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Spec Stars 2024: Escapade by Carnegie Fabrics
An upholstery textile workhorse with a good dash of joie de vivre, Carnegie Fabrics’ Escapade was a top performer in… Full Story
Spec Stars 2024: Escapade by Carnegie Fabrics
An upholstery textile workhorse with a good dash of joie de vivre, Carnegie Fabrics’ Escapade was a top performer in… Full Story
Spec Stars 2024: Sleek Lines with Z-Bar Wall Sconce
This thin marvel by Koncept made the Designer Pages Top 100 in Lighting, making it one of the most specified… Full Story
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PANTONE
PANTONE is a unique New Jersey company whose color matching systems are available to both professionals and consumers. It is… Full Story
See the World on the Walls with WallPepper
Travel the world with the Cities and Places collection by WallPepper. The philosophy that underpins Wallpepper is that “wall… Full Story
Hana-Arashi: Sakura Petals Dancing in the Wind
Hana-Arashi by nendo for Paola Lenti is all kinds of poetic. The Japanese term describes “delicate Sakura petals dancing in… Full Story
Cuckoo for Black Forest Clocks by Hönes
I am cuckoo for cuckoo clocks—and I’m not shamed to admit it! But one cuckoo clock is not as good… Full Story
All Flourishing is Mutual: A Gift For You
“If our first response to the receipt of gifts is gratitude, then our second is reciprocity: to give a gift… Full Story
A Baker’s Dream: BlueStar Appliances in Sweet Mocha Mousse
Dreaming of whipping up chocolate confections or Nutella cake? BlueStar is making baking virtually irresistible with its new appliances custom-painted… Full Story
Simple Pleasures with Ultrafabrics x Pantone
The Ultrafabrics x Pantone partnership happens once again in 2025, celebrating Mocha Mousse, Pantone’s Color of the Year. Taking inspiration… Full Story
Open Up to the World with UP by Libratone
If you don’t like the feel of traditional earbuds or you want to hear ambient sounds, then UP open-ear headphones… Full Story
So Many Iterations of Mocha Mousse
Spoonflower celebrates all the wonderful gradations of Pantone’s 2025 Color of the Year with the Mocha Mousse collection: 12 designs… Full Story
Joybird x Pantone
The new Joybird x Pantone furniture collection stars the Pantone Color of the Year 2025, PANTONE 17-230 Mocha Mousse. Mocha… Full Story
Escape to the Mountains with Ethimo
Many people equate outdoor luxury furniture with summer—but alas, there are those of us who love to lounge in winter!… Full Story
Redondo Chair by Patricia Urquiola for Moroso
Products by Spanish designer Patricia Urquiola command attention. It seems like she creates something spectacular for every furniture show—and many… Full Story
The Creation by Lucent
The Creation by Lucent Design is a dazzling installation featuring 20,000 suspended acrylic spheres illuminated to evoke the origins of… Full Story
Kabin: Find Your Kalm
We kick off our week-long celebration of neurodiversity by inviting you to step into extraordinary kuiet and kocoon-like kofmort with… Full Story
WABUZ World tag Wallpaper
Cayuga tribe member Ashley J. McDonald rounds out our celebration of indigenous heritage with tag, an expressionistic wallcovering that partakes… Full Story
Primitive Geometries: Ibuju Bench and Sofa by Fango
Francisco Jaramillo is an award-winning Colombian designer and the creative director of Fango. Bench (as seen above) and Sofa (as… Full Story
Brazilian Soul: Halo Pendant by YANKATU
This week we delve into indigenous design, investigating work created by native peoples around the world. Materiality, methodology, philosophy—all underlie… Full Story
Ball Chair by Eero Aarnio
When Finnish designer Eero Aarnio created the Ball Chair in 1963, he had no idea it would propel him to… Full Story
Yarn Unveiled by Sylvie Johnson for Merida Studio
Merida Studio recently released Yarn Unveiled, its seventh limited-edition collection of the Atelier series. Created by artist-in-residence Sylvie Johnson, the… Full Story
Calm Screens by Union Design for KFI Studios
Stay focused or keep conversations contained with these freestanding panels in a distinctive fluted design. Calm Screens by Union Design… Full Story
Geometric Simplicity: Caillou Chair and Table by Liu Jo Living
If furniture were animated, then Caillou Chair and Caillou Table by Liu Jo Living would have walked right out of… Full Story
Convalescent Concrete: Spolia by Opiary
This week we draw inspiration from Giorgio de Chirico, the Italian painter whose metaphysical works like “The Enigma of a… Full Story
BDNY 2024: HOP Washbasin by Simas
Not only does Italian brand Simas offer bathroom products in many beautiful colors, but the company also thinks about the… Full Story
BDNY 2024: Heller’s JUMBO Fortune
Heller was holding it down at Booth #737 this year at BDNY 2024. They animated the day by gifting joyful… Full Story
Iconic Design
Meet Mocha Mousse: Pantone Color of the Year 2025!
