The 10th Anniversary of Kartell’s Bourgie Lamp : An exclusive look at how Pharrell Williams, Rafael de Cardenas and Snarkitecture reinterpreted the iconic design

The 10th Anniversary of Kartell's Bourgie Lamp


Kartell is taking the 10th anniversary of its famed Bourgie Lamp, the classical baroque silhouette preserved ironically in plastic designed by Ferruccio Laviani, quite seriously. Earlier this year, the Italian…

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NYCxDesign 2014: Sight Unseen OFFSITE : A vibrant explosion of contemporary design from the duo behind the beloved online publication

NYCxDesign 2014: Sight Unseen OFFSITE


Since 2010, former I.D. magazine editors Jill Singer and Monica Khemsurov have taken a portion of the panoply found online at their design publication Sight Unseen into the physical realm through the Noho Design District—an ancillary event to New York’s annual spring design…

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ICFF 2014 Preview: Rich Brilliant Willing: Brooklyn’s design trio release two organically inspired lighting structures

ICFF 2014 Preview: Rich Brilliant Willing


Continuing to impress with innovative forms and creative uses of materials, Rich Brilliant Willing is again introducing new products this year at ICFF during NYCxDesign. In the time since we last caught up with…

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ICFF Preview: Assembly Design + New Friends’ US Chair: Two NYC studios’ styles collide for a striking, limited-edition furniture collaboration

ICFF Preview: Assembly Design + New Friends' US Chair


In anticipation of the second official NYCxDesign week and this weekend’s opening of ICFF, New York-based furniture studio Assembly Design paired up with textile innovators …

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ICFF 2014 Preview: Wintercheck Factory: Furniture and lighting from the Brooklyn-based design-and-build brand

ICFF 2014 Preview: Wintercheck Factory


Since 2010 Brooklyn’s Wintercheck Factory has routinely rolled out new designs across apparel and homeware, to furniture and lighting. While the urge to design across all platforms is still alive and well, founder Kristen Wentrcek…

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