Long before it became a chair, this piece lived as a tree––rooted in the forests of southern Japan, shaped by weather, and marked by a hundred years of growth. The Century Chair, designed by Satoshi… Read More »Satoshi Itasaka’s Century Chair Holds a Hundred-Year Story
The earphone market is undeniably saturated these days with all established and start-up electronic brands now in on the game. Each has released a consistent succession of products; subtle variations of what is essentially the… Read More »Bang & Olufsen Turns Wireless Earphones into Minimalist Jewels
The human eye can only focus on one thing at once. As much as we might insist otherwise, we are meant to see this way – evolutionarily, it hasn’t been worth it to change. This… Read More »The Aplat Table Lamp by CPRV Is Light As Paper
Materiality is everything. The way things feel, perform, and react loom large in our world as tactile animals beholden to the plethora of sensory experiences around us. Also innate is an inclination to push the… Read More »“Layered Nature” by nendo for ALPI Extends Visions of Veneer
If you’ve ever shopped for dining chairs, you know it’s a bit of a Goldilocks moment. Finding something that feels comfortable and timeless—the elusive ‘just right’ chair—can be surprisingly difficult in a category that spans… Read More »The Éter Chair Offers A Softened Take on a Danish Classic
In cities around the world, transit centers co-exist alongside commercial towers built to serve thousands of workers and commuters each day, most of whom pay little attention to the elements that make these environments unique.… Read More »5TRACKS Mixed-Use Hub Enlivens a Neighborhood in the Netherlands