Posts in Design
Bettina Kiehnle Brings Culture and Simplicity to the Highly-Curated Home

Understanding what makes a house a home is a talent of curator and designer Bettina Kiehnle of Studio IMA. With her apartment doubling as both a living space and a gallery, she sees the beauty in finding the perfect piece for her home—artwork that balances both culture and inspiration, but fills the space with a natural simplicity. With an apartment that plays double duty as a gallery and store (not to mention a place to lay her head), she invites visitors in by appointment only to look over her highly-curated content of work from both local Mexican and international artists.

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Listening to the Language of Flowers With Hattie Molloy

There’s something about flowers that speak to Hattie Molloy. The florist, sculptor, stylist, designer, and artist, sees blooms in a wholly unconventionally way, creating installations and sculptural creations that become unique and unexpected botanical masterpieces. Drawing inspiration from the past she makes ‘90s flowers (remember those big blossom hats?) cool again. Changing our perspective on what’s trending, she puts her spin on floral architecture with pieces that incorporate fruits, vegetables, seasonal flowers, and other botanical elements.

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Unearthing the Beauty and Dedication of FORESTA Interior Design

Between environmental sustainability and conscious crafting sit the designs of FORESTA. This emerging interior design brand, a child of Honduran artisans and Berlin-based designer, Rebecca Goddard, is focused on fair trade, sustainable production, and environmental and social responsibility. Not to mention timeless, well-crafted pieces that are everlasting classics in the home.

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Appreciating the Appeal of Concrete With Omniton’s Heavy Table

So often our love of design stems from the beauty and structure of the final product—the way a piece of furniture sits in a room, the way the light fills a space, or the way artwork brightens and improves a blank wall. If something is done well, rarely do we consider the components that go into making it; the idea of base materials completely alludes us. But for Russian studio Omniton, their architectural forms are focused solely on the materials—they start with a strong sculptural, structural, and quality component, building from the ground up to create pieces that will suddenly stop and make you wonder—what is that made of?

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Exploring the Parallels and Juxtaposition Between Form and Function

When we walk into a room and flip on a light, we don’t often think about the design, the structure, the cast upon the room—but Ross Gardam thinks about it. With a passion for the juxtaposition between the functionality and beauty of our everyday products, Ross Gardam’s eponymous studio creates pieces that find a balance of both use and aesthetic in a way that informs their level of expertise and their artistry. Here, they note that “every product is informed by a deep fascination in the layered experiences that exists between object and self”—the understanding between form and function.

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Finding the Happiness in Clean Spaces and a Simplistic Aesthetic

Minimalism may be a hot trend when it comes to home decor, but for artist and designer Hanne Willmann, this simplicity isn’t a trend, but a beauty that inspires and informs her designs. In 2015, she founded Studio Hanne Willmann, an award-winning, Berlin-based multidisciplinary design studio that focuses on creating furniture, lights, and tableware—all with a transformative emphasis on detail, textiles, and craftsmanship. Hanne currently runs her eponymous studio with a passion for the aesthetic appeal found in the understated beauty of these elements. And somewhere between moving studio locations and having a baby, this wonder-woman artist has found her happiness and calm within this space.

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Unconventional Thinking and Strong Aesthetics Come Naturally for VAUST Studio

Even in the most creative and open-minded of artistic circles, you might be hard-pressed to argue that concrete can be beautiful, let alone an artistic medium of any real merit. But Joern Scheipers and David Kosock of VAUST studio would suggest otherwise. The two CEOs and creatives see the beauty and undiscovered artistry that lies within. Their Berlin-based, award-winning interdisciplinary design studio works between interior design, object design, and creative direction to find the untold story and genius in even the most everyday materials.

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Uncovering the Playful and Fashionable Stylings of Sabine Marcelis

Where style and art collide, you’re likely to find the work of Sabine Marcelis. The artist has a client list that reads like a who’s who in the fashion, design, and creative world, and her pieces have caught the eyes of discerning clients who have found her work to be the epitome of style.

Céline, Burberry, Isabel Marant, and Fendi are just a few of the names that have combined their brand with her playful aesthetic. Whether it’s creating water sculptures for Fendi’s 2018 Design Miami collections or crafting an architectural wall of laminated glass, mirror, and aluminum for Repossi’s flagship store in Paris, her colorful artistry has captured the attention of those who appreciate the beauty in simplicity.

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Finding the Balance of Home Decor and Beauty With Frama

Your home is a treasure trove of life’s experiences. Family, friends, adventures, history, memories, and personality combine within the home to create a place of personal beauty, respite, and comfort. To create a framework for that special place, lifestyle brand Frama has created a line of objects for the home that play with natural materials, simple silhouettes, and a timeless, straightforward aesthetic. Founded in 2011 by Niels Strøyer Christophersen, Frama was always intended to be a multi-disciplinary design brand that made everything for the home from multi-use daybeds to small accessories like candlesticks. The brand focuses on mindful living—finding the balance between simplistic beauty and a natural aesthetic while still keeping everything warm, inviting, and made for a livable, welcoming home. Niels’ own home, a 1905 watchmaker’s store near Frama’s studio in Copenhagen, is a testament to this balance of design and function.

