Alvar Aalto: In the Master’s Home
You may have seen me mention Alvar Aalto before, whether it be here or on my personal website, and over the weekend Nowness created this fantastic feature showcasing photography of the interior and exterior of the Alvar Aalto house in Helsinki, Finland. Alvar was a Finnish architect and designer, an
Loft Photography by Anita Calero
Photographer Anita Calero and Jonny Valiant have taken some brilliant interior shots of Anita’s home in West Chelsea, London. She rented this space back in the 1990s, a 2,000-square-foot loft in an artists’ condo, which she then bought and began to reconfigure. Calero knocked big wide doorwa
Modern Craftsmanship by Alfred Dunhill, Max Lamb
UK designer Max Lamb was recently involved in a project for Alfred Dunhill as part of their 'Modern Craftsmanship' program, an initiative illustrating the brand's commitment to culture and creativity. Today we get some photography from behind the scenes and also close-ups of the chair itself, and th
Horgenglarus, Where a Chair is Not Just a Chair by The Brander
The Brander is a relatively new website from what I know, an online publication based around brands and their creators. They get together with renowned journalists and high-end photographers to create and showcase some really talented individuals from all over the world. My favourite has to be this
Inspirational Imagery from Imke Klee
It's not the first time that I've featured Imke Klee and her fantastic photography, this time it's on a bit of a different note and revolves around her blog that she runs titled "a view to". The idea of the blog is to share a view of her work and also her favourites in art, design, photography, tren
Maurizio Zucchi, Life Among Cacti
I'm not one to check on women's fashion magazines, but Elle Korea did a fantastic piece on Maurizio Zucchi and his home so I couldn't help but go hunting for some imagery to present to you all. Mr Zucchi is the from the Zucchi company, a famous and well known Italian label that make luxury household
Indian Block Printing by West Elm
“Modern Living” specialists West Elm put together this terrific little film after meeting the world’s great hand-block printing artisans on a recent trip to northern India’s Rajasthan. They asked the craftsmen if they would produce a special collection of quilts for the store
Lost & Found Furniture
Beijing based store Lost & Found really caught my attention, particularly the photography of the furniture on their website. A lot of the products that they are involved in are based on a Danish/Scandinavian aesthetic, some of it also from Japan.
BDDW Furniture Company
BDDW is a small American furniture company dedicated to the creation of well crafted timeless designs. Painter and Sculptor Tyler Hays is the company founder with BDDW being known for their solid wood furniture all traditionally joined and hand finished with natural oils. They also produce other ite
Factory 20, Multi-Disciplinary Art and Design Collective
I came across this multi-disciplinary art and design collective called Factory 20 based out of Sterling, Virginia, USA. Basically they discover valuable decorative arts, furnishings and other contemporary design goods from the 20th century. Factory 20 then rent and sell these items to various film,
What About Vintage, Belgium
I’m not usually attracted to vintage goods, there was a time in the past when I would go off rummaging in shops for knick knacks but not so much anymore. This little online shop based in Antwerp, Belgium, titled “What About Vintage” has pretty much altered my mind set in a few shor
Building Fundamental Furniture
Building is a Japanese company that sells collectable furniture pieces to the public. They have a little showroom in Tokyo where you can schedule in an appointment to see each separate item individually. As I was browsing their website I came across a section on the site that showed off vintage and
