Sheila Kim
It seems only logical for a brand like Sony — one of the earliest companies to marry consumer electr onics with handsome aesthetics — to contemplate the gap between high-tech home entertainment and tasteful interior design. That was the driving force behind the brand’s young division Life Space UX, which has introduced a small, albeit significant,…
The alternative-energy and science industries are abuzz with some recent news regarding Tesla’s Elon Musk — but it has nothing to do with electric cars or space travel. Rather, the inventor-entrepreneur is getting into the solar-roofing business. It doesn’t seem so farfetched given that he’s already tapped solar energy in introducing Powerwall, Tesla’s home battery…
Whimsical furniture design isn’t always the most aesthetically pleasing. In fact, it can be downrigh t tacky and may be suitable only for kids. But there are some product designers who hit the sweet spot, who understand just how to blend a bit of tongue-in-cheek quirkiness or young-at-heart humor with minimalist forms and honest materials that…
From striking oversized geodesic luminaires to modern furniture with a whimsical twist, Tom Dixon’s creations have been a fixture on the American design scene yet didn’t have much of a home base in the U.S. to show its wares in person. (New Yorkers in particular had to wait until their city’s ICFF trade fair to…
Everyone’s familiar with the wonderfully retro Smeg Fab28 refrigerator, but perhaps not the brand’s $34,000 models. Yes, you read that number correctly. Why the hefty price tag? These units are not just refrigerators, but collectible works of art created in collaboration with Italian fashion house Dolce & Gabbana. Having trouble viewing on mobile? Click here.…
If it seems like these wall images are following your every move, that’s because they are — in a way . As part of a complete lobby overhaul inside Washington, D.C.’s landmark Terrell Place, stunning motion-activated displays feature ever-changing feasts for the eyes ranging from petals blowing off of the city’s iconic cherry trees to seas…
They range from a contemporary multifamily residential property to a campus of new office buildings modeled in Neoclassical and Colonial Revival styles to a university’s modern obelisk-like clock and bell tower. But there exist common threads between such diverse projects — the abundant use of fired-clay brick and recent recognition from the Brick Industry Association.…
A few short years ago, bamboo interior finish manufacturer Smith & Fong made industry waves — wh ile dampening the audio variety, that is — when it introduced stunning wall panels that boast good looks, responsibly harvested wood and cutting-edge acoustical properties. Called PlybooSound and Linear Sound, the handsome cladding products looked completely decorative in nature…
Whether you side for or against tiny-apartment developments in urban locales, you’re going to see th is trend — or at least the exploration of it — on the rise as cities continue to face housing shortages coupled with shifting demographics of more single occupants or smaller households. This spring alone saw the openings of two…