20 Sep
From a chaise lounge to a ladder to a bookshelf

If you’ve ever needed 12 chairs in one, then the LOOP chair is for you. Designed by Jerusalem-based designer Boaz Mendel, the chair is transformable to a wide range of styles and purposes. Every folding position has a defined function and it is possible in a moment to go from a television chair to a […]


17 Aug
Christo and Jeane Claude's excessively (and fittingly) expensive Taschen compendium

Monstrously over-rated environmental installation artists Christo and Jeanne Claude have opted to collect their art in a massive Taschen coffee table book, which is fairly de rigueur for artists of their stature. What is not so standard, however, is the $50,000 pricetag they’re throwing on it. Seriously, $50K for a book. Obviously, the mindset that […]


24 Nov
Functionality, ingenuity, craftsmanship, imagination, and above all, good design

Joseph Ribic is the man behind the modern furniture line, Objeti. Objeti is a Slovenian word that means embrace, btw. He founded the company in 2009 as part of a collaborative effort with his family’s manufacturing and fabrication business. His pops and master machinist, John Sr., works with the precise details involved in turning the […]