If you feel like you’re longing for peace, you’re not alone. Pantone has once again picked up on our collective… Full Story
Redondo Chair by Patricia Urquiola for Moroso
Products by Spanish designer Patricia Urquiola command attention. It seems like she creates something spectacular for every furniture show—and many… Full Story
Ball Chair by Eero Aarnio
When Finnish designer Eero Aarnio created the Ball Chair in 1963, he had no idea it would propel him to… Full Story
Pretty in Pink: PH Artichoke and PH Snowball Anniversary Editions by Louis Poulsen
If you make it 150 years in the design business, then perhaps you do have rose-colored glasses on! In honor… Full Story
Icons by Flos
Italian lighting giant Flos has created a visual narrative entitled Icons. With photography by Catalan visual artist Daniel Riera and… Full Story
From the Era of Tubular: K-106
The bold and brash K-106 makes the cut for this week’s Geometric theme courtesy of its swooping, stadium-style tubular arms…. Full Story
Puppy by Magis
Puppy by Magis was designed in 2005 by Finnish interior designer Eero Aarnio. From its inception, Puppy became a fan… Full Story
BuzziSpace Gets Peachy Keen
BuzziSpace is getting in on the Pantone Color of the Year 2024. The acoustics brand offers noise-reducing solutions that revel… Full Story
Ultrafabrics x Pantone 2024
The Ultrafabrics x Pantone collaboration by Ultrafabrics pays homage to the Pantone Color of the Year 2024: Peach Fuzz. Ultrafabrics… Full Story
Spoonflower x Pantone Peach Fuzz Collab
Spoonflower has made a name for itself by featuring the work of independent artists on wallpaper, fabrics, and other home… Full Story
Ruggable and Pantone Peach Fuzz Collab
Ruggable x Pantone Collection interprets Pantone’s Color of the Year 2024 in a set of three rugs, a doormat, and… Full Story
Peach Fuzz: Pantone Color of the Year 2024
Although it was announced in December, Pantone’s Color of the Year 2024 doesn’t officially start until January, so 3rings waited… Full Story
45 Years of the Parker Table
Sergio Rodrigues’ Mesa Parker table and chairs was commissioned by the Parker family in Rio circa 1978. Made of solid… Full Story
Armchair 6950
Jaroslav Šmídek is probably not very well known outside of the Czech Republic. Yet his work demonstrates a keen influence… Full Story
Cool Credenza from Moroso
Does anything from Moroso not qualify as iconic? Perf, by Diesel Designs, is just approaching its 10th. anniversary, yet is… Full Story
Daring Desk and More from Alessandro Mendini
Alessandro Mendini, the famed Italian designer who died in 2019, is speaking to us from the beyond with Porro’s recent… Full Story
Ptolomeo: Lover of Books
We’re just a few months shy of the 20th. anniversary of Opinion Ciatti’s Original Ptolomeo, the iconic furnishing that turns… Full Story
If the Cubists Made a Sofa
In fact, they did! At least, Czechoslovakian architect Vlastislav Hofman did. An innovative thinker, craftsman, designer, and author, Hofman came… Full Story
Take Five
Stefano Sandoná’s Colorfive chair for Gaber is a sharply striped and striated chair with a distinctive aesthetic and prêt à… Full Story
Bartoli Design Gives a New Look to Tango
Tango with these two new versions of the seminal cylindrical cabinets by Bartoli Design for Laurameroni. A surprising shape that… Full Story
Mah Jong Anyone?
Hans Hopfer’s iconic Mah Jong sofa turns 50 this year, and manufacturer Roche Bobois is celebrating the milestone with yet… Full Story
P.R. Lounge
If you’d really like to make clients feel special, then consider investing in Alexander Calder’s P.R. Lounge Chair. Inspired by… Full Story
Floger Lounge Chair
2010 A’Design award winner the Floger Lounge seems more relevant today then ever. From industrial designer Hakan Gürsu, Floger hinges… Full Story
Louis Poulsen to Re-issue AJ Oxford Lamp
An auteur in the truest sense of the word, Arne Jacobsen is known for his cohesive aesthetic and meticulous attention… Full Story
Meet Mocha Mousse: Pantone Color of the Year 2025!
