Sometimes a less-than-perfect translation says more about the spirit of a line than any precise explication ever could. This gem, for instance, from Spain’s Vondom, Mobiliario Exterior e Interior: “Vondom is born with the inquietude and anxiety by creating a new form of understanding the world of indoor and outdoor decoration. Read more…
If you took a quick glance and though saw a cow head…well, you did. And as you read on, the rest of its body will be visible. Designer Kevin Krumnikl set out to create a desk that would stand out from others. Let it suffice to say, he succeeded. His newest piece, Office, evolved from an early sketch that somehow reminded him of a cow. In an effort to keep it subtle, he continued to work at this idea through the addition of key animal features. Read more…
If you based a psychoanalytic examination on the individual work of any designer, you’d think the world was inhabited by crazies. Such is the case with the chair known as Selfportrait, Read more…
Noé Duchaufour-Lawrance has an uncanny ability to reinterpret design history. Manta, a furniture collection for the Italian company Ceccotti, signifies the designer’s modern slant on Art Nouveau. As revealed in an Read more…
Design inspiration can come from just about anywhere. In the case of Jonas Lyndby Jensen’s final project at The Danish Design School, the inspiration came from a gourmet restaurant, Read more…
There are straight-backed people—and there are those of us who like to lounge. If you’ve read any of my previous posts, then you know I fall into the latter category. I did go on and on about Starck’s Privé Collection, Read more…
As this latest holiday weekend draws to a close and we come nigh upon NeoCon ‘09, how fitting that we should begin Read more…
With the nearly ninety degree weather we experienced in Manhattan earlier this week came a surge of excitement for outdoor spaces. The streets were filled with outdoor diners, dog walkers, strollers and workers alike Read more…
Uhuru’s upcycling is not foreign to us here at 3rings. We’ve covered Uhuru’s tables before, focusing on the young company’s aim Read more…
Glamour, glitz and design innovation are in the air. Following Slumdog Millionaire’s victorious golden statue sweep at the 2009 Oscars on Sunday, millions of viewers watched celebrity after celebrity take the stage under David Rockwell’s magnificently-designed Read more…