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During the London Design Festival this coming month, a new Swedish brand is planning their attack. Based in Malmö, Sweden, founders Johannes Herbertsson and Jonas Nordgren of RVW have been working on their inaugural collection since last year in preparation for their huge Tramshed exhibition from the 22 to 26 September in east London. Read more…
There’s a new composite material on the market called Cementoresina® by Kerakoll Design that was recently spun into the major MAXXI museum by Zaha Hadid in Rome. Read more…
Although I have always loved sterile, impermeable bathrooms, today I became a hypocrite. But it’s not my fault, I blame Descartes and Agape. The modern philosopher who challenged traditional thought in mathematics and natural sciences has also inspired the presence of wood in a new bathtub by Benedini Associati for Agape. Read more…
To the untrained eye, interior glass doors are as transparent to a space as the gifted vase on your shelf. With the new Vetroslide manual glass sliding door system by GEZE UK, the modest chemistry of a glass door and its innovation becomes, well, clear. Read more…
Just because pandas don’t munch on the high “Moso” bamboo - also known as Phyllostachys Pubescens - doesn’t mean we don’t eat it up in design. In fact, it makes it easier to appreciate a natural resource knowing our species’ affinity for good design doesn’t disturb the nourishment of another. Read more…
Dangling, bent, or wrapped around; whatever your barstool sitting preference, a solid stilted chair fits every shape and size. Is it any wonder then that bellying up to the bar with friends or relaxing onto a local coffee bar Read more…
Opting for wedge heels at a summer gathering is as vital as the flow of mint juleps and lawn bowling enthusiasts. Back supports, pillows, wedge heels - there’s just something about a rounded, triangular shape that cushions the many curves of the human body. Read more…
Trade shows can be as chaotic and consuming as your first trip to an Ikea store. Tile shows - like Cersaie in Bologna coming up this September - dish out so much information on floor and wall applications Read more…
It might be a bloodline bias that has got me believing the Swedes design the perfect balance of smart-modern and clean-practical everything, but I can’t help it. Read more…
If you want the coolest still-life drawing subject that doubles for lounging, consider the FreeFlow seating system by Malta-born designer Gordon Guillaumier. Like a ribbon, it’s front and back bend and flip to your preference. Also, because it’s modular - and positioned on height-adjustable glides Read more…
