Humans are innately talented at pattern recognition. Our ancestors memorized colors, shapes, and formations that suggested good food, safe shelter, a suitable mate, and––more often than not––life-or-death decisions. Now, with a bit more distance from… Read More »Meet The New Linea Collection by Romilly Newman for Armadillo
New builds boast a certain architectural bravado, often from a place of hubris, when realized from scratch—a clean slate’s seductive promise that the future need not answer to the past. Bureau de Change would argue… Read More »In Trace, Bureau de Change Lets Circularity Cement Memory in Cast Concrete
A heatwave hack, a last resort—perhaps even a stand-in for traditional air conditioning—tiny fans have long hovered somewhere between novelty and quiet surrender. Dyson, unsurprisingly, has other plans. Enter the HushJet Mini Cool: a handheld,… Read More »Dyson Makes Hand-Held Fans Cool with the HushJet Mini
Simplicity is often deceptive—seemingly straightforward (even easy) from the outside, yet incredibly difficult to get right. Working with a single material—powder-coated steel—and just two applications—sheet and tube—nonconformist French furniture producer Tiptoe has developed the multipronged… Read More »These Ultra-Refined Outdoor Furnishings Take on The Shades of Spring
When Pennsylvanian Barry Ginder was an architecture student at Temple University his art professor, Larry Spaid, influenced how he would eventually approach his own pieces. “He taught me a method of working the full surface… Read More »F5: Barry Ginder on a Finn Juhl Chair, Sean Scully, His Son’s Hands + More
Hotels are no longer just places to lay one’s head. Like most hospitality spaces these days, they’ve become multifunctional environments comprising an ever-expanding set of services. Catering to different types of clientele—travelers taking in all… Read More »Hyatt Union Square’s Lobby Gets a Timely Refresh in Lower Manhattan