The Corkigami Chair: Spain’s Carlos Ortega Design finds inspiration in natural materials and origami structures

The Corkigami Chair


When we first stumbled across Carlos Ortega Design in 2012 at Feria Habitat Valencia, we were drawn to the creative designs and sheer quality of traditional woodworking techniques. Now more than a year later, the brand introduces the new …

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Interview: Mirjam Vogt of Magazin: The co-founder of the Amsterdam design boutique discusses the strengths of Dutch design

Interview: Mirjam Vogt of Magazin


With one large window facing the street, Magazin looks out onto one of Amsterdam’s newest design districts. The artisanal shops lining the long street of Czaar Peterstraat seem to have appeared almost overnight, although locals will…

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Patagonia’s Plant-Based Wetsuit: The technology behind the eco-pioneering company’s prolific green innovation

Patagonia's Plant-Based Wetsuit


With a committed mission to reducing their environmental impact, Patagonia has partnered with eco-friendly biomaterial firm );…

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Grapple by Ryan Frank: Testing production limits with modular hanging hooks made of grass

Grapple by Ryan Frank


Barcelona-based designer Ryan Frank has invented a modular hanging system called Grapple. The molded hooks have a buckle feature which allows them to be set at different heights along strands of webbing and hold items of…

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Citi Bike App: NYC’s city-wide bike share program gets started with a comprehensive app for iPhone and Android

Citi Bike App


In the past few weeks, NYC-based readers may have noticed clusters of grey columns popping up left and right in nearly every neighborhood in lower Manhattan and Brooklyn. Those familiar with bike share programs in numerous metropolises around the world will recognize the…

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Interview: Solar Impulse: Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg discuss what a solar plane means for exploration in the 21st century

Interview: Solar Impulse


Just after midnight on 4 May 2013, a plane eased into Phoenix’s Sky Harbor International Airport after completing a journey from Moffet Airfield near San Jose, CA. With the wingspan of an Airbus A340, it nevertheless landed as delicately as a single prop…

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Nava by Kor: Clean your water on the go with a built-in filter made from coconut shells

Nava by Kor


In follow up to the “perfect spout” built into their Vida water bottle, today California-based Kor released Nava, a new bottle that combines their signature mouth-friendly top with…

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Buckminster Fuller: Poet Of Geometry: Illustrator Cole Gerst paints a cohesive picture of the icon’s prescient approach to design

Buckminster Fuller: Poet Of Geometry


by Stephen Pulvirent Buckminster Fuller’s utopian design vision, unrivaled in the 20th century and anchored by his famous reinvention of geodesic domes, reflected the polymath’s philosophy that flexible thinking, good design and an honest desire for progress could solve humanity’s woes once and…

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EDUN SS13 Selects: A creative Brooklyn-based couple models the culturally mindful fashion brand’s latest collection

EDUN SS13 Selects

Advertorial Content: Founded by activist power couple Ali Hewson and Bono in 2005, EDUN is a globally distributed fashion brand focused on bringing about positive changes through fair trade in Africa. As supporters of culturally aware initiatives, we encourage EDUN’s approach to design-minded fashion and cultural connectivity. While the mercury…

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Proof Eyewear: Upcycled skateboards and plant-based acetate in a range of shades and RX glasses

Proof Eyewear

As part of a movement in eyewear design to use sustainable materials, or at the very least adopt a certain rustic aesthetic, we have come across several creative ways to incorporate wood into glasses and sunglasses. While Shwood is the most recognizable name in the category, and Brooklyn Spectacles…

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