Design With Style

Pernille Vea, Denmark

“I have moved from very geometric design to more asymmetrical shapes, inspired by nature. For example, by recreating the shape of a stone that has been worn by the movement of the waves. Previously, it was largely about designing things from the kitchen and the dining table for taking out into the [...]

Kino Guerin

The main characteristic of Kino Guérin’s artistic approach is the search of equilibrium. This seems obvious at three levels: equilibrium between the work of art and the utility object, between the curve and the straight line and finally in the choice of materials.

Noble woods and precious veneers coexist with industrial materials such as [...]

Joe Futschik of Jef Designs

Joe Futschik is the designer and owner of jefdesigns, based in Portland, OR. A one man (and dog) multi-disciplinary design company whose mission is to create simple yet bold, modern objects. He currently offers hand-made wood lamps, lightbox paintings, prints, panels and home accessories. Largely self-taught, Joe’s main goal is [...]

Laurie Beckerman

Born in Brooklyn, Laurie Beckerman graduated from New York University with a bachelor’s degree in anthropology. She received a bachelor’s degree in architecture from Pratt Institute, and, after graduation, designed low-income housing in Brooklyn and Harlem for the Pratt Architectural Collaborative.

Beckerman worked for Steven Holl Architects, and in the architectural setting-out [...]

Achille Castiglioni, Italy (1918-2002)

Born in Milan in 1918, he graduated in Architecture in 1944.

Since 1940 he had dedicated himself to experimenting on industrial products with his brothers Livio ((1911-1979) and Pier Giacomo (1913-1968). Their interests were directed towards Urban Planning, Architecture and Design; they performed analysis and research on new forms, techniques and materials, aimed [...]