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Reflection Chair
You can love him or hate him, appreciate his natural instinct for design or envy his communicative skills, you can consider him a genius or judge him an overvalued creative, but you simply can't ignore Philippe Starck. -
B-Side: Apero
We have the bad habit of looking to the back side of objects. Sometimes we discover complete different languages, or hidden details that tell more about the product, and sometimes they happen to be even more interesting than the official face; no matter what we find is always worth the time. -
Buttoned
As the biggest design event of the year gets closer to opening its doors, we decided to get in the right mood for receiving Milan Design Week 2009 with a few highlights from last year's edition. Among the hundreds of inspiring details presented last year I noticed the return of an old classic: capitonné. -
Rotterdam
Designing a standard and affordable chair can be a pretty tough brief for any designer. Hella Jongerius responded to Vitra's request by doing what she does best, giving the product great personality through her outstanding use of refinement and details. -
Happiness is a hot gun
Some love it, some hate it, but we have all expressed an opinion. -
Dr. Yes
Any designer that has ever faced the challenge of designing a new chair is certainly aware of how difficult the task may be, especially if you want to fulfil the functional requirements and set the parameters for a new typology. -
Bright Ideas
The Caboche lamp designed by Patricia Urquiola and Eliana Gerotto is a bright modern interpretation of the classic chandelier. -
Metal Origami
Stefan Diez is a hands-on designer and his creative process often starts by experimenting with materials -
Breeze
Soft waves of wood by Monica Forster for Swedese.Breeze is a simple low table with a characteristic sign: the wooden top feels light and flexible thanks to... -
B-Side: Futton
We have the bad habit of looking to the back side of objects. We may discover complete different languages, often they tell more about the product that the a-side, sometimes they happen to be even more interesting; no matter what we find is always worth the time.
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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.
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