knotty-pine wood paneling.
written by: David A. Greene12.01.08 -
Manufractured Takes a Look at Post-Consumer Creativity
Design aficionados and dumpster divers alike will relish the well-laid-out and surprising new book Manufractured: The Conspicuous Transformation of Everyday Objects by Steven Skov Holt and Mara...
written by: Aaron Britt12.02.08 -
Pandora's Strong-Box
It was only a matter of time before the sea-going shipping containers that have entranced the prefab architecture crowd made it to the world of consumer products. Sander Mulder, the young and less...
written by: David A. Greene12.03.08 -
A Picture of A Fake Holiday Tree
A holiday tree typically comes out of the earth, or on stands in cardboard boxes. Three designers, however, have taken a different approach—the self-adhesive Christmas tree wall sticker is...
written by: Jamie Waugh12.05.08 -
Lamps from the Bunny Hole
These are lamps designed by a slight gentleman from the Chiba prefecture outside of Tokyo; he works with duck feathers quite seriously in a little workshop under Grand Street in Williamsburg,...
written by: Jamie Waugh12.06.08 -
Perillo Chair
German designer Martin Ballendat’s Perillo lounge chair for Zuco won the people’s choice award at the Orgatec trade show in October and has earned our nod of approval, too. The...
written by: Miyoko Ohtake12.08.08 -
Sorapot Art Contest
The Sorapot by designer Joey Roth is a particularly beautiful teapot that has stirred up the design world (including Dwell, as a Product of the Day), and understandably so.
written by: Jamie Waugh12.16.08 -
The Grass Phone
Korea is a known hub for high-tech design, and it's increasingly a hotspot for innovation among young designers learning their trade in a gadget-loving place.
written by: Sarah Rich12.17.08 -
A Very Eames Christmas
Even if you can't pony up the cash to buy a living room full of iconic furniture by Charles and Ray Eames doesn't mean that there aren't some Eames-related stocking stuffers to splurge on.
written by: Laure Joliet12.17.08 -
Uniformity of Design
Where do typography, fashion, and history come together every spring, summer, and fall? On pro baseball uniforms, is where.
written by: David A. Greene12.21.08
