The Lexus Design Award 2018

Creating a better world with products and concepts that encourage limitless co-existence

Presented by Lexus

Since 2013, the Lexus Design Award has honored critical thinking by challenging emerging creatives to solve problems through design. This year’s theme is “CO-” from the Latin prefix meaning togetherness or harmony. Harnessing the concept of limitless co-existence, in which no one is left out, thousands of entrants designed within four categories: technology, product, fashion and environment. On display during Milan Design Week (17-22 April), …

David Rockwell + 2X4’s “The Diner” for Surface Magazine

A pop-up restaurant offering a comprehensive look at the iconography of American diners

Be it Edward Hopper or “Pulp Fiction,” generations of art and artists have delved into the concept of the American diner. From greasy spoons to menu font, everyone has an idea of what diners mean and can contain. Honoring this iconography, Rockwell Group and NYC-based design studio 2X4 have partnered to design a fully operational pop-up restaurant in Ventura Centrale at this year’s Milan Design …

Lee Broom’s New Lighting Collection: Observatory

We speak with the designer about his new range unveiled at Milan Design Week

Unveiled at the 2018 Milan Design Week, Lee Broom‘s new lighting collection, called “Observatory,” is as dreamy and luxurious as we’ve come to expect from the British design brand, while showcasing the designer’s maturation and skills. With signature clean lines, juxtaposing materials and an overall opulent but elegant vibe, the celestial-inspired collection is sculptural and striking. We previewed the lighting and spoke with Broom ahead …