Rome-based StudioTamat has designed eclectic interiors for an Italian villa, blending modernist influences with floral wallpapers and playful shapes. The 1960s villa is set in the Castelli Romani, on the outskirts of Rome, steps away… Read More »StudioTamat revamps 1960s villa in Italy’s Castelli Romani
Furniture brand Karimoku has worked with design duo Christian + Jade on an exhibition that chronicles the vast spectrum of Japanese tree species and their “profound process of ageing”. The Age of Wood was the… Read More »The Age of Wood exhibition challenges conventional perceptions of timber
A traditional Japanese cladding method informed the overlapping wooden panels used to display knives at Tojiro Knife Gallery in Osaka, Japan, designed by creative agency L/O. Set in Doguyasuji Alley arcade, which is home to… Read More »L/O designs Osaka shop to “celebrate artistry and utility” of Japanese knives
MIT Design Intelligence Lab has designed Geolectric, a lantern that explores alkaline-based geopolymers as a sustainable alternative to consumer electronics, and was given as a gift to the Irish president. The minimalist lantern consists of… Read More »MIT Design Intelligence Lab explores “sustainable consumer electronics” with Geolectric
Dezeen Showroom: a collection of woollen rugs decorated with patterns that reference flowers, forests and leaves is among six new products featured on Dezeen Showroom. Grounded rugs by Plesner Patterns and InHouse Group Norwegian studio Plesner… Read More »Grounded rugs by Plesner Patterns among six new products on Dezeen Showroom
The Pyramids: Special Economic Vortex Zones of North America explores pyramidal structures throughout the continent. Here, the book‘s creator Ian James comments on ten of the weirdest and most interesting examples. Photographer James has been travelling… Read More »Ten American pyramids that show “capitalism’s penchant for nostalgia”