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Placing crochet in a contemporary context with French fashion designer Odély Teboul
Berlin Fashion

Placing crochet in a contemporary context with French fashion designer Odély Teboul

The Neukölln residence of Odély Teboul is a feast for the eyes. Every inch is covered with stuff: collections of...
Nicholas Daley: A beat all of its own
London Fashion

Nicholas Daley: A beat all of its own

Music permeates the space of Nicholas Daley’s studio based in the Bernie Grant Arts Centre in North London: From Shabaka...
Mark Krayenhoff van der Leur: Garments as sculptural forms
Berlin Art

Mark Krayenhoff van der Leur: Garments as sculptural forms

In the back room of his bright fourth floor apartment—aptly located close to Kurfürstendamm, one of the biggest shopping streets...
Don Aretino explores his queer Muslim identity through his avant-garde fashion collections
Berlin Fashion

Don Aretino explores his queer Muslim identity through his avant-garde fashion collections

“My designs aren’t typically commercial, most of them are very avant-garde,” says fashion designer Don Aretino as he begins to...
Valencia-based artist and designer Jaime Hayon believes that hybridity is the mother of invention
Valencia Art

Valencia-based artist and designer Jaime Hayon believes that hybridity is the mother of invention

“It’s really hard to define what I do,” admits the Spanish-born creative Jaime Hayon. Originally training in industrial design in...
Quentin de Coster on the importance of design as a meeting of functionality and aesthetics
Design

Quentin de Coster on the importance of design as a meeting of functionality and aesthetics

After leaving his native Belgium—where he has been running his own successful design studio—Quentin moved to San Francisco. He felt...
Josh Owen advocates for socially relevant and impactful design
Rochester Design

Josh Owen advocates for socially relevant and impactful design

His approach to design is seemingly effortless—owed to Josh’s intuition for natural interactions and decades of experience in design. Aside...
Berlin-based textile designer Nadine Goepfert skillfully experiments with fashionable conventions
Berlin Design

Berlin-based textile designer Nadine Goepfert skillfully experiments with fashionable conventions

A sweet fragrance of oriental spices fills the large, bright Berlin studio and the light sounds of Frank Ocean’s song,...
Product Designer Luca Nichetto describes his move to Scandinavia by way of Venice
Design

Product Designer Luca Nichetto describes his move to Scandinavia by way of Venice

With a highly unique position between both the Scandinavian and Italian design scenes, Luca has already earned widespread international recognition...
Sculpture and design intersect with Canadian Furniture Designer Zoë Mowat
Eugene Art

Sculpture and design intersect with Canadian Furniture Designer Zoë Mowat

Based in Montreal and born to a sculptor mother and a psychiatrist father, Zoë grew up with a balance of...
Lance McGregor on finding inspiration in his Garden state surroundings
Montclair Design

Lance McGregor on finding inspiration in his Garden state surroundings

This chance encounter led Lance to pursue a degree at Victoria University’s School of Design in his hometown of Wellington,...
Netflix’s new documentary series has an eye for design
Design

Netflix’s new documentary series has an eye for design

Examining design from all angles through the lense of different disciplines: architecture, graphic design, photography, stage design and more, Abstract...
3D printing design brand OTHR signals the coming of the third industrial revolution
New York City

3D printing design brand OTHR signals the coming of the third industrial revolution

But it’s our inability to keep up with the dizzying pace of technological development that’s holding us back. Drastic changes...
Marc & Paola Sadler's house of love
Milan Design

Marc & Paola Sadler's house of love

When asked when they met, Marc answers immediately “yesterday,” before jovially correcting himself, “no, twenty years ago.” An award-winning designer,...
Clear cut: A look at Felicia Ferrone’s purposeful Milanese-inspired designs
Chicago Design

Clear cut: A look at Felicia Ferrone’s purposeful Milanese-inspired designs

Currently based in Chicago, Felicia’s brand fferrone allows her to constantly reinvent archetypes through her fundamental approach to design. Her...
The Light Fantastic: Ini Archibong places his tech-focused designs into a mythical realm
Basel Design

The Light Fantastic: Ini Archibong places his tech-focused designs into a mythical realm

Ini’s charisma and insight compliments his natural design talent. Influenced by fantastical worlds and mystical scenarios, his collections often aim...
The Art of Anything: Designer Michael Sodeau Finds Freedom in Flexibility
London Design

The Art of Anything: Designer Michael Sodeau Finds Freedom in Flexibility

“One day, I’m designing an eraser and the next day, I’m designing an entire house. I never get bored,” he...
There is a Light that Never Goes Out: Thomas Melssen hunts down the parts that illuminate
Cologne Design

There is a Light that Never Goes Out: Thomas Melssen hunts down the parts that illuminate

Nowadays, he’s the creative mind and guiding hand behind the lamp manufacturer Funzel baut Licht. He takes us on a...
Measure for Measure: Jordi López Aguiló imbues soul into domestic objects
Valencia Design

Measure for Measure: Jordi López Aguiló imbues soul into domestic objects

After spending time abroad collaborating with prestigious architecture and design firms in Paris and Copenhagen, architect turned designer Jordi completed...
How to grow bolder: The interview project shining a light on the feats of the over seventies
London

How to grow bolder: The interview project shining a light on the feats of the over seventies

“People think that once you’re older, your head becomes empty,” says 74-year-old Brenda-Lee Martin, one of Bolder’s interviewees, voicing her...
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