Play Chairs

Two creative furniture concepts for children from Feria Habitat Valencia 2012

At its heart Spanish design is characterized by its playful nature, from bright and lighthearted to gleefully bizarre. Naturally, the pieces we encountered at the Nude platform at Feria Habitat Valencia 2012 geared specifically toward children showcased what the country’s designers do best. The following are two standout designs built for the younger set and the young at heart. Made by Maria Baldo Benac for …

London Design Festival 2012: Vibrant Furnishings

Creative takes on color brighten up Blighty

The London Design Festival is in full color this year, slapping Blighty’s austere environment with an array of vibrant furnishings. The creative takes on color found around the numerous festival locations speak out against the ubiquity of wooden wares, showing how sustainably-minded design doesn’t always have to point back to nature. Here are seven examples that prove recycling can be elegant, renewable timber, handsome and …

Audi Green Room by Derek Lam

The fashion vet makes his interior design debut for backstage VIPs at the Emmys

by Naheed Simjee There has been no shortage of excitement from recent collaborations between artists, designers and some of the world’s most recognized luxury brands from Gucci and Fiat to Yayoi Kusama and Louis Vuitton. Most recently, Audi tapped New York-based fashion designer Derek Lam to work together on the design of the backstage Green Room at the 64th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards 64th Annual …