Bue & Kloss – Brushes by Poppy Lawman
Poppy Lawman, a British designer based in Oslo, Norway, creates these brush designs that are a wonderful fusion of form and function. The two series that I’m highlighting here today are the Bue and Kloss series. The Bue series is especially striking and is comprised of flowing, fluid forms tha
Corner Collection – Furniture by another bureau of design
Fantastic Brutalist-style furniture by another bureau of design. This Melbourne-based design studio works in the areas of furniture, lighting, and object design. Through the incorporation of both industrial and handmade production methods they have been able to develop objects that are informed by t
New in the Shop – Paper Containers by forc
We are proud to introduce forc, a new project that’s a collaboration between Gifu based paper factory Maruta, the craftsmen at mother tool in Tochigi, and the design talents at FULLSWING. Each container is crafted using strips of paperboard that are cut and then bent in to shape. The material
New in the Shop – Uzumaki Tray by Tomoaki Nakano
Today we highlight the Azumaki Tray by Japanese lacquer artist Tomoaki Nakano. This wonderful tray has been hand turned on the lathe before being sanded down and polished. The next stage is the application of lacquer, for which Tomoaki Nakano is so well known. Tomoaki focuses on applying thin layers
Materiality & Space – Artworks by Kevin Umana
It’s fantastic when a creative tries their best to bring together two worlds and really reshape how we see the world. This is why I wanted to bring forward the work of Kansas City-based Kevin Umana who uses bright colour to stir our emotions, offering a starting point to alter our mode of thin
Maker Feature – Woodworker Toshifumi Momose
We just released our newest feature on Japanese woodworker Toshifumi Momose! At the foot of the mountains in Shizukoa City resides the workshop “Hikimonojo 639”, a renovated tea factory that’s now a woodworking studio full of lathes, turning wheels, and much more. Take a look insid
Maker Profile – Frying Pan JIU
It’s not often you see products that bring handcrafted techniques into the field of industrial design. For this reason, I have been fascinated by the work of Osaka-based Fujita Metal and Tokyo design studio TENT. By fusing TENT’s passion for modern design and Fujita Metal’s high-qu
New in the Shop – Cutlery by Rieko Fujimoto
Japanese metalworker Rieko Fujimoto has been hard at work over the last six months producing some stunning new cutlery for the shop. We are so pleased! I am especially fond of the ‘Both Ends’ spoon that’s been handcrafted from brass and features a scoop on one end and a small spoon
New in the Shop – Trays & Dishes by Yusuke Tazawa
There’s something so special about Japanese woodworker Yusuke Tazawa’s finishes. With a background in furniture making, Yusuke uses nature as his inspiration, using textures and tones found in the forest and incorporating them into his work. Yusuke now crafts out of his studio named Thin
New at OEN Shop – Ceramics by Makoto Asebi
Japanese potter Makoto Asebi’s work consists of two tones; black and white. This simple approach has helped him craft a cohesive series of objects that focus heavily on the perfection of form and the qualities that make up a specific glaze. The flat matte white has a wonderful luster behind th
Potential of Light – SOZOU Lighting Design
Founded by Melbourne-based designer Kohtaroh Colwell-Matsuura, SOZOU studio specializes in the production of minimal-looking metal lighting pieces that create a Zen-like ambiance. Next to being connected to eastern and western philosophies, the studio’s geometric lamps bring to mind the legacy
Big Woods – Sculptural Furniture by Aaron Poritz
Nature and trees in-particular are the inspiration behind the furniture designs of Aaron Poritz, a Brooklyn-based architect and artist. While in the past Poritz has designed minimalist wooden furniture pieces that have similar aesthetic qualities to that found in Danish design, the artist’s new co