If you feel like you’re longing for peace, you’re not alone. Pantone has once again picked up on our collective… Full Story
Interviews and Profiles
PANTONE
PANTONE is a unique New Jersey company whose color matching systems are available to both professionals and consumers. It is… Full Story
Cray Bauxmont-Flynn
A tribal citizen of the Cherokee Nation and the Delaware Tribe of Indians, Clay Bauxmont-Flynn is an architect, designer, and… Full Story
Alexander Diaz Andersson
It’s probably an easy way out to say that the work of Alexander Diaz Andersson is a study in contrasts…. Full Story
Bethan Laura Wood
For this week’s theme, we are inspired by the work of Bethan Laura Wood—The Queen of Super-Too-Much. A UK multidisciplinary… Full Story
Within Reach: Gensler and REACH LA Collaborate on a Bold Renovation of an LGBTQ+ Youth Center
In September of 2020, smack in the heart of the pandemic and the reeling aftermath of the murder of George… Full Story
Ronan Bouroullec Résonance at Centre Pompidou
From Japanese-influenced ceramics to impromptu line drawings, from a carefully crafted new candelabra for brand Mutina to a bas relief… Full Story
New Exhibit from Estúdio Campana
Estúdio Campana and Friedman Benda present “On the Road,” a new exhibition featuring solo work by Humberto Campana—the first output… Full Story
Christina Seilern wins DNA Paris Design Award for Oak Cottage
Christina Seilern, principal of Studio Seleirn Architects, won a DNA Paris Design Award for Oak Cottage. A low-carbon extension to… Full Story
DNM Architecture and Wellmade Team Up for an Accessory Dwelling Unit Partnership
The recently announced partnership between DNM Architecture and Wellmade makes the idea of moving into your own back yard even… Full Story
Nelson Mandela Cultural Center Opens in Pantin, France
Le Centre Culturel Nelson Mandela recently opened in Pantin, a northeastern suburb of Paris. Designed by architect Jean-Pierre Lott, the… Full Story
Casa Alesan by BACH Arquitectes
Architects Jaume Bach and Anna & Eugeni Bach of BACH Arquitectes recently completed a restoration and extension of Casa Alesan,… Full Story
The Wondrous World of Wonderwall Studios
I’m no expert on the Netherlands—in fact, my cultural reference points for the region are limited to familiarity with breath-work… Full Story
One Size Does Not Fit All: Gensler and Pair Collaborate on the Future-Forward Gradient
Though it may sound like a cliché, there’s something transcendent about connection. As quantum science has shown, even at the… Full Story
Interwar Architecture Museum Opens in Kaunas, Lithuania
An argument can be made that the city of Kaunas, in central Lithuania, owes its identity to war. More specifically,… Full Story
Saskatchewan’s Dakota Dunes Hotel Harmonizes with Values of the Whitecap Dakota First Nation
The vast prairies of Saskatchewan are always austere and often harsh. Much like the terrain of the Dakotas or Southwestern… Full Story
Architecture 101: Children’s Book Features 25 Modern Buildings Across the Globe
Architect/author Annette Roeder, illustrator Pamela Baron, and publisher Prestel have collaborated on a children’s book titled The Power of Architecture:… Full Story
Doodlephilia Hits the English Countryside
Sam Cox, the artist known as Mr. Doodle, recently completed one of his dream projects—the Doodle House. Located in Tenterden,… Full Story
Ready? Set? Cassette!
Lights. Camera. Action! Dafna Kaplan, CEO of Cassette Systems, likens multi-family construction to making a film. While at first I… Full Story
Exploring the Pattern Map: a Conversation with Uriah Bueller of Parasoleil
Think for a second about “pattern.” Now before doing anything else, create for yourself a compact, concise definition. Done? Make… Full Story
40 Years in Antique Rugs: a Discussion with Jason Nazmiyal
It’s funny how the incidental nature of Zoom can influence relationships, even one cultivated within the constrained hour-long parameter of… Full Story
Magic Parts: the Art and Design of Sabrina Merayo Nuñez
Sabrina Merayo Nuñez is haunted by pianos. Well, maybe “haunted’ isn’t exactly the right word. Perhaps “pursued” is more accurate…. Full Story
Up to the Future with TK Elevator
When I ask him why we need elevators, David Gerson, Director of Marketing (U.S. and Canada) for TK Elevator, paints… Full Story
The House that Boca do Lobo Built
Detail of Boca do Lobo’s Supernova Chandelier As we’ve seen with recent pieces the Hera Round suspension lamp and Diamond… Full Story
Michiel van der Kley
Designer Michiel van der Kley likens design to jazz: “I sometimes like a design because it makes a large gesture,… Full Story
PANTONE
PANTONE is a unique New Jersey company whose color matching systems are available to both professionals and consumers. It is… Full Story
