Oasis by Klára Šumová and Dirk Wright

The design duo collaborates on a collection channeling Art Deco and modernist interiors and the magic of the desert

Strong storytelling plays a vital role in the work of Klra umov. Through her interior objects of various typologies and scales, the designer explores poetry and stories in design. umov debuted several years ago with her elegant Love floor lamp, which consists of a raw tree trunk changing into the lathed shape inspired by classic Baroque morphology. During the past few years, Klra interned in …

Arcane Arcade Game Table

Ms. Pacman ate your flat screen, your favorite coffee table and your iPad—and regurgitated them into this retro-turned-modern Arcane Arcade Table from surface tension. Built in the classic style of our favorite childhood consoles, this living room table will please modernists and gamers alike.

Inspired by Alchemy

Designers visit the theme of alchemy by mixing mathematics with magic

by Stefano Caggiano Design is all about making things more than they are initially—more efficient, more beautiful, more meaningful. In their work in improving reality, designers take care of all dimensions, from the functional, material ones to the aesthetic, conceptual ones. They are the ones who turn matter into meaning by shaping it into significant aesthetics. Designers can thus be compared to alchemists—the ancient “scientists” …