The Goodhood Life Store

East London's cult clothing boutique opens a new Zen den of enticing design wares

by Sabine Zetteler Five years ago, East London was blessed with Jo Sindle and Kyle Stewart’s hybrid clothing store and creative space, in Hoxton’s quiet little Coronet Street. Today, their Goodhood Store provides the primary reason to walk down that way, and the tiny shop has nurtured quite a following, not to mention critical recognition, thanks to its carefully considered inventory. Those who may have …

Marmo Table by Ólöf Jakobína

A design concept referencing Iceland's bright architecture against the unforgiving landscape

A relative newcomer to the Nordic design community, Iceland has been making strides in recent years thanks to DesignMarch, an annual event hosted citywide in Reykjavik. We were lucky enough to attend once again this year, which is where we came across furniture and interior designer Ólöf Jakobína and her Marmo table concept. The beautiful set of side tables feature a powder-coated steel base topped …

Logobook

"Logorama" director Ludovic Houplain's exhaustive index of more than 7,000 brand images

Graphic designer Ludovic Houplain and his partners François Alaux and Hervé de Crécy of H5 agency made a splash in 2009 when they produced a short film depicting a world composed entirely out of logos. The 16-minute film, “Logorama” went on to win an Academy Award and gave H5 their first César. In order to create Logorama’s surreal commercial landscape of 2,500 logos from past …