Primitivo Terracotta Lamps

Chilean designer Abel Cárcamo Segovia uses painted clay to create lustrous and timeless lamps

Santiago, Chile-based industrial designer Abel Cárcamo Segovia—founder of Primitivo—is most comfortable when playing with natural materials such as wood, wicker and clay to create curious pieces for the home. Terracotta, however, has become his favored medium for molding lamps. His first series “Terracota” (the Spanish spelling) pairs the baked clay with unusual partners of wood and aluminum. The lamps’ edges are irregular, and seem as …

Miguel Cardona’s Coffee Cups for Charity

A San Francisco-based artist illustrates on the common to-go cup and donates all the proceeds to children in need

by Eva Glettner Miguel Cardona is a professor of design and an illustrator with an unusual canvas: the paper coffee cup. No subject is off limits for Cardona—in fact, the more obscure, the better; be it Breaking Bad’s Walter White, aliens or sea creatures. But it’s what Cardona does with his myriad coffee cups that is even more special. He sells them and donates all …

Denis Carrier for GoldCoast Skateboards

The French illustrator creates a cheeky graphic for the California-based board maker

Split between Utah and California, GoldCoast Skateboards makes everything one needs to enjoy life on four urethane wheels. With design-minded graphics and a focus on having fun, the brand connects with both those in and outside skateboard culture—a sentiment only reinforced by their latest artist collaboration cruiser board. “Heart On” features artwork from French illustrator and graphic designer Denis Carrier. Playing on the contrast (and …