Sheila Kim
Believe it or not, it’s already that time of year again: holiday season. If you’re seeking out gifts with a design bent, browse some of our favorite picks for everyone from Fido and family to colleagues and yourself. Crafts and AmusementPetsHome DecorKitchenProductivity and OfficeWinter and Holiday CRAFTS AND AMUSEMENT Cinqpoints Cinqpoints: Archifold Origami Set and…
If you’ve been noticing a lot more buildings using screens as a prominent feature of the design, you ’re not alone. The truth is: they’re typically used to serve specific functions, from solar control and privacy to ventilation and delineation. So why not find ways of beautifying buildings with this architectural element? Here are some exemplary…
When SANAA’s Grace Farms opened to the public last month, visitors were treated to a feast for the e yes — from the sinuous architecture and connecting spaces of The River building to the surrounding landscape’s early-autumn foliage. But equally impressive were a number of the project’s furniture pieces and light fixtures that the Japanese Pritzker…
While the Day of the Dead opening sequence might have stolen the spotlight in the latest 007 movie S pectre, a certain design icon very quietly infiltrated the set — and has made a cameo in just about every James Bond film not via product placement, but by selection. Just take a look back at the…
When viewing the work of London-based Neil Tomlinson Architects, it becomes quite clear that the sta ircase is not an afterthought in the design process. On the contrary, it is sometimes a key element, as demonstrated by two recently completed local residential commissions. Morton Mews. Photography by Agnese Sanvito. For the Morton Mews project, the architects…
Metalwork and woodwork specifically produced for the purpose of screening need not be limited to app lications such as vent covers and heating registers. Depending on the product and style, grilles and grates lend themselves well to space division, light-fixture diffusion, screening windows and transoms, wall décor, ceiling medallions, infill, cabinetry and storage ventilation, and more.…
The younger sister to NeoCon World’s Trade Fair in Chicago, NeoCon East swept through the City of Br otherly Love last week. This marked the first time the event was held in Philadelphia (previously, the show was hosted in Baltimore), but that didn’t deter architects and designers from stopping in to see the latest in contract…
These eight luminaires get creative — or basic — with shape to enliven spaces from hospitality setti ngs to the workplace and home. Hem Hem: AlphabetaLuca Nichetto designed this luminaire for complete customization, with choices of shape and color finish of each top and bottom spun-steel shade (all shade interiors are powder-coated white, however, for optimal…
Award-winning architecture and interior design firm CetraRuddy is no stranger to creating bespoke el ements for its projects. But, for the first time, the firm is foraying into the realm of product design — starting with its kitchen line, Inspira. Photos by Bilyana Dimitrova “All of our work is about ‘home,’ creating environments for socializing and…