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MODO Barcelona’s Search for Beauty and Pureness In Design

Exploring different shapes and materials in search of beauty and pureness, the Spanish brand MODO Barcelona designs furniture pieces, decoration, and lighting for the modern space. The sculptural creations have an elegant and playful look while also radiating a certain rawness. MODO saw the light of day in 2017 when industrial design engineer and founder Javier del Toro started working on this new concept of local design along with Jaime Estela. Last year, the brand was finally ready to be launched to the market.

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Discover the Feminine Shapes and Softness of FAINA Design’s Divine DOMNA Armchair

FAINA Design presented a beautiful new design piece at the art fair Collectible 2020. The DOMNA is a stunner of an armchair with elegant, feminine shapes and a soft cloud-like feel. “This new design piece with a soft, and at the same time hawkish temper, tends to be the mistress of any space,” says its designer Victoriya Yakusha, the creative mind behind the Ukrainian studio FAINA Design.

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Finding Balance and Peace in the Natural Beauty With House of Grey

For over 20 years, Louisa Grey of House of Grey has been perfecting her hand at interior design. Whether for residential or commercial properties, she has created a niche aesthetic through the use of locally-sourced, sustainable, and natural materials to bring the organic imperfections of nature indoors. Her work blends form and function, allowing businesses and homeowners the opportunity to grow and flourish in the space, making it their own as it evolves with them.

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Gurilla Speaks to the Imagination With Soft Enthralling Anonymous Portraits and Prints

Guðrið Syderbø, better known as Gurilla, is a graphic designer from the Faroe Islands who creates the most enchanting and mysterious portraits and prints. With soft colors, blurry imagery, and emotional perspectives she draws you into her work. Gurilla takes inspiration from atmosphere, moments, silence, situations, and intuition, and transfers this into her work to inspire others. Even without showing actual faces, she manages to achieve a great sense of vulnerability and emotion in her prints.She has been making these prints since 2014 but has long been interested in interior and furniture design as well. That is why she is finally turning her dream to make furniture into a reality. The chair she is designing may not have the same gentle sensation as her prints, but will likely be just as creative. Gurilla talks about her creative process, portraits, and future in furniture design.

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Step Into the Sophisticated 3D World of Designer Stefano Giacomello

Montreal-based designer and art director Stefano Giacomello creates the most realistic and stunning 3D renderings of interior spaces and objects. His experience in 3D modeling allows him to design impressive and unique projects that draw you into a hyper-realistic fabricated world. A set designer at the Canadian design studio Lambert & Fils, he also creates his own one-of-a-kind pieces, using his Instagram to share his wondrous creations.

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Discover Supaform’s Geometric Play With Furniture and Interior Design

The Russian architecture and design studio Supaform pushes the boundaries of interplay between disciplines like architecture, sculpture, and painting. Founded by Maxim Scherbakov, the studio focuses on furniture and interior design with a geometric and playful twist. The visionary designs are unusual and seem minimalistic yet say it all by their strong, geometric and often colorful shape. Going back to the essence, the Supaform spaces and custom furniture pieces make use of strong contrasts both in color and in shape resulting in ever-interesting and playful creations with a retro vibe. Maxim Scherbakov takes us through his process.

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Discover the Bold Sustainability of Schneid Studio

‘Schneid’ translates to ‘being bold’ in German, and that is right at the core of this design studio. By creating mindful products that will stand the test of time, Schneid Studio brings a unique craftsmanship to the world of product design. Using natural and raw materials such as wood and ceramics, they ensure the sustainability and organic beauty of their precious work. Their products, including vases, lighting, bowls, plates, and so on, always have unique and bold shapes and striking colors to create the ultimate mood. Feel their passion as you read the interview we did with founders Niklas and Julia Jessen. They talk about how they slowly shaped their studio, sustainability, and being courageous.

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The Duo Behind wij zijn kees Discuss Big Dreams and Visual Storytelling

Dorien Dolsma and Jitske Hagens may not be related, but their creative minds have truly morphed into one. The design duo, who founded wij zijn kees eleven years ago, are so successful in large part to their shared taste and design approach—developing minimalistic visuals into a multi-medium story. Working with brands in a variety of fields, wij zijn kees has built an expansive portfolio that incorporates styling, product design, photography, graphic design, and so much more in each project, creating an authentic extension of the brand they’re working with. We heard from the design duo firsthand for more insight into how their signature style is, well, a little bit of everything.

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