Category design

Was Marsala Not Quite Your Thing?

We know not everyone loves Pantone’s 2015 color of the year, Marsala, and that’s quite alright: you have options! Benjamin Moore has released a color palette for 2015 that includes shades in the berry family that you may find a…

Genevieve Gorder’s 2015 Trend Report (video)

Apartment Therapy succinctly summarized Genevieve Gorder’s December Maker Talk as: “Out: Stainless Steel, Travertine, Granite. In: Texture, Detroit, Vikings.” While that’s an accurate synopsis, the video is still worth a watch. Gorder pulls no punches here.

DIY Type: Dana Tanamachi’s Big Book Of Stencils

Hand-lettering. It’s so hot right now. And Dana Tanamachi is one of its brightest stars, architecting custom typography for the likes of Google, West Elm and Williams-Sonoma. We had the pleasure of attending one of Tanamachi’s events – “A Hand-Lettered…

Ostrich Pillow 2.0 [video]

The first iteration of the Ostrich Pillow was certainly an odd (if compelling) device – comfortable but certain to get you more than a few odd looks in public. But, it now has a smaller and more socially acceptable cousin…

Pantone’s 2015 Color Of the Year: Marsala

Was Radiant Orchid a little too radiant for you? You might herald the entrance of Pantone’s new Color Of the Year – for 2015, they’ve selected 18-1438 TCX, Marsala – a reddish-brown jewel tone that Pantone says is a “daringly…

March 2015: Dwell’s “Your House” Edition

If your modern home hasn’t been overblogged already, Dwell is looking for your submissions: In March 2015, Dwell will unveil our first-ever special issue devoted to our reader’s own photographs of their own homes. Called Your Rooms We Love, the…