From the Editors' Inbox: September 2016

After 75 years, Danish brand Vipp has expanded into lighting with a collection of five LED lamps: a wall lamp, a wall spot, a desk lamp, a pendant, and a floor lamp—all in their signature palette of powder coated aluminum with stainless-steel details. vipp.com

For Vienna Design Week, QWSTION asked Terrazzo Project (TP) and Schoenstaub to create a coordinating collection of tables and carpets. The resulting pieces will be on display at QWSTION invites' newly opened Vienna store from September 30–October 8. qwstion.com

"You often hear that you should use small pieces of furniture in a small space, to avoid it looking overstuffed. But these actually enhance the crowded effect. So I do the opposite. I use larger, long pieces of furniture with long lines in order to create length in the space, thus emphasizing the spatial effect in the home,” explains Dutch interior designer Robert Kolenik, who recently completed this 530-square-foot residence in Amsterdam's Canal Belt neighborhood.The sofa and armchairs are from Minotti.

Loving the series of studio visits by Crystal Bennes produced for Helsinki Design Week, featuring various makers and creative types in Finland. This image displays an assemblage of pieces created by COMPANY, headed up by principals Aamu Song and Johan Olin.

The new Heckler TV stand from Phoenix, Arizona's Heckler Design continues the trend of taking the screen off the wall. The powder-coated stand comes in a number of different colors and is compatible with 55- to 75-inch flat panel sets up to 100 pounds. hecklerdesign.com/tv... Photo: Jill Richards Photography

As part of New York's inaugural Textile Month, WantedDesign and Visual Magnetics will present a pop-up showroom at Seaport Studios Design Market from September 28-30. Among its installations will be a new wallpaper collection by Brooklyn studio Dusen Dusen.

At New York's Park Avenue Armory, Shohei Shigematsu and OMA (Office for Metropolitan Architecture) collaborated with artist Taryn Simon on the architectural design of "An Occupation of Loss" (through September 13–25, 2016). The exhibition explores cultural notions of mourning with an immersive, monumental performance that invites viewers to navigate among the 11 monolithic concrete pipes, each measuring 48 feet in height, and echoing the songs of various "professional mourners" from around the world. The installation marks the debut performance piece from Simon, who has previously worked with photography and text. (Photography: © Naho Kubota)

Founded by Ida Elke, Danish design studio Elkeland produced a small collection of woven mirrors, which combine polished steel and woven with beeswax-treated flax string in an artful juxtaposition of manmade and natural materials.

UHURU expands upon the Tack console, a sharply geometric piece launched two years ago, with a collection of hand-blackened steel side tables and a chair.

In Nida, Lithuania, a team of 18 international architecture students collaborated to crate The Living Boom, a 540-square-foot public space at the end of a pier. The installation was designed and completed in just two weeks as part of the European Architecture Students Assembly. Rendered in crimson, the vintage furniture dates back to Lithuania's Soviet past.

Inspired by pop culture icons of the silver screen, architectural designer Rafael de Cárdenas has collaborated with South Korean eyewear brand Gentle Monster on Vision Quest, a new line of sunglasses launching September 2016.

In celebration of New York Fashion Week, Refinery29 presented a reprise of 29 Rooms—this year, in an 80,000-square-foot warehouse in Brooklyn's Bushwick neighborhood. The highly participatory and collaborative spaces included "Panda-monium," a playful ball pit installation by Nicola Formichetti's Nicopanda that invited visitors to dive in.

In celebration of New York Textiles Month, KnollTextiles is hosting an exhibition of Knoll Luxe's high-fashion collaborations with brands like Rodarte, Proenza Schouler, and Suno, whose mood board can be seen here. The exhibition runs through September 30 at the Knoll showroom at 1330 Sixth Avenue. knoll.com

This October, Carl Hansen & Søn will re-launching the 1949 Metropolitan chair by Aksel Bender Madsen and Ejner Larsen. The latest iteration is available with a veneer back and a leather-upholstered seat. carlhansen.com

Throughout the course of the Seattle Design Festival, which runs from September 10–23, architecture firm Olson Kundig's 10-ton ICE CUBE will melt in Occidental Park. The installation comes from the firm's Think Tank, a staff-led initiative of design innovation. designinpublic.org Photo: Eirik Johnson

Just in time for NY Fashion Week, designer Kelly Behun has launched a pop-up at Barneys—and a capsule collection for barney.com to go with it. Called A Kook Milieu, the shop-in-shop nods to the geometric Pattern and Decoration art movement of the 1970s and '80s. Along with her own deigns, Behun welcomes collaborators Manal Kara (whose ceramic vase is seen here) and Beth Goobic. See it through October 31, 2016 at Barneys New York's Madison Avenue Flagship. TheWindow.Barneys.com Photo by Lauren Coleman

For one day only—September 13, 2016—ceramicist Romy Northover will present Salon No. Living With Design, an exhibition of ceramics, sculpture, and drawing, at the NES Creative space in New York. designbyno.com nescreative.com

Detroit's Jefferson-Chalmers District has been declared a National Treasure as the first project in the National Trust for Historic Preservation's ReUrbanism initiative. The designation celebrates the area's 20th-century past as well as the bourgeoning neighborhood's role in the city's economic revival. savingplaces.org/reu... Photo: Jeffrey Sauger

Freitag, best known for their recycled tarp bags (one of our 2015 Editors picks) has released the latest collection of their F-ABRIC line of compostable clothing. freitag.ch Photo by Nadine Ottawa