A New Chair Tests Magnesium's Potential
The Vela Chair from Magis shows how the high performance metal stacks up against plastic.
Author: Luke T. Baker
Behind the Curtain: How Marybeth Shaw Drives Creative Production at Wolf-Gordon
For decades, Shaw has looked to unconventional talents, collaborating with fledgeling designers to bring their textile work into production.
The Bouroullec’s New Collaboration with Skyline Design Harnesses Generative Design
Debuting at NeoCon this month, the glass panels use custom color analysis software to create an abstract, immersive “stained glass” effect.
Designer Brecht Wright Gander's Work Is Both Elusive and Exploratory
Gander’s practice is twofold, straddling conceptual and industrial design: He develops restrained commercial editions under a moniker and imaginative sculptural work under his own name.
Knoll Luxe's New Fashion-Inspired Textile Line Pushes the Limits of Manufacturing
One upholstery textile in the collection, All Star, is an homage to the spattered-paint look that's cropping up in recent designs by high-fashion houses Maison Margiela and Gucci.
Yabu Pushelberg Designs Two Luxe Rug Collections for Warp & Weft and Tai Ping
For Tai Ping’s KISO, Yabu Pushelberg took visual language from earth, wind, and water. There are variations within those categories: For example, Kawa I (seen here) was inspired by rivers while Ame II (see slideshow) was…
More Than Ever, We Work on the Move
Haworth goes global to deliver innovation and inspiration for today’s mobile workforce.
Wolf-Gordon's New Collection Defies Conventions with Its Tactility and Luxury
Dutch designer Mae Engelgeer's three new releases in the Matter collection betray a fascination—seldom seen in commercial fabrics—with touch, richness, and contrast.
Keiji Takeuchi's New Chair for Geiger Gives People the Freedom to 'Sit the Way They Want'
The new collection, called Leeway, was designed after carefully observing how people sit—at work or at play.
Using a Newly-Developed Polymer, Steelcase Aims to Reinvent the Office Chair
The polymer, which captures the springlike flexibility of carbon fiber, lets the chair behave more like a living organism and less like a machine.
New Exhibition Unboxes the History of the Sneaker
A new exhibition reads the world through two hundred years of high-tops, tennis shoes, and running sneakers.
