Before we go any further, you need to watch this YouTube clip -- which I hope to God is tongue-in-cheek -- introducing Timothy Schreiber's E_Volve_Table. You really can't use Strauss' Also Sprach Zarathustra in the post-2001 universe without either being…
Continue Reading →In the category of slick websites without a whole lot on them, we have taekioh.com, the portfolio site for designer Taeki Oh. Between the clicking menus and the porn-groove soundtrack, Oh has a real doozy on his hands. There is…
Continue Reading →Munich-based Matthias Demacker's origami.series, a set of designs inspired by the art of paper folding, was just awarded a prestigious red dot design award. Ranked as one of the largest and most renowned design competitions in the world, the red…
Continue Reading →This week has seen some serious life changes for me, most notably the purchase of a new MacBook, marking the end of a three-year run with my beloved Powerbook , and signing a lease on my very own one-bedroom apartment…
Continue Reading →Most of the buzz surrounding Uhuru, a furniture design shop based in Red Hook, Brooklyn has focused on its commitment to making environmentally sustainable designs -- something that has, of late, moved beyond a trend to a absolute necessity for…
Continue Reading →Some lighting merely accents the space it illuminates, but this incredible lamp deserves a whole room of its own. Handmade from hundreds of thin bamboo strips, it's just one of many pieces in the lighting and furniture line by Vancouver-based…
Continue Reading →A heads up to all of our collectors/design junkie readers: Sotheby's will be holding an auction featuring the work of a very impressive line-up of designers on the morning of June 19th. Pieces from Chris Ferebee, Ron Arad, Zaha Hadid,…
Continue Reading →This will be the last post about ICFF this year, I promise. There were just so many treasures hidden in the sea of eurotrash uh, trash that was too good not to share...after this we'll be back to the bite-size…
Continue Reading →I'll be honest: I absolutely love these nesting stools from Kalon Studios. There is something about the eye-catching design that invokes a feeling of calm and serenity, but the most appealing aspect for me is the versatility. Since I live…
Continue Reading →On Saturday, I had a moderately awkward conversation with someone who couldn't tell me where the teak in his pieces was sourced from. Not wanting to get into a human rights debate in the middle of the Javits Center, I…
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