BHDM Design: The design duo create spaces that tell stories and their latest project—a craft beer bar called Hog’s Head—will open in May

BHDM Design


Since joining forces in 2008, Dan Mazzarini and Brian Humphrey have been conceiving and crafting eclectic hospitality, retail and residential spaces through their company, BHDM. Mazzarini (previously designing stores for…

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Sabine de Gunzburg: Artist Rugs Collection: The Parisian designer transforms her ideas, artist drawings and even a Gehry watercolor into handwoven, 100% silk rugs

Sabine de Gunzburg: Artist Rugs Collection


Four years ago, arts patron Sabine de Gunzburg was working as an interior designer for friends. “We couldn’t find a good rug at a good size, good colors, whatever—so I decided to go to India to see if it was possible to make…

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Berlin Lofts : Soho House Berlin teams up with London’s The Vinyl Factory to create party and event spaces in the German capital

Berlin Lofts


The German capital counts its nightlife among the best in the world, not just because of the sheer volume of clubs, but due to the wide variety and quality of music and “only in Berlin” attitude. The recently launched ,…

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Six Unique Candles: Swap out your boring frou-frou candles for ones that start a conversation

Six Unique Candles


There’s something about lighting a candle—an effortless way to instantly transform the ambience of a room, with the strike of a match, making everything look a little more beautiful. We learned that in Scandinavian tradition, the heat and light provided by this simple…

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Retrosuperfuture NYC: Our interview with the trio behind the cult Italian eyewear brand’s new NYC flagship and first-ever brick and mortar store

Retrosuperfuture NYC


by Leemor Rhodes Retrosuperfuture (RSF)—the Italian label behind Super sunglasses—celebrated the much-anticipated opening of its first brick and mortar shop with a flagship store in downtown New York City….

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Oasis by Klára Šumová and Dirk Wright: The design duo collaborates on a collection channeling Art Deco and modernist interiors and the magic of the desert

Oasis by Klára Šumová and Dirk Wright


Strong storytelling plays a vital role in the work of Klára Šumová. Through her interior objects of various typologies and scales, the designer explores poetry and stories in design. Šumová debuted several years ago with her…

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Refinery Hotel: A 1920s millinery factory and tea salon is reincarnated as a 12-story hotel

Refinery Hotel


Steps away from Bryant Park in New York’s Garment District is the new Refinery Hotel, which quietly opened its doors this summer. Design firm Stonehill & Taylor, tasked with…

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Content 2013: Portland’s most untraditional fashion show grows by leaps and bounds

Content 2013


Since its inception in 2009, Content has become one of Portland’s most original and interactive displays of fashion, art and design. Hosted, as always, at the Ace Hotel, Content…

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Studio Visit: Martin Björnson: Playful furniture from a Swedish designer at the heart of Malmö’s emerging scene

Studio Visit: Martin Björnson


Recently in Malmö for The Conference, we took the time to visit local designer Martin Björnson in his studio workshop. Björnson’s Bobbin stool has received a lot of design recognition this year,…

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AirplantFrame by Airplantman: A vertical garden displays the soil-free tillandsia plant as a living picture

AirplantFrame by Airplantman


For those who want to green up their homes without the hassle of repotting and getting soil everywhere or simply don’t have the extra space in an already cramped apartment, air plants (or tillandsia) are an excellent option. Just as the name suggests,…

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