Total Office Design

Fifty offices you wish you worked at in one comprehensive book

Focused on the intelligent collaborations between architects and interior designers, Total Office Design explores contemporary workplaces that are as visually striking as they are functional. The book categorizes the offices by budget—small, medium and large—with comprehensive floor plans, insightful texts and nearly 425 vibrant photographs accompanying the 50 total spaces. The smaller offices show that size doesn’t matter. One clear standout is the creative solution …

Maison & Objet Fall 2011, Part One

Six housewares brands delightfully confusing indoors and out

At the biannual housewares tradeshow Maison & Objet we found many of the winds of innovation blowing from the outdoor arena this year. The contemporary, nomad-like movement reverses the use of indoor and outdoor spaces. When indoor moves outdoor, along with bathroom and kitchen, the whole living room and dining room seem to follow as well—sometimes even surrounded by walls and a ceiling. Designing for …

Creating the Cadillac Ciel’s Wood Interior

Our exclusive look at how a 300 year old tree became a key element in Cadillac's ultra-luxurious concept car

The Ciel is Cadillac’s latest attempt to reinvigorate the company’s heritage of American luxury—reflected both in its attention to detail and its desire to explore the journey of traveling by automobile. One of the concept car’s most striking elements is the solid olive wood used inside the passenger cabin. When talking to the car’s design team we learned about the extensive process they went through …