#furniture-design Stories

Design
Natalie Shook’s Painterly Approach to Furniture Design

The Cuban-American polymath’s “it’s-never-done” mentality guides Piscina,...

Design
Designer Noé Duchaufour-Lawrance Debuts Furniture Collection Crafted From Discarded Burnt Cork

Portugal’s 2017 wildfires inspired the French designer's subversive line of chairs, tables, and a

Partnership
In Eny Lee Parker’s Hands, Clay Has Unlimited Potential

The Brooklyn ceramicist’s sculptural furniture is puffy, playful, and will make you smile. Here,

PROJECT SPOTLIGHT
For Blueprint Lighting, it’s Custom-Made Midcentury Splendor on the Quick

Blueprint Lighting's Josh Aaron explains how the firm satisfies high-standard, high-speed...

PROJECT SPOTLIGHT
A Brand-New Name in Swiss Furniture Design That’s 225 Years Old

Studio Seitz only rolled out its inaugural collection at this year's ICFF, but the legacy behind it

NEED TO KNOW
Celebrating 10 Years of Blitz

Seth and Melissa Hanley just recently celebrated the 10 year anniversary of their brainchild, Blitz.

NEED TO KNOW
A Sofa With a View for a Husband-and-Wife Design Team

Scott Baker and Mary Ann Hesseldenz of Baker + Hesseldenz Studio discuss their practice, their...

NEED TO KNOW
Nina Edwards Anker of nea studio on Transitioning From Art to Architecture

The head of nea studio started life pursuing fine arts, but then the urge to design took over. Hear

CURRENTLY COVETING
An Expanding Table That Doesn’t Constrict Style

Infusion Furniture's Transformer Table switches from hanging in the corner to dominating the dining

DESIGN
In Brooklyn, Facture Studio Elevates Resin to New Heights

Two art fabricators push the material’s boundaries with a line of experiment-driven furniture...

Design
Meet the Dancer Turned Furniture Designer Who Brings Static Objects to Life

Coil + Drift founder John Sorensen-Jolink fuses dance, design, and performance in a new video...

THE LIST
5 Modern Office Objects to Catalyze Your Creativity

Marked by straightforward, sophisticated shapes, these pieces contribute to a well-appointed work...

DESIGN
Ini Archibong Was Destined to Make Furniture

The Nigerian American designer’s collection for Sé is the latest of his vibrant, spiritual...

DESIGN
How Arne Jacobsen’s Egg, Swan, and Drop Chairs Got Their Curves

Fritz Hansen celebrates the trio of seats, which turn 60 this year, with a limited edition...

DESIGN
A Remembrance: Wendell Castle, 1932–2018

Our design editor looks back at her time with the pioneering furniture designer and the experience...

Endorsement
Christ & Gantenbein Make Invitingly Austere Spaces

The Swiss architecture firm is part of the team that won this year’s Panerai Design Miami Design...

Design
The Ten Commandments of Design’s Black Ops

Jeffrey Bernett has left his fingerprints all over the furniture industry’s most coveted...

Design
Designer of the Day: David Wiseman

The California native on designing a bench for a deer, his first L.A. show, and Halloween, his...

ART
At His Latest Exhibition, Misha Kahn Talks Trash

The Brooklyn artist used found and noble materials to create the objects in “Midden Heap,” his...

Design
Designer of the Day: Kenneth Cobonpue

The humanitarian designer on classic sports cars, his forthcoming boutique hotel, and raising...

FASHION
What Happens When Two Furniture Designers Walk Into Dover Street Market

Jaime Hayon tells Surface about Jijibaba, a menswear line he co-founded with Jasper Morrison.

Design
Designer of the Day: Katie Stout

The Brooklyn designer on work that makes you feel good naked, naïve pop, and her current show at R

Design
To Arno Brandlhuber, Everything Is a Bedroom

Felix Burrichter interviews the German architect about the future of the home in this exclusive...

NYCXDesign
This Furniture Collection Is Like a Cast of Characters

François Chambard’s UM Project presents six new friendly furnishings.

Restaurant
How Noma Found Design Synergy with the Yucatán Peninsula

A team of local designers fashioned a contextual space for René Redzepi's Tulum pop-up.

Design
Charles Pollock’s Last Collection

It seemed like the designer’s heyday had come and gone with the Midcentury Modern style of the...

Design
Germans Ermičs is Crystal Clear

The young designer presents the latest products to come out of his fixation with glass and color at

Design
Object: Stepladder Chair

A by-the-numbers assessment of a new product or accessory.