We’ve really never met a piece of bent plywood furniture we didn’t like, from Eames classics to Italian modern. And that sentiment holds true for Brian Kane’s new collection for Herman Miller, Swoop, as well – especially when it comes…
Literally fire, in this instance 🔥 No, that’s not our mixtape in the pool – it’s a fire emoji pool float (also available in eggplant, poop, 100, and sunglasses face). At 5 to 7 feet long (that’s a really big…
We love our Bialetti moka pot when we need strong java, but its polished chrome sensibilities won’t necessarily work with all kitchen designs. (It’s a sharp contrast to a wood-and-glass Chemex, for sure). Now, along comes the Collar collection from…
Sitting at the base of Mies van der Rohe’s Seagram Building in NYC, The Four Seasons Restaurant opened in 1959 and exudes mid-century class in its decor and its construction. Now, with its impending closure that precedes moving to a…
Two cat posts in a row. Sorry. But if you’ve been to the Ghibli in Tokyo, you know the Catbus (from My Neighbor Totoro) was previously sized for kids only, and that’s no fun. The Ghibli’s closed for renovation for…
It’s unlikely that you’ll ever get us into the coloring book fad but when a copy of A.R. Coffelt’s I Draw On Cats: A Connect-The-Dots Activity Book showed up in our mailbox, we got the markers out. If you haven’t…
Some people have an abundance of time. This is not for them. For the rest of us, there’s Google’s Design Sprint framework, which assumes you have five days (if even that sounds like a luxury to you, read on. We’ve…
HBD to one of our favorite design icons – Jens Risom turns 100 today. Born and trained in Copenhagen, Risom came to the US in 1939, joined forces with Knoll in 1941 and created a portfolio of exquisite design classics…
“Trippy; something that attracts you and turns up all the senses.” Not how you’d describe your typical IKEA collection, but that’s how Katie Eary – the British menswear designer – describes her Giltig collection for IKEA, with its bright colors,…
Ray Eames is often given her due when people talk about Charles as well as independently, but you don’t near nearly as much about Alvar Aalto’s wife, Aino Marsio-Aalto. Which is a shame because she was not just a designer…
