Author: Mason Currey

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…

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…

Dana Barnes makes giant sculptural textiles using an improvised felting technique.

Small touches of whimsy enliven Nika Zupanc’s austere home-office furniture.

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.

A “connoisseur of computer science” tackles the ultimate architectural challenge: finding easy ways to build complex structures.

Benjamin Hubert’s Pod chair insulates sitters in a cocoon of pressed PET felt.

Dana Cannam’s Clamp Lamp uses minimal materials for maximum sustainability.