Eight Budding Designers in China

A group of innovators who think and create both traditionally and globally

by Stefano Caggiano China is often considered the “factory” of the world, but as the world’s most populous country is growing at such a rapid rate—in all ways—those beliefs are surely bound to be recognized as old-fashioned soon. One realm in which the country’s continued progression is evident is design—Chinese designers are showing an increasing ability at owning innovation, function and aesthetics. On the one …

The Thing Quarterly: Issue 20

An exclusive preview of Tauba Auerbach's conceptual wall-clock for the object-based periodical

San Francisco-based conceptual publication The Thing Quarterly commissions artists, writers and other creative types to create a useful everyday object that incorporates text, sending epistolary shower curtains, onion cutting boards and more to subscribers four times a year. For its 20th edition, The Thing Quarterly has teamed up with contemporary visual artist Tauba Auerbach and NY-based design studio Assembly to create a 24-hour wall-clock, for …

Bureau Subduction at Paris Design Week

Designed by Paul Venaille, this desk honors his obsession with volcanoes

At this year’s Paris Design Week, CH hit now! Le Off at The Docks to catch an intriguing collection of creative furniture and decor. One of this year’s standouts was a thoughtfully crafted desk by designer Paul Venaille. Suitably named, the Bureau Subduction honors Venaille’s love for everything volcanic. By nature of the term “subduction,” there are two design elements involved in this his piece: …