The pervasive minimalism trend in design has made many products, particularly furniture, almost too plain. Of course, there is beauty in simplicity and uniform colors, but that doesn’t mean it’s the only way to go. In fact, there’s almost a sort of counter-culture flowing in the undercurrents today, offering maximalism […]
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Ikea is launching a new virtual design tool today that can make it easier to imagine how its furniture might look in your home. Ikea Kreativ’s Scene Scanner feature lets you scan a room using Ikea’s iOS app, erase your existing furniture, and then place virtual furniture in its place. […]
LENOIR, N.C. — Luxury furniture manufacturer Bernhardt Furniture, has appointed Cory Martin as upholstery designer for the residential upholstery division. In his new position, Martin will work with the Bernhardt team to create new designs for the company’s popular seating programs. Martin will report to Dawn Pearson, vice president of […]
There’s just something about a multifunctional piece of furniture that ticks all the checkboxes for me! Imagine a product that’s been designed to work as a clothing rack and a treadmill?! Or a side table that transforms into a chair! Space-saving goals much? That’s the magic of a multifunctional furniture design. It looks […]
“There are few greater pleasures than eating alfresco, especially in the warmer months,” says Kristina Phillips, founder of Kristina Phillips Interior Design in Ridgewood, New Jersey. Cleaning the furniture that makes that alfresco magic happen? Not so much of a pleasure. “Just like we keep our cars in a garage […]
Metaverse is presumably an indistinct concept. But, that’s only a fragment of individual imagination. 3D virtual spaces called the metaverse – after Zuckerberg’s Facebook rebranding to Meta – are now the virtual fashion in parts fuelled by the concept of Non-Fungible Tokens. NFTs permit the purchase of non-tangible items in […]
Written by Marianna Cerini, CNN After a year off due to the pandemic and a scaled-down iteration in September 2021, Milan’s Salone del Mobile — the international design fair that’s been held annually since 1961 — was back in full force last week. Beyond the trade show itself, which was […]
For those seeking the latest and greatest in design trends, there was no place better to be than Milan in early June. Last week, more than 262,000 visitors turned out for Salone del Mobile’s first full-scale event since 2019. Among them were the global editors of AD—including staffers from AD […]
This is either a bizarre coincidence, or one of these designers has inspired the other. In February we looked at New Sources, a project by German designer Matthias Gschwendtner, whereby he digitally scans tree offcuts produced by the lumber industry, then uses computational design to […]