Design Indaba: Paula Scher

The similarities between artists and scientists, how tech is like the music business and more from the multi-faceted designer

Influential American artist and designer Paula Scher kicked off this year’s Design Indaba with a talk she titled “Small Breakthroughs, and How They Came to Be.” During her presentation, she detailed both the struggles and solutions involved in several of her most famous projects, from the graphic identity of NYC’s Public Theater to the new Windows logo. We caught up with Scher afterward to talk …

Stratflex by Wintec

A flexible and beautiful twist on flatpack furniture

Winner of this year’s 2013 Innovation Award at the Design Indaba Expo, the Stratflex line of seating introduces a novel concept into the world of flatpack furniture: curves. By embedding a grid of flexible polymer into its Finnish plywood surface, the Stratflex line is able to form more complex shapes and surfaces than traditional flat-pack products, which tend toward more angular forms. The final, assembled …

Milton Glaser ShopTalk

Memorable moments from our recent talk with the lauded designer

Now 83 years old, Milton Glaser has become a name synonymous with meaningful graphic design. With a decades-long career under his belt that includes creating the iconic “I (Heart) NY” logo and many others, as well as co-founding Pushpin Studios and New York Magazine, the beloved designer is still brimming with ideas and advice. Last week we had the opportunity to both listen to and …