The Eames Office actually produced 5 different sets of the House of Cards. Beginning with the small house of cards is the original, made in 1952; it consists of two decks of 54 playing size cards. Each has six slots, two on either side and one at both ends, enabling the player to interlock the […]

Comfortable. As mobile work moves around, it often needs to spread out — at home, at universities, in hotel rooms, even in creative business environments. Hosu encourages spreading out. Designed by Patricia Urquiola, this unique work lounge creates a comforting personal space to relax and get things done. The single seat lounge can be ordered […]

Established in 1994 by Brad Cloepfil, Allied Works Architecture is an awarding-winning practice known for their expressive design and pristine detailing. Portland, Oregon hosts the firm’s headquarters and maintains a close, interdependent relationship with the New York City office. Together the 50-person practice has completed a number of influential public, institutional, commercial, and residential projects […]

While ILUMINARC’s parent company, CHAUVET® & Sons. Inc., has been in business for more than two decades and owns CHAUVET®, a leading brand in entertainment lighting, ILUMINARC® was launched in May, 2009. It has since garnered a variety of accolades and high profile projects including the Van Berkel and Zaha Hadid pavilions in Chicago and […]

Bits Wall can be freely combined to create different pattern formations. Using a triangular shape not only produces an aesthetically attractive look, but also effectively breaks the sound waves, which makes a better acoustic environment. The product is mounted on the wall by using hidden hanging rails,allowing the panels to be hung either horizontally or […]

Faced with a seating space problem in their new office’s auditorium, Ziba Design set out to develop seating that would close to be less than four inches thick, a feat which had not previously been accomplished in this application. The result is the JumpSeat. Ziba did not invent the jumpseat, not by a long shot, […]

V.I.A. is Vertical Intelligent Architecture that not only defines space, but redefines the role vertical real estate plays in today’s workplace. Walls aren’t going away—they’re simply being asked to do more. V.I.A. creates intelligent rooms, designed to augment human interaction by providing true acoustical privacy and hosting technology. It provides a sense of permanence with […]

Design team Makkink & Bey created the EarChair with privacy and solitude in mind. The “ears” serve as isolating elements meant to keep outside noise out and inside noise, such as a phone call, in. Once two or more chairs are combined in a space, a room within a room is created, and once the […]

Seeyond™ Architectural Solutions delivers a comprehensive approach that integrates the design, manufacturing and installation of architectural specialty features — walls, wall facings, ceiling clouds, enclosures, and columns — including office walls and partitions, mobile walls, lobby features, reception areas, work spaces, and wall-to-ceiling transitions. Their proprietary system provides total control of the outcome and an […]

Jasper Morrison is one of today’s most influential industrial designers. Born in London, he is renowned for his ascetically elegant, quietly humorous style and has designed everything from a tray-table to a tram system. Designed in 1999, Low Pad is a lounge chair with or without armrests, body in bent birch plywood, upholstered with multi-density […]