Pierre Hardy originally rose to fame with his acclaimed footwear collections for Dior, Hermes and Balenciaga, to name a few, and has since created his own eponymous line of shoes and handbags, known for their graphic aesthetic and sleek architectural lines. The designer’s signature cube prints were originally inspired by Florentine stone floors, and are a constant in his coveted collections. Hardy’s Cube Print Pouch …
Lego-nerds, poli-sci lovers and architectural buffs will adore this playful representation of the United Nations Headquarters. Just one of the models available in Lego’s landmark series, the building shows how two heads are better than one, as the final design merged the box-like structure proposed by Le Corbusier with the more open layout submitted by Oscar Niemeyer. The result is the iconic Turtle Bay property, …
A group of young furniture and product designers based in Milan named their collective “Memphis” when their record needle stuck on Bob Dylan’s crooning line, “Memphis blues again,” on radical designer Ettore Sottsass’s record player. The post-modern movement, which incorporates unconventional industrial materials, gaudy colors, blatant kitsch and disregard for the rules of balance is well represented in this beautiful compilation by Barbara Radice, which …