Cut & Paste

Dutch designer Kiki van Eijk's fantastical art-slash-design objects

A curious collection of improbable objects, “Cut & Paste” is the brainchild of the incredibly talented Kiki van Eijk. The project, currently on view at Secondome Design Gallery in Rome, marries disparate elements of material, color, finish and form as a celebration of “designing by making.” Working with Secondome gallerist Claudia Pignatale, van Eijk labored for a year in development, producing hundreds of sketches and …

Woolly Pocket Planters

New sculptural eco-friendly plant holders from Woolly Pockets allow gardens to grow anywhere

Easily turning any home into a leafy green sanctuary, the new range of felt planters from Woolly Pocket help in the urge to count down the remaining days of winter. The collection of freestanding containers, launching this week, consists of dark curvy shapes spanning short and shallow to taller with narrow openings at the tops. Made from recycled plastic bottles, this new range builds on …

The New

Designer Jonathan Nesci's latest hyper-minimalist odes to modernism in an upcoming four-day exhibit at Chicago's Volume Gallery

Designer Jonathan Nesci—whose Library Bookcase won recognition last year for his use of metal from Wallpaper Magazine—is back with a solo show entitled “The New” at a recently-developed design gallery in his hometown of Chicago. Nesci explains that he designs his minimalist furniture to encapsulate mid-century aesthetics, and the matte white finish helps it to blend into its surroundings while adding a tasteful understatement. Drawing …