Growing up my parents had a chair in the downstairs playroom left over from the 70s that looked a lot like the Silkchair above. As a child I was drawn to its woven complexity; I couldn’t understand how all that space still held me up, and I couldn’t quite figure out the logic to its […]

I’ve got some friends (I’m looking in your direction, Elf) for who this “Life After Corkage” Bar Stool and Ottoman would be a dream come true. Not only are you encouraged to drink wine on them (they are bar stools, after all), but then every cork you dispense with you upcycle, and fill up your […]

Cats, those arrogant little bastards, already think they run the show. You feed them, give them shelter, and in exchange they do what they want and, if they deem you worthy, maybe let you pet them for a minute before scratching you. It sounds like what dating Naomi Campbell must be like. So I don’t […]

In a video you know would strike love timbres in the hearts of the Generationals, German publishers Gestalten present an exclusive video interview with Marilyn Neuhart, author of The Story of Eames Furniture, and her husband John. The duo shed a unique perspective on the Mid-Century Modernist legends, illuminating with anecdotes what it was like […]

This hipflask is welded by hand from stainless steel, each flask baring its own design one-of-a-kind serial number letting you know it’s special. No mass-produced, Chinese-made disposable flask for you — these are all individually made by British product and furniture designer Tom Cecil. He’ll even engrave it with your initials should you so request […]

No one likes a cluttered coffee table. The coffee table and book go hand in hand, but the books usually take up too much space, leaving no room for your coffee. That’s the beauty of Koichi Futatsumata’s latest design, the Hammock Coffee Table. Sit back and relax — enjoy your coffee table books minus the […]

Although legendary Bauhaus architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe was originally given sole credit for designing the Barcelona Chair — one of the most famous and timeless icons of modernist furniture — only recently has co-credit been given to his longtime partner, the architect/designer Lilly Reich. Designed specifically for the German Pavilion in the 1929 […]

In order to make people think about the pervasiveness of industrial waste, Chinese designer Jamy Yang created the above Jiujie Chair for American furniture maker Steelcase. Yang invented the eco-plastic used in the chair in 2010, and with it wove a sort of nest around the frame of the chair — which when you sit […]