Milan Design Week it has become a behemoth — ontologically bursting at the seams and moving away from its original purpose as the world’s premier market for furniture and furnishing innovations. Today’s city-wide phenomenon has expanded not only in scale—folding…
Opening the dishwasher and finding water at the bottom is one of those situations that immediately causes alarm. Not so much for the quantity, often minimal, but for the doubt that something is not working as it should. In fact,…
a soft cactus Rethinks office objects through tactile design TACTO is a cactus-inspired memo pad that rethinks how everyday office objects can engage users beyond pure functionality. Rather than acting as a passive tool, the design encourages interaction through touch,…
via Instagram, @maisonmargiela The best look at Met Gala 2026 came back “Costume Art” on a red carpet shaped by sculpture, performance and bold fashion. It was held in Metropolitan Museum of Art In New York, on May 4, the…
Have you ever looked at a painting and tried to hear the sound of wings? Meet Petterson Silva, a brilliant Brazilian painter who grew up in Mato Grosso, right in the heart of the action. To him, macaws and parrots…
Updating your home with new furniture and decor is a great start, but lighting is what really brings everything together. Accent lighting is no longer just an afterthought. It’s a design staple that adds depth, accentuates your favorite features, and…
“For Massimo, design was life and life was design,” New York designer Michael Bierut once said of his mentor Massimo Vignelli (1931–2014), with whom he collaborated early in his career. Bierut spent a decade in the 1980s under Vignelli’s watchful…
1. Demand space planning for high-tech devices Maximize kitchen efficiency with strategic layout planning for luxury appliances and custom cabinetry. Luxury appliances like double-door refrigerators, professional ranges and built-in espresso machines require more space and custom cabinetry. It is vital…
Have you ever found a mysterious blue stain on your favorite shirt and wondered how to get ink out of clothes? I’ve been there more times than I can count. Just the other day, I put a pen on my…
Isn’t there something quietly radical about mounting an exhibition of Polish Modernism on the sixteenth floor of the Torre Velasca – a building that Milan’s architectural establishment has argued over for decades, unsure whether to love or reject? A choice…
