Interview: Auckland-Based Interior Designer Rufus Knight.I am so excited to share our interview with the wildly talented young designer from New Zealand, Rufus Knight. At just 31, Rufus demonstrates a design maturity and wisdom that's developed well beyond his young age. He has become the...
Kinetic Jewellery Collection by Studio Elke.Elke Kramer’s jewellery has always had a brave architectural aesthetic. From her signature sweeping jewel-toned tassels to bold cylinders of carved resin and stone, Studio Elke’s statement earrings, necklaces, and rings are not really...
Bricks Decoded: The Return of Glass Blocks.Go on. Admit it. The thought of glass blocks probably makes you shudder. Unless you fall into the 5%* category of new generation designers who have already embraced the potential of this highly misunderstood and marginalised building...
Portraits of Indian Flower Men by Danish Photographer Ken Hermann.To most of us, fresh flowers are a short-lived pleasure—a simple luxury that tends to fade away a little too quickly. In India, flowers are loaded with meaning, tradition, substance, and spirituality. From the symbolic lotus to ribbons...
Interview: Christie Petsinis & Tim Wilson of Folk Architects.Some people are just awesome and they get it. They are precisely the type of people I love giving plenty of airtime. So today, we shine a spotlight on a young Melbourne architecture practice Folk, headed up by Christie Petsinis & Tim...
1979 G-Class Mercedes Cast in 40,000 Kilograms of Resin.We’re now assured all cars will be driving themselves very soon, but all that amazing tech aside, design will hopefully be the lasting creative, human element in the automobile world. And it’s maybe that idea that’s inspired...
Bolon Launches Nature-Inspired Flooring Collection ‘Elements’.Discreet and versatile, Bolon’s latest flooring collection acts as a bridge between objects and their surroundings, demonstrating the positive effect good design can have on our...
Spirit Faces: Anna-Wili Highfield’s First Show at Olsen Gruin Gallery NYC.After a 10-plus year hiatus, Australian artist Anna-Wili Highfield has returned with a collection of mixed media sculptures at Olsen Gallery’s New York City outpost, Olsen...
Bricks Decoded: Easy, Breezy, Beautiful Breeze Block.In Brazil, it’s known as Cobogó. In India, they call it Jaalis. The French term is Brise-soleil. Here we know it as Breeze Block. Call them what you will, these little units of awesome are making a massive comeback. Back in the 50s...