London Design Festival 2015: Jesmonite

Designers use the material in creative ways for coffee tables, mountain sculptures and even jewelry boxes

One of the most exciting things about big design events like London Design Festival is the opportunity to see which materials designers use to make their dream creations come alive. Typically, there’s at least a few unusual materials and interesting combinations that grab the viewer’s attention. This year at London Design Festival, it was the creative use of jesmonite—a water-based acrylic composite—that stood out. Three …

Samsung’s Serif TV

Once again, Samsung has found a way to invigorate the television-manufacturing industry, where pixel density and refresh rate seem to be the only things that improve. After teaming up with Yves Behar to release an impressive curved screen, the South Korean company tapped furniture designers Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec to update a TV with more than just technical specs in mind. The result is the …

Itz’ana Home Collection

The wooden furniture custom-made by Samuel Amoia for the Belize property is available to all

Though Itz’ana Resort & Residences, located in Placencia, Belize, doesn’t officially open until winter of 2016, there’s a way to experience a taste—without having to purchase one of their private beachfront villas. The interiors were designed by NYC-based Samuel Amoia, who transformed natural materials into simple, geometric pieces that fuse beautifully with the local setting. Itz’ana’s developers, Foundry Collective, were impressed enough with the results …