April 2010 Archives
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Design Icons: Eames Lounge
Designed back in 1956 by the innovative genius of Ray and Charles Eames, the Eames Lounge is one of the few objects to deserve its own page in Wikipedia. -
Interview: Eugeni Quitllet
When we first saw his name close to that of Philippe Starck we googled, with no luck. There was no human trace of Eugeni Quitllet and we thought, for a brief moment, that he could be an invention, some sort of imaginary alter ego created by his famously provocative partner. But shortly after all this revealed to be a product of our unquiet imagination: he is for real, thank goodness. -
Paper World
Likely driven by the global economic crisis and the awareness for ecology, designers and companies have turned to affordable, known and easy to elaborate materials. We have noticed the recurrence to a very common material: paper. -
Pressed Glass
Tom Dixon's last collection pays homage to industrial production processes, exposing the rough beauty of the manufacturing method and its characteristic signs: blunt-edged facets and mould seams.








