Before starting Wintercheck Factory, Kristen Wentrcek worked on a construction site in Tribeca managing a spiffy real estate development project. She dug the architecture, design and humongous machines but could pass on the loan requisitions, punch lists and filing. So she quit her job and started her own company! We’re big fans of her work [...]
Picture a massive building, with shelves upon shelves filled with incredible pieces of furniture from every modern era, like a mashup of some design history textbook. On our recent trip to Chicago, we had the honor of meeting Richard Wright and touring his auction house. Only one thing topped the tour, and that was hearing [...]
Francois started UM (short for Users & Makers) with a mission – to celebrate the craftmanship behind great design. In Francois’ words: “In music, the musician plays the instrument. But in design, as soon as you start to touch a tool, you become instantly downgraded. You become a nobody. That’s always baffled me.”They are last, [...]
Over the course of this interview, Matthew Fairbank coined the terms “academically roofied” and “wood nerds,” making him my new linguistic hero. On top of having a brilliant way with words, he also has a brilliant way with bandsaws, and wood, and metal, and lacquer.
One of the reasons we started our blog was because it [...]
I ended up at a party at VOOS the other night, on N 3rd St. in Williamsburg, and felt like I’d just walked into some strange alternate reality. This huge space that I’d never seen before was filled with designs by many, many of the people we’ve interviewed. Takeshi Miyakawa’s Fractal 23 cabinet was there. [...]
It was a great honor to visit Takeshi’s studio last week and interview the master himself. His architectural background mixes with an interest in pure geometry, impeccable craft, and poetic concepts, leading to furniture that is completely fresh and absolutely unlike anything else.
Rite of Spring cantilevered storage by Takeshi Miyakawa
The Rite of Spring piece you [...]
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I was shocked when I discovered that Paul Loebach is based right here in Brooklyn – mainly because his work is so good. He’s exhibited near and far, from Brooklyn Designs to the Milan furniture fair. It’s incredibly inspiring to see American designers emerging that are worthy of international merit. And incredibly convenient when [...]
Every year at ICFF, we set a goal for ourselves for the next year. In 2007 we did the DesignBoom Mart, and our goal for the next year was to get space on the show floor. In 2008 we were in the IDSA space (check this photo out for a good laugh), and our goal [...]
ICFF 2009 is officially over and I thought it was a successful show this year. Filled with fetching designs and inspiring people. I exhibited at the DesignBoom Mart and being at the back of the Javits center felt like Guam. Everything seemed so far away, even especially the restrooms. I was shackled tending to my [...]
Way back in December we were approached by curators Dan Rubinstein and Jen Renzi to participate in their ICFF offsite show, InDisposed. At that point the show seemed so far in the future, but lo and behold, we set up tomorrow!
The brief they put together is amazing. In their own words:
As environmentalism has infiltrated contemporary [...]
