Las Vegas Neon Museum

Resurrecting the iconic lights of Sin City

By Corey Lewis A wide lens on Las Vegas today shows a city that, while taken over in recent decades by a sterile, mega-mall homogeny along its new main drag, is still no stranger to design, studded with architectural monuments from Rafael Viñoly and Daniel Libeskind (and a tombstone by Lord Norman Foster in the form of the Harmon Hotel). Head south on the Strip …

The Ully

Pack for your own odyssey with Emalle NY's elegant utility bag

by Dale Henriques Like many industrious women on the go, Brooklyn advertising vet-turned-designer Erika Emeruwa found herself burdened by the weight of carrying numerous (and often not so stylish) bags every day, unable to stash everything she needed from morning to night in one easily portable place. Combining her creative itch with the initiative to address her own personal problem—which she soon discovered was a …

Emedemarta

Geometric pendants subject to the elements by a Barcelona-based designer

by Ikechukwu Onyewuenyi The ethereal yet down-to-earth ethos behind Emedemarta—Dreamt. Made. Loved—guides Barcelona-based designer Marta Marginet in creating her enchanting line of hand-carved jewelry. Her simple aesthetic has garnered somewhat of a cult following for its combination of a delicately feminine sensibility with the angular feel of the geometric pendants. From brass rectangle charms that form a natural patina over time to sanded oak, triangle …