The lives of designers, freelancers and creatives are fraught with ups and downs. Projects come, contracts go, clients run the gamut from perfect to impossible, and sometimes the creative juices just don’t flow when they’re most needed. No one knows this better than beacon of good vibes and sound advice, design veteran James Victore. Victore started his YouTube series “Burning Questions” for all those creatives …
Conceived by industrial designer Stephan Copeland for Coalesse—a company known for its ability to reinvent classic office furnishings—the Free Stand is a foldable, portable, height-adjustable desk that can be easily snapped into position no matter where you choose to work. The clever design and durable construction, which features a surface that rotates 360°, packs flat so you can quickly slide it under the sofa when …
For those who crave the look of DIY but without the actual doing, Smallhome’s Apple-a-Day lamps serve as a whimsical way to illuminate any interior. Made in Brooklyn by Julia Small O’Kelly—who began selling her goods at the Brooklyn Flea in 2009 and recently opened a brick and mortar shop in Williamsburg—these lanterns are constructed from repurposed Martinelli apple juice jugs and emit light that …