Interviews

Need help navigating the myriad of events during Design Week? We’re here to help. This week we’ll be posting interviews with the organizers of several offsite events happening during ICFF. Model Citizens promises to be a truly exciting show. Held at Exit Art (475 10th Avenue @ 36th Street), right round the corner from the Javits [...]

Interviews

Chrissy Conant is a New York-based artist who is not afraid to go into sensitive territory. In fact, she thrives there. Her goal is “to bring out thoughts that people might be normally a bit hesitant to reveal.” She provokes discussion on everything from reproduction to terrorism. We love the Chrissy Homeland Security® series, and are [...]

Interviews

I idolize Ce Ce Chin, who runs her own shoe company, and built it from scratch. The name, 80%20 shoes, refers to the fact that you wear your favorite 20% of your wardrobe 80% of the time. LOVE. Ce Ce Chin, photographed by Aaron Lee Fineman What were the first shoes you made? Years ago, I bought these [...]

Interviews

Dror Benshetrit is a genius. We walked out of his studio in total awe. His team is moving full-speed ahead, with architectural projects such as designing a complete island in Dubai to product designs for Capellini, Venini, and Alessi. The designs share a common theme of transformation, which means something different in every piece; but [...]

Interviews

Nooka is synonymous with innovation. The brand’s founder, Matt, had a vision of graphically depicting time in a new way. He turned that vision from a napkin sketch into a highly successful lifestyle company. If anything will inspire you to follow your dreams, this story is it. www.nooka.com We started this blog to tell the stories [...]