Every time New Ravenna releases new mosaics, we become even greater fans. This month, it’s Femme & Function, a collection of handcrafted mosaics created in celebration of the innovation and artistry of women throughout history. The artistry involved in creating designs as fluid as these is astounding and our hats are off to the craftspeople,
Timothy Corrigan is in the midst of a renovation of his 18th-century Château de la Chevallerie, located in Alençon, the town that was tapped by Louis XIV to become the lacemaking capital of France. The château with its lovely 18th-century paneled rooms and parquet de Versailles wood floors, was the inspiration for the Chateau Collection, hair-on-hide
We’re truly jazzed by the concept behind Herdthinner, a new clothing line which takes contemporary art from the wall and puts it on the body. The brand was founded by Eric Weinberg, who once owned a contemporary art gallery in Wynwood, a neighborhood in Miami, when our EIC was on the vibrant art scene there
As promised in our last Design Diary entry, which featured asymmetrical design elements and furnishings with organic shapes being exhibited around the world, we’re taking a look at what we’ve seen stateside that fits into these interesting categories. Why the fascination with the uneven in interiors? As Cecil Adams, the VP of Creative at Currey
Our inbox has been blowing up lately with furnishings that have asymmetrical and organic shapes being exhibited and sold around the world. We thought we’d share some of our favorites being offered globally, and stay tuned for a look at examples debuting stateside, as the proliferation of the curvy and uneven was evident during High
“I feel like I’m painting with everything,” says Aviva Stanoff as we walked through the product designer’s San Diego atelier several weeks ago. “My paintbrushes include rocks, textiles, natural elements and, of course, paintbrushes.” Every corner of the studio is a revelation as the different inspiration vignettes she has created come into view: handmade Japanese
Walking through the showrooms during Dallas Market in June and Atlanta Market in July, we noticed that offerings exhibiting powerful patina in interior design were popping up everywhere. As content creators who has been writing about design for over two decades, we’ve seen distressed surfaces bring soulfulness to rooms that span all stylistic tendencies. Take
Our CEO will be moderating “A Grand Tour of Textiles: Past, Present and Future,” a panel discussion during Dallas Design Week at the Dallas Market Center, which will take place on Friday, June 22, at 2 p.m. If you are planning to be at Market, we hope you’ll stop by because the panelists will be
In 2012, architects Matt Compeau and Bi-Ying Miao, in collaboration with Levitt Goodman Architects, submitted a 3D-printed spinal sculpture using the shape of the Eames chair to the reDesign2012 project at the Textile Museum of Canada. The organic wrapping spiral evokes a number of delicate forms: the shape of a shell’s interior, perhaps, or a
When we strolled into Paris’ Centre Pompidou to walk through Patrick Jouin’s exhibition with the talented designer in 2010, we had no idea what to expect. The slim, handsome man was standing with a group of professionals, his dapper clothes contrasting the motorcycle helmet casually slung over his forearm. This pretty much summed up the