Editorials

ICFF preview snippets: Nico Yektai's sculptural designs

Nico Yektai's newest bench design, made from oxidized Sapele wood and concrete, assumes, as he calls it, a gestural stance. We see a fencer in a deep lunge - can you see it? As with all of Nico's work we love the carefully balanced composition and the contrast between polished wood and concrete. Moving …

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ICFF preview snippets: Scraplights by Graypants

Cool design is only the beginning with Graypants' collection of lighting and furniture - after that things get very environmentally conscious without ever compromising style or fun. Scraplights (above) are made from recycled, corrugated cardboard with a life cycle that includes Graypants' delivery cartons being returned to the factory. What impressed us …

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The Best Of | The Modern Sybarite | My Design "Crush" Brian J. McCarthy

An alumni of the famed Parish-Hadley design studio that produced so many of today’s well-known designers in the U.S., Brian J. McCarthy is in the league with the crème de la crème of interior designers worldwide.
His classic overall style tends towards an unpretentious European aesthetic. He achieves this by striking a balance with …

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Champagne, Cup Cakes, BLANCO's Cerana Sink and a chance to head to BlogTour London


This blog post is, lets be honest, about everything including the kitchen sink. The kitchen sink, in this case, is the brand new Cerana sink from BLANCO. It is notable for many reasons, not least its cunning design which gives you a choice of a rounded or straight front edge making it suitable …

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TROVE: UNROLLING THE KINKS IN THE WALLPAPER INDUSTRY!


I often find today that my clients are totally unaware of the marvelous wallpaper options available to them. I'm not talking about your grandmother's wallpaper, or even your mother's for that matter. I'm referring to the outrageously creative alternative wall coverings being produced by small artisan companies, but slated for the broad spectrum …

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