Palo Samko

Sinewy surrealism handcrafted from reclaimed Brooklyn wood

Woodworker Palo Samko‘s impressive showing at ICFF has created a high level of buzz, and rightly so. Working out of his Brooklyn Navy Yard studio, Samko has been hand-crafting furniture and other housewares for years, lately turning out a whole new array of clocks, lamps and mirrors. By integrating metal with wood in several of his creations, Samko brings an intriguing element to woodworking and …

Charlie Melcher

From Madonna to Al Gore, how one publisher reimagines books for the digital age

Charlie Melcher is, in his own words, a man of eclectic tastes. With a hand in some of pop culture’s most influential phenomena, from “South Park: A Sticky Forms Adventure” to Al Gore’s “An Inconvenient Truth,” Melcher has been redefining the publishing industry since graduating from Yale University in 1988. Conceptualizing projects like Madonna’s controversial “Sex” book is practically old hat to Melcher, who spearheaded …

NYC Design Week 2011: Brilliant Lighting

Eight impressive lighting options that do more than illuminate

As we made the Design Week rounds recently in NYC, we found some brilliant examples of modern lighting. Below are eight lamps sure to add a flicker of stylish design to any home or office, culled from ICFF, Model Citizens, NoHo Design District and the Voos Lights Up SportMax exhibit. Esque and No.1 Son A continuation of their (Bar)barian collaboration with No.1 Son, Esque’s gorgeous …