Household Plastic Waste Gets Resurrected as the N02 Recycle Chair for Fritz Hansen
The furniture manufacturer teamed up with nendo to demonstrate the possibilities of environmentally conscious design.
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With Office Furniture, How Flexible Should You Go?
Too little, and you’re boxed in; too much and you’re overwhelmed. Brian Wilson of Pair sets the record straight on how much is just right.
Sofa or Sculpture? Nienkämper’s Heartbeat Sofa Pulls Off Both
Designed by Karim Rashid, the social, modular piece is a conversation starter in more ways than one.
IKEA Teams Up with Virgil Abloh for a Collection Targeted at Fashion-Conscious Millennials
Called MARKERAD, the limited-edition collection offers statement pieces for those transitioning into a space of their own.
These 6 Products Show That Modular Living Is Going Luxe
From wallpaper to lighting, versatile and high-style design reveals how modularity is cropping up in today’s residential interiors.
New Talent: Alex Brokamp Breathes New Life Into Forgotten Objects
Designer Alex Brokamp, who is being honored at Maison et Objet this week for his furniture and lighting designs, has a knack for turning the familiar on its head.
High Mineral Content: Geology-Inflected Designs Take Over
From furniture to accessories, surfaces to lighting, Metropolis digs up the latest designs that rock.
Terry Crews Debuts His Third Collection for Bernhardt Design at ICFF
The new Becca collection, which includes a sofa, settee, and club chair, prioritizes comfort, warmth, and simplicity.
Capturing the Design Spirit of Gen X
The exhibition An Accelerated Culture at Friedman Benda explores the shared ideas and narratives of Gen X designers, from Konstantin Grcic to Michael Anastassiades, Julia Lohmann, and more.
10 Outdoor Products We Love
Designing for the outdoors is a breeze with these furniture pieces, surfaces, and textiles from the likes of BuzziSpace, Nanimarquina, Magis, Expormim, and more!
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.
Furniture Studio SIOSI Crafts Unique Furniture Pieces in a Danish Modern Idiom
Based in Bloomington, Indiana, the studio has particularly found success with its organic, live-edge tables made with sustainably sourced domestic hardwoods.
Rhode Island's O&G Studio Puts a Modern Twist on Traditional New England Craft
Founded in 2009 by Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) alumni Sara Ossana and Jonathan Glatt, O&G has made a name for itself with its line of heirloom-quality wooden furniture.
How Blu Dot Designed Two of Its Newest Chairs
Like any good design company, Blu Dot is a master of problem solving, and two new chairs were carefully developed through extensive sketching, modeling, and prototyping.
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.
The Eerie-Fantastic Interiors of Friedman Benda’s Blow-Up
Imagined as a dollhouse brought to life, the exhibition features domestic objects by Wendell Castle, Soft Baroque, and others.
10 Items We Actually Like From Gwyneth Paltrow's New Collab with CB2
The Oscar-winner and Goop CEO partnered with CB2 to create a modern furniture and accessories collection inspired by her life.
Gio Ponti’s Rich Design Legacy to Be Celebrated in Huge Paris Retrospective
Of the cohort of Modern designers working in postwar Italy, few rivaled Gio Ponti—either in sheer prolificacy or in blending industrial…
New Talent 2018: For Furniture Design Company Kalon, Each Piece Starts in the Designers’ Own Home
The Los Angeles-based design duo meticulously develops each of their products, fostering a unique blend of beauty and sustainability.
Industrial Designer Ichiro Iwasaki on Truly Human-Centric Design
The Tokyo-based designer tells Metropolis about his design career, his creative process, and his new line of modular furniture for Arper.
