Interview: Carlo Urbinati of Foscarini

The lighting company celebrates its 30th anniversary with seven new, limited edition Twiggy lamps on display at its NYC store

by LinYee Yuan With a unique approach to working with designers to develop an extremely diverse product range, Foscarini has mastered the shifting landscape of lighting to celebrate 30 years in the industry. To mark the occasion the Italian brand opened a new showroom in NYC with a limited edition collaboration with designer Marc Sadler. On a recent visit to the showroom we spoke with …

Kazuko Miyamoto

A self-titled solo exhibition from the minimalist artist, and former assistant to Sol Lewitt, includes sketches and strings

by Charlotte Anderson Invisible Exports is a small gallery space that sits just on the border of Chinatown behind an unassuming door at 89 Eldridge Street. There on view until 2 March 2014 are the seminal works of Kazuko Miyamoto, one of the most iconic minimalist artists in New York. Pieces include several of her drawings on graphite paper made in the early to late …

Studio Visit: Wood’d

The Italian company fuses leather and wood together to create phone and tablet accessories

by Heather Stewart Feldman Italian company Wood’d makes tech accessories and other objects from wood and leather, seamlessly blending modern aesthetics and processes with artisan woodworking skills and techniques. Determined to contribute to the future of their family’s business—but in their own way—brothers Stefano and Andrea Aschieri (23 and 27 years old, respectively) proposed introducing their own product line to a company originally founded on …