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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...

Design

Contemplating aesthetic boundaries with peripatetic designer Paul Loebach

But it wasn’t until a book on famed French-American designer Raymond Loewy made its way from a library shelf into...

Design

Toying with Design: How David Weeks evolved his product focus

Toying with Design: How David Weeks evolved his product focus After graduating from the Rhode Island School of Design in...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

New York City

Material Shapeshifters: How Fort Standard put a spin on contemporary design essentials

To access their design studio—a spacious shared workshop that overlooks the water—they alternate between bike, motorcycle or company truck. On...

London

Seeing Beyond the Self-Evident with Award-Winning Designer Sebastian Bergne

Though Sebastian, once a student of the Royal College of Art, got his start producing objects for himself, one of...

Alcoy Design

Meet Bambú Design Studio, reimagining everyday objects from the remote city of Alcoy

His firm Bambú Studio creates products that are reduced to their most basic function—yet still maintaining character. A small team...

New York City Design

Master Mix: Brad Ascalon on Designing to His Own Beat

It’s music that helps the multidisciplinary designer unkink knotty design problems. And judging from the design briefs tacked to the...

Oslo

For Everything Elevated, Contrast is Key

Still, with an acclaimed and growing practice that splits its time between New York and Oslo, it’s getting harder for...

New York City

Evan Clabots seeks out the unexpected details, imbuing personality into 3D-printed design

There was a girl involved, it’s true, but spend the day with Evan and one gets the sense that even...

New York City

Open Letter: Blake Enting and Marc Thorpe on additive manufacturing and the rise of the singular product

On closer inspection, however, are a varied assortment of everyday objects—a boombox, a bowtie, a telephone—arranged on the wall behind...

Paris Workplaces

A Discreet Charm: The first family of French product design on extracting elegance from efficiency

“We started with a plank of wood, and then set to nailing it—but we didn’t have the right nails; the...

New York City

This, That and OTHR: Joe Doucet reimagines the future of design

This appreciation and encourageable embrace of technology isn’t surprising. Joe—whose award-winning, multidisciplinary practice boasts clients including Coca-Cola, BMW and Swarovski—has...