Gone are the days of boring shelving – now replaced with the new PLI Steel Wall Shelf by French design studio TIPTOE. The PLI system is endlessly customizable, coming in six chic colors and three… Read More »The PLI Steel Wall Shelf by TIPTOE Offers Endless Possibilities
Retro technology is making a bold comeback, with the design sensibilities of the past influencing today’s tech products. Transparent gadgets, popularized by brands like Nothing and Fiio, are becoming all the rage. Now, tech brand… Read More »KICKBACK Is Bringing Back the 90s With Its Latest Modern-Retro Tech
In the aftermath of World War II, Japan embraced the nuclear family as its predominant household structure, echoing anthropologist George Murdock’s assertion of its universality. However, in recent years, the prevalence of nuclear-family households has… Read More »Kumagaya House Addresses Japan’s Changing Household Dynamics
Dezeen Showroom: furniture brand Kabin has created a compact, sound-proof pod designed for open-plan offices that are modelled on first-class aircraft cabins. Surrounded by glass walls, Kabin 1 is designed to aid productivity while ensuring… Read More »Kabin 1 pod by Kabin
Architecture studio Mur Mur Lab has designed the Dongdan Grassland Sea Ruins Station in eastern China, creating two wave-topped glass pavilions that offer passers-by a “moment to connect with nature”. Located in the Dongshen Township… Read More »Mur Mur Lab creates glazed pavilions overlooking “mysterious” landscape in China
Designers Robin and Lucienne Day looked internationally to learn about modernism as contemporary design was unknown in the UK at the time, explains their daughter Paula Day in this interview for our mid-century modern series.… Read More »“Design was a new profession” in the UK says Paula Day