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

Aimee Shirley — Thu, 18 Oct 2018 06:02:11 +0000

Upon entering what feels like a sumptuous modern home in the center of Copenhagen, there’s no immediate tell-tale sign that this is anything other than someone’s personal residence. An enviable plant-filled courtyard leads inside to a sweeping staircase and floor after floor of contemplative living, dining, and study rooms—all overlooking Copenhagen’s oldest park, The King’s

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Contemplating aesthetic boundaries with peripatetic designer Paul Loebach

root — Fri, 02 Jun 2017 02:22:21 +0000

But it wasn’t until a book on famed French-American designer Raymond Loewy made its way from a library shelf into his hands, that industrial design became a career possibility. For Paul, the way that Loewy’s iconic—sometimes eccentric—design oeuvre shifted seamlessly between graphic and industrial offered him a new creative possibility. So after graduating from Rhode

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Toying with Design: How David Weeks evolved his product focus

root — Fri, 26 May 2017 02:36:03 +0000

Toying with Design: How David Weeks evolved his product focus After graduating from the Rhode Island School of Design in 1990, David Weeks fell into product design by chance. He’d intended, after moving to New York, to become an artist, but fell into a job with jewelry designer Ted Muehling. Weeks discovered a passion for

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Lance McGregor on finding inspiration in his Garden state surroundings

root — Thu, 02 Feb 2017 03:24:18 +0000

This chance encounter led Lance to pursue a degree at Victoria University’s School of Design in his hometown of Wellington, New Zealand—the first step towards an illustrious design career spanning almost twenty years and three continents. It was New Year’s Day 2000 when Lance stepped on a flight to London to begin work for the

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

root — Thu, 22 Dec 2016 03:20:37 +0000

But it’s our inability to keep up with the dizzying pace of technological development that’s holding us back. Drastic changes need to be made to our lifestyle from the top down and if not made willingly, they will be made out of necessity. This isn’t to say that no one is keeping abreast of what

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

root — Wed, 09 Nov 2016 03:42:32 +0000

Currently based in Chicago, Felicia’s brand fferrone allows her to constantly reinvent archetypes through her fundamental approach to design. Her architecture background translates seamlessly into her work as a designer. “The range of broad thinking is simply part of architectural practice, and they are one in the same. The two influence each other simultaneously, and

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

root — Thu, 13 Oct 2016 05:13:04 +0000

After spending time abroad collaborating with prestigious architecture and design firms in Paris and Copenhagen, architect turned designer Jordi completed his masters program in Barcelona and decided to settle down in his home region of Valencia where he’s been leading his own studio since 2012. While he’s focused on designing domestic objects and illumination, Jordi

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

root — Wed, 28 Sep 2016 05:27:53 +0000

To access their design studio—a spacious shared workshop that overlooks the water—they alternate between bike, motorcycle or company truck. On any given day, the pair toggle between managing their business and designing their wares. Any downtime, they joke, is spent doing interviews. Though verdant vegetation clusters near the window, the two admit their neglect. “We’re

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

root — Tue, 06 Sep 2016 21:58:36 +0000

Though Sebastian, once a student of the Royal College of Art, got his start producing objects for himself, one of his first projects out of school earned him early success (and landed a place at New York’s Museum of Modern Art). Buoyed by that achievement, he founded his studio shortly thereafter; since then, his work

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

root — Thu, 25 Aug 2016 21:32:55 +0000

His firm Bambú Studio creates products that are reduced to their most basic function—yet still maintaining character. A small team of Javier, his wife and two other designers, Bambú are creating everyday objects like brooms and mirrors that are playful, elegant and useful. Javier opts for a hands-on approach to designing for clients, and though

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