Lee Broom’s Public House

The English designer brings a proper British pub to Milan

Lee Broom‘s name features consistently on the lips of those-in-the-know at London’s Design Festival. This year, the young designer, who we covered in 2010, took his solo show to Milan and created his own corner of English charm in which to show his new work plus a little of the old. Of course, being a Cockney, Broom dismantled an old London pub and ambitiously recreated …

Sean Woolsey

Handmade furniture, pipe lamps and otherworldly art

Quality is at the core of everything Sean Woolsey makes. From laser-cut wooden coasters and handmade furniture through to carefully crafted lighting and paintings on sheet metal, Wolsey creates pieces that effortlessly fuse form and function. Two years ago the former apparel designer left his work in the action sports industry in order to carve out a career from his craft. CH caught up with …

Globars

Russian skywalking, Jay-Z's Empire, Globars and more in our look at the web this week

With more people taking to the bicycle as a primary mode of transportation than ever, industrial designer Mitchell Silva developed the Globar to light the way. Relying on USB rechargeable batteries in the bar ends, the integrated drop bar lighting system features a series of LEDs to increase personal visibility and road presence.