London Design Festival: Pudelskern Exhibits Saddler & Mrs Robinson at Mint
I love it when a design company concerns itself with story. Two of the most creative narratives have come from wallpaper makers >Grow House Grow and >Jill Malek, who gather inspiration from...
View ArticleThe Unica Cooking Monoblock by Inoxpiú
Although I am all about preserving old systems – choosing a horseback ride and magazines to shiny fold-up bikes and video games – let’s face it: modernizing the kitchen is always a welcome exception....
View ArticlePattern Sideboard from Alfredo Häberli
After the overwhelming success of his Pattern Shelf, which was voted Best Shelving System by Wallpaper in 2007, Zurich-based, Argentine-born designer Alfredo Häberli presented the Pattern Sideboard...
View ArticleBibliochaise from nobody&co: No Bibliophile Can Resist
As with most writers of a certain age, I am an avid reader. If I should ever put my house up for sale, I shall have to pack up box upon box of books, pack away varied bookshelves, and clear out...
View ArticleIlluminate Your Office with the Textured Luminare Drawer Unit by Fiam Italia
We hide drawer units under our fancy office desks and inside closets because they’re never quite worthy of a stand alone position. Not that they are anything to be ashamed of, but they’re just meant to...
View ArticleThe Omnipresent BaObab desk by Philippe Starck for Vitra
Back in 2007, the prolific Philippe Starck created a refreshing desk for Vitra that defied the standard right angles of office furniture. It was called the BaObab Desk, and it may or may not have been...
View ArticleCambúsa by Meneghini
When I first glanced at my screen to see the image of Meneghini’s Cambúsa, I instinctively thought there was something vaguely nautical about it. The richly tinted wood, the rigidly straight lines, the...
View ArticleCave Pet’s
Japanese designer Sakura Adachi received a lot of attention for her Cave, a combination reader’s nook and bookshelf, especially because her prototype topped 10,000 euros (she made it by hand using...
View ArticleVideo Interview: Mirrorwall at Duravit NYC Showroom Opening
One of our favorite plumbing manufacturers finally has a home in NYC. Duravit, a German-based producer of sanitary ceramics, bathroom furniture, baths and spa products, launched Duravit NYC last night,...
View ArticleGridpoint Connect Series
The Gridpoint Connect Series is an appliance that coordinates renewable energy production, utility grid power, and energy storage for backup power. Essentially, it is the central hub for a renewable...
View ArticleGridpoint Connect Series
The Gridpoint Connect Series is an appliance that coordinates renewable energy production, utility grid power, and energy storage for backup power. Essentially, it is the central hub for a renewable...
View ArticleGridpoint Connect Series
The Gridpoint Connect Series is an appliance that coordinates renewable energy production, utility grid power, and energy storage for backup power. Essentially, it is the central hub for a renewable...
View ArticleGridpoint Connect Series
The Gridpoint Connect Series is an appliance that coordinates renewable energy production, utility grid power, and energy storage for backup power. Essentially, it is the central hub for a renewable...
View ArticleGridpoint Connect Series
The Gridpoint Connect Series is an appliance that coordinates renewable energy production, utility grid power, and energy storage for backup power. Essentially, it is the central hub for a renewable...
View ArticleGridpoint Connect Series
The Gridpoint Connect Series is an appliance that coordinates renewable energy production, utility grid power, and energy storage for backup power. Essentially, it is the central hub for a renewable...
View ArticleGridpoint Connect Series
The Gridpoint Connect Series is an appliance that coordinates renewable energy production, utility grid power, and energy storage for backup power. Essentially, it is the central hub for a renewable...
View ArticleGridpoint Connect Series
The Gridpoint Connect Series is an appliance that coordinates renewable energy production, utility grid power, and energy storage for backup power. Essentially, it is the central hub for a renewable...
View ArticleGridpoint Connect Series
The Gridpoint Connect Series is an appliance that coordinates renewable energy production, utility grid power, and energy storage for backup power. Essentially, it is the central hub for a renewable...
View ArticleAt NeoCon: Audrey
Has anybody out there ever heard of Oulipo? The “Oeuvre de Litterature Potentielle” were a group of writers who believed that true ingenuity came from constraints, that if you could apply an algorithm...
View ArticleLive at #NeoCon10: Sparkeology FLIP Transforming Stool
Sparkeology is a new company which is launching its first products at Neocon 2010 and the American Library Association convention. Based out of West Michigan, the company is a collaborative venture by...
View ArticlePieter de Leeuw’s Letters Bookshelf
We always find something interesting and truly sui generis coming out of Dutch Design Week, especially from young students from the School of the Arts in Utrecht. In late October 2009, one of the nine...
View ArticleTop Ten: Freestanding Bookshelves
Freestanding bookshelves are some of the most useful pieces of furniture on the market. House your colorful book jackets in an orderly fashion simply or use their grand presence to break up expansive...
View ArticleThe Stealth Shelf by BuiltIN Studio
It’s in each of us to weigh out how we can be healthier, smarter, more productive, maybe even how to be more fun while using the least amount of energy. When it comes to design, the best way to give a...
View ArticleNot Dead, Just Deciduous: Wintertree Bookshelf by Twentyfirst
There’s something decidedly creepy about trees stripped of their greenery, left bare as skeletons, shaking their knotted arms at you, pointing with their gnarled fingers. They seem dead in that state,...
View ArticleLove At Farringdon Glance
Earlier this month at Maison & Objet in Paris, the Farringdon Laptop Desk won the new “Prix Les Découvertes” award (meaning “The Discoveries”) for the Loft category.Created to recognize the most...
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