Lawson-Fenning’s Melrose Marketplace

The furniture designer duo build the ultimate LA flagship to showcase their favorite vintage and contemporary treasures

Facing a sweeping northern view of the Hollywood Hills, the new 9,500 square foot Lawson-Fenning flagship houses Glenn Lawson and Grant Fenning’s growing collection of vintage and contemporary designs. Throughout the day, light streams through the windows, highlighting the mostly muted colors, varied textures and natural forms that both Lawson and Fenning gravitate to in furniture and objects. They fill the space with their own …

Tiktaalik’s Field Knife Set

Super-compact, chef-quality camping tools meant for travel and home

Portland, Oregon-based Tiktaalik, founded by Swedish industrial designer Carl Jonsson, is focusing on creating quality tools for enjoying adventures to their fullest, and their first product—a Field Knife Set—aims to address the lack of high-quality knives designed specifically for outdoor cooking, camping and the like. Made from a very hard Swedish Sandvik steel, the set of three Field Knives is interestingly designed without a grip, …

Futuristic Floating Farms

A rapidly expanding global population, combined with water scarcity in prevalent farming areas make for a grim future. To address impending food shortages, Javier F. Ponce and Jakub Dycha have designed a futuristic floating farm that isn’t too far from reality. The three-story structure incorporates aquaculture, hydroponics and photovoltaics to sustainably and dependably produce a range of crops and fish that, in theory, could feed …