Interview: Aiko Telgen

We talk to the designer about his glowing plasma Ion Two lamp at Milan Design Week

Almost completely hidden in a small, dark booth inside Zona Tortona’s Temporary Museum of New Design, German designer Aiko Telgen presented Ion Lamps, one of our favorite finds at this year’s Milan Design Week so far. The captivating Ion Two—the newest addition to Telgen’s line—looks like a bubble that has trapped a spirit like a luminescent ghost or a glowing genie. The Ion Two is …

Eames Collection Update by Vitra

Ray and Charles' most iconic designs re-imagined in all black for the first time

While the work of Charles and Ray Eames is practically synonymous with Herman Miller for most of us in the States, several works by the prolific designers are actually under license by Vitra in Europe and much of Asia. This duality of production and distribution mainly serves to promote beautiful design across the globe, but it can also occasionally give rise to some rather unique …

Heineken Open Design Explorations, Ed. 2

Designers called to create the ultimate lounge experience at Milan Design Week 2014

Advertorial content: While here in Milan with our Design Master Classes at the Magazzini space in Tortona, Heineken has announced their next Open Design Exploration with a focus on creating a new vision for lounging. The project will premiere at next year’s Milan Design Week. Lee Gibson—interior designer and Open Design Explorations alum—will be mentoring the interior designers on the team. As an inspirational kickoff, …