This book by Lucien Herve conveys the poetry and serenity of the medieval abbey’s architecture and ambiance in an inspired way that is in harmony with its subject. A considerable achievement as the abbey is a place of exceptional… MORE +
I am lucky to be working together with Luke Stevens. His terrific skills and great attitude help me to explore new design concepts. I find Luke’s background fascinating. Working all over the world, he nurtured his appreciation of the way things… MORE +
This year’s show was the biggest and best yet! I love seeing the companies, both big and small, that fall under the dwell umbrella – modern, creative, quality, human- and eco-conscious. On the design front, I appreciated the creative… MORE +
I just wanted to share my love and admiration for the work of Tadao Ando, the famous minimalist architect. I have personally experienced his work in the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth and the Vitra Conference… MORE +
“What is it all for?” is a question that John Pawson asks in one of his interviews. I use it, as I imagine he does, to select ideas that make some meaningful contribution to…what? What is the purpose of the… MORE +
Wood is a timeless and expressive material that works just as well in contemporary minimalist designs as it did in the elaborate cabinetry of past ages. I have come across some truly remarkable practitioners of the woodworking art, design, manufacturing… MORE +
Design is a term applied to both valuable innovations in function and aesthetics as well as to “cute” novelties of questionable merits. Great design museums offer insights to those interested in truly good design. We have visited four design museums… MORE +
Less and More THE DESIGN ETHOS OF DIETER RAMS exhibition at SFMOMA from August 27, 2011 – February 20, 2012 http://www.sfmoma.org/exhib_events/exhibitions/434#ixzz1bvTFPxJH San Francisco Museum of Modern Art I have been a fan of Dieter Rams for a while now… MORE +
“Simplicity is about subtracting the obvious and adding the meaningful.” This is an ideal that I aspire to in my designs and I look for in other designers, architects and artists. Recently I attended an exhibition of John Pawson’s work… MORE +
Sometimes you walk around a show and find only a few booths of interest – for me it was the opposite here; almost every booth was truly of interest to me and only a very few were not. All of… MORE +
Where can you see all of the latest European furniture designs at one time? Just like a strong cup of espresso, the heady brew of Salone is always stimulating and maybe just a bit overwhelming at times. Not only are… MORE +
“Visual Acoustics: The Modernism of Julius Shulman” is a fascinating look at both the work of photographer Julius Shulman and Julius Shulman the man, produced and directed by Eric Bricker. Design-focused people are all familiar with Mr. Shulman’s iconic photograph… MORE +
You could call this “necessity is the mother of invention”. I was searching for well designed contemporary ceiling fans for my home and there were just one or two available on the market. Having read in the book “Growing a… MORE +