The traditional design technique, Tokusa, evolved during Japan’s Edo period, which consisted of a century and a half of economic growth, environmental protection, and intellectual, cultural and artistic development in the country. Comprised of blue and white lines meant to symbolize the reeds of Tokusa grass, also called the Scouringrush Horsetail, Tokusa’s radiating pattern is beautifully represented on these elegant bowls from Miya Company, and …
When opening a recent purchase from the Dwell store, we were surprised to uncover a new type of safe packaging material. ExpandOS is eye-catching—with its paper-made pyramid-like structure—and the more research we embarked on, the happier it made us. Light, efficient and sustainable, ExpandOS looks like it’s the next step in package cushioning. Each three-dimensional piece clings to others, utilizing all three sides, six corners …
For this year’s Noho Design District, part of New York’s Design Week, we’ve teamed up with our friends at Architizer and Dwell to present SCALE, a collection of objects and prototypes that explore the relationship of furniture and architecture. Architects have been known to use furniture as a prototyping method for their creations and with this as our starting point we’ve collected works from architects …
