Under The Spotlight
Hindsight is 20/20 and mine reflects on how much I wish I had focused during high school woodshop. But thankfully somewhere along the way, designers like Alex Earl did, and continued to make everything but ordinary designs. His studio designs everything except run-of-the-mill lighting and furniture pieces for international architects, interior designers, and private clients.
Posted by Dana Pruskowski at 30 August, 2010
Bev Hisey has had her mitts in the design field for a long time. She started with fashion, and moved into home decor after the birth of her daughter in 1990. In addition, she has proven herself to be a great resource for a number of notable Canadian design talents.
Posted by Keren Fathi-Poor at 17 June, 2010
Bakery design is an Israeli design studio founded in 2009. Bakery’s designers believe in hands on experimentation with materials and technologies and that in order to achieve innovation, you have to surrender to an unknown journey. Materials are perfect partners for this journey because they surprise you. Sometimes the material responds to the designer wishes and sometimes the designer responds to the material wishes.
Posted by Keren Fathi-Poor at 8 June, 2010
“…My style is a culmination of work and life experience, ranging from living in Vladimir Kegan’s attic studio in Nantucket, to the corporate cultures of S.O.M and Steelcase. Every piece I create expresses my interpretation of the love of texture or material, functionality, or a specific aesthetic. Finding inspiration in sights, sounds and experiences.”
Posted by Keren Fathi-Poor at 25 May, 2010
I’m sort of a sucker for the French- I love them, immensely. It’s no surprise that I would love the French designer Noé Duchaufour-Lawrance, who added his touch of genius on Sketch restaurant in London and has since done the interior design for Maya Bar in Monaco, Sénéquier in St. Tropez , a furniture collection for Ceccotti, and a hotel in Marrakech. The projects Noé takes on are from the smallest design of a perfume bottle for Paco Rabanne, to the grandest scale in hotels, businesses, restaurants, etc. See More
Posted by Chelsea Latimer at 27 April, 2010
Ludovic Renson, a French designer, specializes in architecture, interiors, and exquisite furniture collections. Renson’s modern and creative furnishings will add great elements to any room. His pieces are sculptural in nature and are carefully designed and crafted to produce innovative, yet functional works of art.
Posted by Allison Lane at 16 April, 2010
Recently awarded the Good Design Award by The Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design, Martin Mostbock is no stranger to accolades-the Vienna based designer has received recognition from the reddot design awards for High Design Quality, among others. Martin initially studied in the fields of architecture, design, construction and urban planning and has since gone on to modern residences, abstract furniture, household items and beyond.
Posted by Chelsea Latimer at 26 February, 2010
British Designer Simon Pengelly has brought us some of the leading contemporary modern designs of recent years, including the Lotus Chair, the Hugo Chair and the flamboyant and colorful OC Chair.
The son of a furniture designer, Simon Pengelly was influenced at a young age and has since gone on to become one of the leading lights in modern furniture design. Pengelly is not in the design game for recognition or exposure, indeed his furniture does not carry a label bearing his name, preferring instead to get a quiet inner satisfaction from creating stylish designs that stand the test of time.
Posted by Keren Fathi-Poor at 18 February, 2010
Born in Brussels in 1978. Sylvain Willenz has lived consecutively in the US, Belgium and in the UK. He studied Design Products at the Royal College of Art in London graduating in 2003. In 2004, Sylvain opened his studio, based in Brussels. Sylvain’s works deal with projects from lighting to product design and furniture. His approach to design is characterized by a clear love for materials and processes. The work-spirit is straightforward and uncomplicated. Whilst remaining simple, design solutions are relevant, innovative and powerful. Projects celebrate design, archetypes, products and the industry. See More
Posted by Keren Fathi-Poor at 9 February, 2010
Sean Yoo certainly isn’t a stranger to the spotlight or receiving recognition for his work, in 2002 the L.A. native and graduate of Art Center College for Design won first place in the Concorso Young & Design Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan and his works have been featured in many major design publications including the International Design Yearbook 2003 & 2004. Starting his career as a a city planner and utilizing his degree in Urban Planning, Sean later branched out into modern furniture design, bringing his inspiration from “the city” into his urban interiors. With modern versions of the chaise lounge, to carefully crafted bedroom sets. Sean’s work shows a sense of imagination and fearlessness, a willingness to walk the line of sophisticated and playful at the same time. Several of Sean’s pieces have a “puzzle” like quality, seemingly different pieces end up fitting together quite perfectly. From glassware to quirky shaped seating in vibrant hues, Sean is making quite the name for him self in the world of modern design. I can’t wait to see what he’ll come up with next.
Posted by Chelsea Latimer at 3 February, 2010
