Incipit

The Milan-based lab helps talented young designers bring their ideas to life

In Latin, the word “incipit” means “the beginning.” Reflecting the word’s meaning, Incipit is also a new Milan-based creative lab and business. The aim is simple yet brave: to help young designers produce their first objects by enlisting the best artisans and technicians around Italy, then launching those products in traditional design retail outlets. The company was founded last year by Roberto Hoz and Marta …

The Crate by Fietsklik

A foldable, lockable cargo system on wheels that clicks into your bike with ease

No one knows how to live on two-wheels quite like the Dutch. The lowland nation is home to some of the most extensive cycling infrastructure as well as some of the highest rates of bike commuters in the world. And now thanks to Amsterdam-based Fietsklik (which literally means “bike click” in Dutch), transporting your precious cargo by pedal power just got even easier—and a little …

Vide Poche

An industrial but elegant double-sided dish for your daily bits and bobs

Australian multidisciplinary designer Henry Wilson’s Vide Poche is a perfectly-sized tabletop organizer for your day-to-day detritus. Sand-casted in either aluminum or bronze, the tray’s sloping silhouette is reminiscent of an industrial shovel, but with a more elegant form. “I like this ritual of leaving all the bric-a-brac of your day at the door in one place,” explains Wilson, whose name for the tray roughly translates …