Le Dorian: Geneva’s Legendary Brasserie Shows How to Change Everything by Changing Nothing.This 1950s Geneva brasserie, originally gifted to actress Mademoiselle Dorian by her wealthy admirer, retains its romantic theatrical DNA while embracing fresh artistic energy. Ykra Architects' approach was surgical: preserve the...
Design Legend Lives On: Eames House Reopens Studio Doors as Family Launches Global Foundation.Case Study House No. 8 has emerged from wildfire recovery stronger than ever, offering unprecedented access to the legendary design duo's intimate creative sanctuary. The newly established Charles & Ray Eames Foundation represents...
Nanna Ditzel’s Sculptural Bench for Two Returns with Contemporary Colour Stories.When Nanna Ditzel first unveiled her Bench for Two in 1989, the sculptural seating piece challenged every conventional notion of what a bench should be. Now, more than three decades later, Fredericia is breathing fresh life into this...
Robin Boyd’s Heritage Tree Becomes a Coveted Furniture Collection.When Robin Boyd's iconic Monterey Pine died after 60 years at Walsh Street, it marked the end of one chapter and the beginning of another. Melbourne furniture maker Alexsandra Pontonio's transformation of the heritage timber into...
From Marble to Wire: How Knoll Transforms Raw Materials into Timeless Design Icons.Material mastery meets design intelligence at Knoll, where fewer than 10% of marbles meet exacting standards and wire chairs are still hand-bent after seven decades. This uncompromising approach, established when Florence Knoll invented...
Titina Ammannati & Gianpiero Vitelli’s 70-Year Design Legacy Comes to Light in Milan.Discover the untold legacy of Titina Ammannati & Gianpiero Vitelli, Milan's influential design power couple who quietly transformed Italian design across seven decades. Their retrospective at Atelier Balderi celebrates the inseparable duo...
Australian Design Gold: Grazia & Co Breathes New Life into Meadmore’s Mid-Century Classics.Australia's design landscape welcomes back a crucial piece of its creative history with the revival of Clement Meadmore's modernist furniture and lighting designs that won acclaim in 1950s Melbourne. This updated collection represents...
Knoll: A Design Love Story That Changed How We Experience Space Forever.Since 1938, Knoll has revolutionised spatial design through mastery of Total Design Planning, Designer Collaborations, and innovative material solutions. Rooted in Bauhaus principles and Cranbrook creativity, the company's commitment to...
The Chair That Changed Everything: Humanscale Freedom Turns 25.When less than 2% of people know how to operate their office chairs, something needs to change. The Humanscale Freedom chair did exactly that, pioneering self-adjusting seating that responds naturally to every body. Celebrating 25 years of...
