Profiles

Leveraging hip-hop and hype culture, the talent booker–turned–preservationist angles to get more Black people engaged with, and influencing, design.

Furniture designer Simon Johns channels the spirit of his wild surroundings in rural Quebec into pieces with raw characteristics and material mixes.

Inspired by their favorite day of the week, Saturday Green is a female-led collective of textile designers who recently launched a new collection of throws.

Lighting designer Zac Ridgely creates sculptural fixtures out of unexpected materials—from crushed glass and spun steel to golden aluminum.

Architect Paul Lee and furniture maker Anthony Abbate celebrate the inherent beauty of wood with a humble and timeless collection of furnishings.

Textile designer Kim Hall and printmaker Justin Hardison create whimsical wallpapers and other prints inspired by their childhood memories.

Québec-based furniture designer Kino Guérin uses a pressure vacuum to create curvaceous collections of bentwood furniture.

Lighting designer James Dieter’s work is bred from a desire for material and technical exploration—with inspiration sourced from fine art, fashion, toys, mechanics, and quotidian...

J McDonald’s otherworldly furniture and sculptures are inspired by the tensions, contrasts, dissonances, and harmonies between humans and nature.

With his Brooklyn studio, Ian Love produces collections of furniture, lighting, and other objects—all made from logs salvaged by arborists on Long Island.

Led by Adam Manjiro Lesser, this small shop in Brooklyn is handcrafting fine furniture with repurposed materials and sleek details.

Istanbul modern? In a word, it’s Autoban. With their east-meets-west twist on mid-century classics, this young duo has jump-started their hometown’s design scene.

Angela Scott’s heirloom-worthy designs—offering burnished leathers and hand-painted stripes—build on the legacy of handcrafted shoes in Portugal.

Atlanta-based designers Dana Castle and Michele DeHaven design sculptural porcelain light fixtures and earthenware.

The Rhode Island designer creates experimental pieces and reconfigurable furniture.

A table by Brooklyn-based designers Reed Hansuld and Joel Seigle is a finalist for this year’s NYCxDesign Best in Show award.

Columbus-based designer Lalese Stamps has taken social media by storm with her wildly shaped mugs.

The Brooklyn lighting designer’s experimental style ranges from delicate palm frond–inspired sconces to chandeliers that resemble molecules.

These Cambridge-based lighting designers created the world’s first molten-glass 3D printer.

Chicago native Sarah Hussaini is gaining a following for her geometric and colorful household ceramics.

The Chicago-based designer is using his Japanese heritage to reimagine hammers and mallets.

This third-generation woodworker is challenging the normative conceptual and physical practices of furniture design from his Portland studio.

The L.A. designer uses her multicultural background to design everyday objects and tools that speak to the human experience.

From his studio in Nashville, Ethan Summers mixes local materials with sustainable designs to educate buyers on the origin and craftsmanship of pieces.

The Vancouver-based designer is gaining attention with his folded aluminum light fixtures.

The recently graduated designer is making strides with her funky designs—including a coat rack and chairs that evoke the shape of pig intestines.

Once a designer-in-residence for Japanese furniture manufacturer Idée, the Chicago-based designer now uses craft and industrial techniques to produce thoughtfully proportioned...

The Raleigh, North Carolina–based studio serves up a modular collection of magnetic wall art kits, steel side tables, lighting selections, and more.

Designer-couple James and Chelsea Minola match age-old furniture techniques with modern design ambitions and eco-friendly materials.

The San Antonio, Texas-based ceramicist explores her love of clay in a new collection of planters, lamps, and other furniture.