furniture design - Friends of Friends / Freunde von Freunden (FvF)

Designer Julia Haney-Montañez on the chair that changed the course of her career

Choosing a creative career is not an easy task. In an economic infrastructure where productivity and economic growth are the...

Copenhagen Design

Defining future classics that blend heritage and innovation with design house &Tradition

Upon entering what feels like a sumptuous modern home in the center of Copenhagen, there’s no immediate tell-tale sign that...

New York City Design

A bifocal perspective on creativity with New York design studio Visibility

In their first year at Rhode Island School of Design, Joseph Guerra and Sina Sohrab had a serendipitous meeting at...

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...

Berlin Design

Planted firmly on the ground: Albrecht von Alvensleben creates tables for everyday life

At Bullenberg, free thinkers can find the table that suits their lifestyle and outlast a wide variety of different living...

Stockholm

In Good Company: Claesson, Koivisto and Rune on architecture, design and productive partnership

Despite their strikingly different personalities, the three soon became close friends. Two years later, while still in college, they launched...

London Design

Made to Last: Philippe Malouin on design that endures

The designer, who arrived in London eight years ago with just two small suitcases in tow, has since built a...

Berlin Community

Living Pieces: BUCHHOLZBERLIN work storied wood into objects with character

In their apartment, with its light concrete flooring and breathtaking rooftop terrace, the two creators of furniture manufacturer Buchholzberlin test...

São Paulo

Maurício Arruda

Sometimes it doesn’t take more than a few words for someone’s passion for their work to come through, loud and...

Living in Milan: Industrial Elegance Melded with Handcraft Tradition

This Journal Post is part of a collaborative interior and trend research project between FvF and Esprit Home. Through our...

Vienna Design

Katharina Mischer & Thomas Traxler

Almost like alchemists in their laboratory, Katharina Mischer and Thomas Traxler, demonstrate extremely precisely how their products function within their...

Berlin

Herbert Hofmann & Sigurd Larsen

Whoever moves within Berlin’s contemporary design scene and creative circles cannot dismiss one particular couple: Tyrolean Herbert Hofmann and his...