When I first saw this lamp by Materialise, there was something very familiar about it, but I couldn’t put my finger on it. I stared longingly at this beautiful lamp and then realized it makes me feel like sitting on the deck of a beach house reading; in fact, it looks like a collection or “family” of intertwining star fish, which together form an exquisite ball. Read more…
At Salone this year, one thing was quite apparent, shine is fine . The dramatic Swarovski Collection or even the Aqua Collection for Bonomo, signify a new trend where designers are not scared to show their affinity for precious elements while they are still manage to avoid falling into the world of ‘kitsch-trap.’ Read more…
To follow up on earlier coverage of Driade’s show presence at Salone, I want to point everyone’s attention to centerpieces by Mann Singh, a designer with his hands in a bit of everything. Read more…
At the height of the “Green Era”, some artist and designers still have a few tricks up their sleeves to make even green beautiful. This is so true with Eco-friendly designer David Trubridge, who I happen to adore. His designs bring together beauty, form and functionality, quite a triple threat. Read more…
Check out Shift by Bjorn Meier Designs, one of the pieces featured in the “Made in Berlin” segment of the Salone Internazionale del Mobile. Read more…
If you ever find yourself sitting in a double wide trailer, wearing a wife-beater tank and throwing back the last of an ice cold one – you are either: Read more…
Are you extra-sensitive to the slightest discomfiting noise? Do you often feel as if there are unseen forces in your house? Do you occasionally find yourself convinced you’re being watched? It could be that there are demons within the door frame, wraiths amid the wainscotting, phantoms in the foyer. Read more…
While German manufacturer ClassiCon is usually recognized as a company that fanatically adheres to the principles of Classic Contemporary Design, it was an outlier this year at Salone 2008. Read more…
Remind you of anything? Karim Rashid’s Blobulous chair, featured at the Salone del Mobile in Milan, is reminiscent of many things. Read more…
How can you not marvel at the wonder that is Anouk Omlo’s ‘Helica Series’ of ceramic sculptures? The designer not only plays with a medium in an innovative way, she also hints at an underlying message about our return to the organic and the natural. Read more…