Long gone are the days of the uncomfortable library pod. Contemporary alternatives offer the same intimate sense of privacy one gained in a carousel—with high style. Whether for work, home office, school, or lab, the Elements desking system from Agati Read more…
In the venerated history of Danish design, names like Arne Jacobsen, Poul Henningsen, and Verner Panton are at the forefront, yet this new millennium has cultivated a generation of Danish designers who are innovative Read more…
Here’s some new terminology to ponder as you gear up for the smorgasbord of contract furnishings and building products that is NeoCon 2010: “Lamitech,” “Post-Formability,” and “Hardware Imagination Tech.” Read more…
I’m continually amazed by the aesthetic versatility of Spanish designer Patricia Urquiola. Just when you think you’ve got her pinned down to futuresque and technologically-savvy (Digitable), she fashions a piece that evokes the dark gothicism of 19th. Read more…
Under designer Tord Boontje, now working as a professor—Head of Design Products at the Royal College of Art Read more…
If you happen to read my posts at least once in a while, then you know how I suffer from neck and back pain. Yes, it’s true—just doing my job bringing you important news about A+D products makes me suffer. Gigantic knots in the trapezius muscles, pain in the middle of my spinal column, Read more…
Aodh O’Donnell’s sublime Armadillo Chair reminds me of Ryan Dart’s Quarry table—from an aesthetic as well as conceptual perspective. Read more…
Despite the drive towards minimalism with laptops (thanks to Apple), miscellaneous gadgets and cords create cluttered workspaces. AC adapters, power strips, routers, hubs, external hard drives and infinite USB cables make it seemingly impossible to streamline. BlueLounge StudioDesk offers Read more…
For more than 60 years Snaidero has been designing functional and fashionable kitchens that proudly bear the motto “Made In Italy.” In 2008, their Kube Collection won the historic Good Design Award from Read more…
“There must be a balance between the functional and the aesthetic…” claims Danish furniture producer, Jørgen Christensen A/C. Propeller, presented at the Stockholm Furniture Fair by FurnID for Jørgen Christensen A/C, epitomizes this harmonious balance. “Simple and expressive,” its name says it all. Read more…