Interview: Aiko Telgen

We talk to the designer about his glowing plasma Ion Two lamp at Milan Design Week

Almost completely hidden in a small, dark booth inside Zona Tortona’s Temporary Museum of New Design, German designer Aiko Telgen presented Ion Lamps, one of our favorite finds at this year’s Milan Design Week so far. The captivating Ion Two—the newest addition to Telgen’s line—looks like a bubble that has trapped a spirit like a luminescent ghost or a glowing genie. The Ion Two is …

Interview: Jason Bentley

KCRW's music director talks about bringing his trailblazing electronic dance music show back to radio

Jason Bentley spends a lot of time wearing headphones. He can be found late night in LA and around the world DJing everything from small exclusive events to massive dance parties. In his endless quest to keep up with new music and find vintage tracks for his radio shows and gigs, Bentley listens to music around the clock. One week we saw Bentley interview Beck …

Interview: Ethan Lipsitz of Apliiq

We talk fabric and more with the founder of the LA-based custom appliqué company

By Vivianne Lapointe Ethan Lipsitz founded the Apliiq shop to satisfy his obsessive fabric hunting habit and to encourage creativity in the average shopper by allowing them to apply appliqués to garments. Inspired by popular shoe brands like Nike who offer a personalized experience by letting you customize their shoes, he decided to apply the concept to apparel and invites his customers to adorn their …