Pencil is the name given to 53’s new stylus tool to be used with the iPad through various apps, including and especially their award-winning application Paper. The simple title alludes to the company’s goal for the product: to make the technology as unobtrusive as possible, recreating the best aspects of pencil on paper, while removing […]

Momentum is honored to present the Crossing Colors collection, designed by Sheila Hicks. With expertise derived from her sixty years’ experience at the pinnacle of the art and design worlds, Sheila envisioned and executed this exquisite collection of textiles consisting of three energetic, linear patterns and a subtly textural coordinating plain. Sleek and architectural, narrow […]

Plant pot in frost-resistant terracotta with an integrated second pot on the side. Plant cutting, also known as cloning, is a technique for vegetatively propagating plants in which a piece of the source plant containing at least one stem cell is placed in a suitable medium. The cutting produces new roots and thus becomes a […]

Krabhuis – Dutch for scratchhouse – is a cardboard house for your cat. It was designed by three architects from Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Krabhuis combines the feline fascination for cardboard boxes with the need for something to sharpen their nails on while solving the complete lack of beautiful furniture for cats out there. Just like […]

This collection of wooden furniture by Japanese designer Jin Kuramoto is built using traditional techniques derived from shipbuilding. Pieces in Jin Kuramoto’s Nadia range for his new brand Matsuso T are constructed using a particular interlocking technique known as kumiki. “The heritage of many of the woodworking techniques used by Japanese carpenters originates from Japanese […]

Fog alludes to the ambiguous means by which this pendant light illuminates itself and of course, surrounding areas. Utilizing obscured LED light from within the fixture’s stem, Fog’s sandblasted glass orb graduates from an opaque, light diffusing bottom to a pristinely clear top while leaving little clue as to the light source. Front design has […]

Top-heavy chairs by Swedish studio Claesson Koivisto Rune were currently on show at Milan’s Salone del Mobile. Inspired by the block colours and simple shapes found in the work of American minimalist artist Ellsworth Kelly, Claesson Koivisto Rune has upholstered the pair of padded Kelly chairs in vivid tones. The rounded seat and back of […]

First came fire. Then grilling. “The true heroes of human history are those who invented the art of barbecuing” (Wolf Lotter, brand eins 01/2013). Sizzling, grilling and braising removed bacteria from meat and made it more easily digestible for the first time ever, enabling our ancestors’ brains to grow in size. Michael Schmidt says: “Because […]

Design duo Färg & Blanche created this furniture collection by sewing pieces of plywood together. Färg & Blanche used a heavy-duty sewing machine more commonly used for making car seats to stitch together sections of plywood. After discovering that it was possible to sew the wood together, the pair experimented with different thicknesses and densities […]

Julien De Smedt, William Ravn, and Wouter Dons, the founders of the Copenhagen-based firm Makers With Agendas (MWA), chose their company’s name with care. The moniker neatly encapsulates the blend of DIY culture and activism that informs their work. “Their ethos is: Does it deserve to exist?” Ravn says. “The name says it all,” De […]