Leica has once again combined nostalgia with modern technology in its latest release, the Leica M11-D. This camera is designed for photographers seeking a purer, more tactile experience without sacrificing the signature Leica quality. The… Read More »The Leica M11-D Takes the Distractions Out of Photography… For a Price
Online design magazine Design Week has relaunched today after closing in January, with an updated visual identity informed by the Bauhaus. Originally launched as a print publication by writer Jeremy Myerson in 1986 before going… Read More »Design Week magazine relaunched by team of “raucous cheerleaders for design and designers”
Pour one out for Italy-based TRAGA. Actually, make it two, because the newly-launched Milanese design brand is pulling double duty with its debut product, the Martini Shot Glass. Designed by Daniel Nikolovski, who hails from… Read More »Brutalist-Inspired Glasses by TRAGA Pull Double Duty at the Bar
Dezeen Showroom: designer Adam Goodrum took inspiration from vintage Italian sofas to create a pillowy modular seating system for Australian brand Nau. Named for its billowing forms, the Billo seating system features relaxed and inviting shapes… Read More »Billo seating system by Adam Goodrum for Nau
As part of our mid-century modern series, we spotlight the iconic Diamond Chair, which artist Harry Bertoia sculpted for Hans and Florence Knoll by experimenting with metal wire. In 1950, Italian-American sculptor Bertoia was given the… Read More »Harry Bertoia’s Diamond Chair requires “primitive method” of construction
More than 70 years after its birth, the popularity of mid-century modern design and architecture shows no signs of abating. This overview by Penny Sparke kicks off our series about the movement. Mid-century modern design… Read More »Mid-century modern design “embraced a more human aesthetic while remaining aggressively forward-looking”