Show Coverage
The Language of Tactile Textiles
Royal Thai and textile designer Ploenchan “Mook” Vinyaratn collaborated to create an impressive wall of textiles at BDNY. No surprise,… Full Story
Magic Carpet Ride at BDNY 2024: Molto Collection by Nourison
When I was a child, I loved hotels. My favorite reason? The fantastic carpets. Oh, to have so much color… Full Story
Electric Jade by Momentum and Rebecca Moses
A collaboration between artist and fashion designer Rebecca Moses and Momentum Textiles and Walls, Electric Jade literally fills the room… Full Story
BDNY 2024: HOP Washbasin by Simas
Not only does Italian brand Simas offer bathroom products in many beautiful colors, but the company also thinks about the… Full Story
BDNY 2024: Heller’s JUMBO Fortune
Heller was holding it down at Booth #737 this year at BDNY 2024. They animated the day by gifting joyful… Full Story
BDNY 2024: Kasthall’s Birds of a Feather
Kasthall has been crafting premium rugs since 1889. This year at BDNY 2024 Kasthall displayed Feather and VICHY. Feather is… Full Story
There’s More Wünder in the Outdoors
Björn De Voso, product designer for the Belgian firm Wünder, sums up the company’s ethos in one concise sentiment: “Simple… Full Story
BDNY 2024: Moments of Wander for HBF Textiles
Designer Christiane Müller is a colorist and an expert in woven textiles. Her latest collection “Moments of Wander” for HBF… Full Story
BDNY 2024: Seashell Grand Wing Chair by Jean-Marie Massaud for Dedon
The Seashell Grand Wing Chair by Jean-Marie Massaud for Dedon has become one of the most popular pieces at BDNY… Full Story
BDNY 2024: Composition Hospitality Gets It Just Right
A good story can transport us to other worlds, elicit emotions, and reignite our passion for the beauty of quotidian… Full Story
BDNY 2024: Ethnicraft’s “As Nature Intended”
“As nature intended.” That’s the inspiration behind the furniture from Ethnicraft on display this year at BDNY 2024. The Sono… Full Story
BDNY 2024: Volare Chandelier by Lib and Co.
Lib and Co. lit up its BDNY booth with an array of luminous luminaires, including Volare Grand Chandelier, which put… Full Story
London Design Festival 2024: 10 x 10 from FLOOR_STORY
FLOOR_STORY is showcasing a contextualized history at London Design Festival 2024. 10 x 10 is celebrating ten years of collaborations… Full Story
London Design Festival 2024: Oyster[Crete], an Alternative to Con[Crete]
Humans have always been fascinated by shells: their concentric shapes, their pearly brilliance, the ineffable perfection of their inscribed spirals…. Full Story
London Design Festival 2024: Toast Your Health in a Synesthetic Cup
On hot summer evenings in the 1950’s, my family would have a backyard picnic. The setting: a wooden table, an… Full Story
London Design Festival 2024: Vert Greens up the Environs
The American Hardwood Export Council (AHEC), Diez Office, and OMC°C present Vert, a towering, triangular artificial canopy that addresses concerns… Full Story
London Design Festival 2024: Fortnum & Mason x Jaime Hayon
Spanish designer extraordinaire Jaime Hayon presents Fortnum & Mason x Jaime Hayon at London Design Festival 2024. Located at the… Full Story
London Design Festival 2024: Karphi and Liz Bench by Giorgetti
For London Design Festival 2024, high-end brand Giorgetti presents a new collection entitled From East to West. Located at their… Full Story
London Design Festival 2024: Asafo Collection of Ghanaian-Inspired Blankets by Amechi
Amechi displays its five jacquard-woven throw blankets inspired by Ghanaian heritage and the beauty of Asafo flags, the regimental flags… Full Story
London Design Festival 2024: The Wonders of Barbie Never Cease
If you haven’t yet had enough of Barbie then you’re in luck! One of the more anticipated happenings at LDF… Full Story
London Design Festival 2024: Luminous, Lovely Liquid Light
How strong glass is—and yet, how fragile. Liquid Light is an immersive installation at London Design Festival 2024 from Johnnie… Full Story
London Design Festival 2024: Kielder Table by Grain
Go with the Grain and spend some time with artisanal furniture makers as they offer workshops during London Design Festival…. Full Story
Maison & Objet 2024: Panoramic Wallpaper from LGD01
French wallpaper company LGD01 is on home turf at Maison & Objet 2024 where they will be showcasing a collection… Full Story
At Maison & Objet: Carnival of the Triangle
Designer Aijing Tang established the brand Tough Cookie in 2022. The idea behind Tough Cookie is to embrace the sweet,… Full Story
The Language of Tactile Textiles
Royal Thai and textile designer Ploenchan “Mook” Vinyaratn collaborated to create an impressive wall of textiles at BDNY. No surprise,… Full Story