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The UK company known as Established & Sons is rather well established, at least in this particular forum. The manufacturer is known for their collaborative spirit and contemporary aesthetic. Begun in 2005 with the objective of “creating a world leading design company Read more…
If you’ve noticed that the company Humanscale seems to make multiple and frequent appearances on 3rings, that’s only because they’re consistently true to the promise of the name. The NYC-based company is a think tank focused on all things homo sapiens; that is to say, they built their reputation on creating products that conform to our species’ natural inclinations. Read more…
There’s quite a case to be made for light as the single most important component of a space. Just think about any poorly lit room Read more…
I love contradiction. I especially like companies that embrace contradiction. Zero of Stockholm is one such company. The lighting firm believes in being inspired “by your heart” Read more…
Just included in WIRED Magazine’s December 2009 issue and its annual gift guide, Lili Lite is the bright idea from Studio Smeets Design, a furniture and lighting company out of Amsterdam, founded and headed by Thijs Smeets, graduate of industrial product design from The Hague. Read more…
If the Italians are known for their innovative kitchens and the Dutch for their unusual furniture, then the Japanese are definitely associated with electronics. Stereotype or not, certain Far East firms do live up to the idea that futuristic, hi-tech designs are born on the Asian continent. And Pega won’t do much to reverse that cultural expectation. An offshoot of Asus Design, Pega was founded in 1998 to create products Read more…
Sometimes it happens that I get to write about a product with a philosophical or aesthetic underpinning that interests me. This is the case with the Rhizome Lamp by Pedro Mealha. Read more…
This week, I foresee an emphasis on paper. Just yesterday, I wrote about the Neenah Paper Company’s Soft Touch, a paper that feels like suede or talc or something in between. Then I wrote about Table Treasury, whose drawers are designed to fit certain paper sizes; and now I’m writing about the Sketch Lamp, Read more…
While it’s not usually my custom to o.d. on lighting—and this week I’ve already examined iacoli and mcallister’s handsome Frame Pendant—I just couldn’t let the weekend go by without singing the praises of Danese’s Una Sistema by Carlotta de Bevilacqua. Read more…
Catalán designer Martí Guixé’s original Cau Lamp (2008) comes with a disclaimer of sorts, straight from the creator’s mouth: “an element with the shape of a lamp acting as a kind of avatar in order to re-contextualize the world famous Read more…
