Would the new Urban Glass House have made Philip Johnson cry?
Now that technology can be embedded into virtually anything—walls, floors, ceilings, even carpets— we’re just starting to sort out the implications.
French designers create a 3-D printed room divider with ultimate flexibility.
Five years in the making, Ingo Maurer’s wallpaper is a surprising application of LED technology.
Luis Eslava Studio’s versatile sofa collection invites sprawling relaxation.
The country’s resourceful young talents infuse product design with local culture.
Ka-Lai Chan’s first mass-produced design is a storage system that signifies self-expression.
In making his work less manufacturable, a young American designer creates his strongest furniture collection.
Multitasking urbanites will welcome Dror Benshetrit’s new bag designs for Tumi.
WEB www.lunatik.com Scott Wilson has had a long and varied design career—formerly a global creative director of Nike, he now runs his own studio, Minimal, in Chicago—but since late 2010 he has become best known for his Kickstarter story. Wilson went to the popular crowd-funding site with the goal of raising $15,000 for a watch design. After 30 days, he…
WEB www.lucanichetto.com www.foscarini.com As a native of Murano, Italy, the designer Luca Nichetto has fond memories of the handcrafted “pearls” that are sold as souvenirs of the island’s famous glassmaking industry. So when the manufacturer Foscarini—which also got its start in Murano—asked Nichetto to design a large-scale suspension lamp, he thought to recreate the feeling of those colorful baubles, but…
Dana Barnes makes giant sculptural textiles using an improvised felting technique.
Small touches of whimsy enliven Nika Zupanc’s austere home-office furniture.
Using sophisticated mapping technology, these information designers uncover hidden data to expose social injustice.
A Dutch design couple’s first collaboration yields 40 mix-and-match textiles and one svelte sofa.
Ville Kokkonen has created a pristine light-therapy lamp for Artek.
Turnstone’s affordable, modular Bivi system is a natural fit for small companies.
Benjamin Hubert’s Pod chair insulates sitters in a cocoon of pressed PET felt.
A “connoisseur of computer science” tackles the ultimate architectural challenge: finding easy ways to build complex structures.
Dana Cannam’s Clamp Lamp uses minimal materials for maximum sustainability.
