Istanbul Design Biennial Highlights

Our favorite picks from Istanbul's first ever design Biennial

Istanbul’s design community has come into its own as a powerful international voice. As a testament to their rightful place in the international creative community, the city’s Foundation for Culture and Arts hosted the city’s first-ever Istanbul Design Biennial bringing together Turkish and international artists in a multidisciplinary showcase. Separated into two distinct exhibition spaces curated by Emre Arolat and Joseph Grima, respectively, the artists …

Spin To See Who Pays Bottle Opener

This Spin to See Who Pays Bottle Opener solves the problem of who buys the first round in such a clever way.

Twiddle & Bard

Minneapolis trio celebrate the simplicity of a handwritten note

In 2010, designer Will Coombs launched Twiddle & Bard with Robb McNeil and Nick Thompson as a response to what they felt had become a lack of proper emotion in digital communication. The Minneapolis-based stationery company has since built a solid repertoire of handcrafted, one-of-a-kind wedding suites and thank-you cards in the spirit of tradition, but with a contemporary sensibility. Covering just about every piece …