Denyse Schmidt Quilts

by Tisha Leung With techniques firmly rooted in American quilting, Denyse Schmidt‘s modern interpretations reference 19th century whole-cloth quilts and cold-weather petticoats for a collection of intriguing one-off quilts on display at Ralph Pucci International. Exhibiting five designs, the inspiration for her series “Hope as the Anchor of the Soul, Mount Lebanon Series Quilts #1-5” comes from a 2007 visit to Mount Lebanon Shaker Village …

RVW Furniture

New design-duo RVW combines Swedish heritage with meticulous detailing for beautifully modern furniture

by Richard Prime Shunning flashiness and gimmickery, Malmö, Sweden-based furniture brand RVW stands for “consistency in creation” while preserving Swedish furniture heritage. Founders Johannes Herbertsson and Jonas Nordgren explore the history of material use to slowly develop products which will stand the test of time and look good while doing so. The resulting beautifully-formed pieces demonstrate a borderline obsessive attention to detail with refined surfaces …

Harvest Project by Asif Khan

Furniture made from Baby's Breath

Young London designer and architect Asif Khan recently unveiled his visually arresting Harvest Project, a small collection of chairs and a table created during his participation in the Designers in Residence program at the Design Museum London. Following a brief to develop “context-specific” projects, Khan sought to highlight the living potential around us by using local plant life (Baby’s Breath) as the raw material for …