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Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Editors’ Picks: BKLYN Designs 10th Anniversary

by Staff | posted 3:35 pm

Interior Design deputy editor Annie Block, also one of the fair’s jurors, drew a crowd to the fair over the weekend when she led a walking tour of her 15 favorite booths.

Wednesday, March 20, 2013

Fast Take: Undercover Icon Robert Sonneman

by Olivia Farquharson | posted 11:35 am

Robert Sonneman’s eye for detail and unyielding commitment to technology propelled the launch of his first company in 1967, a lighting design studio and manufacturer now called Sonneman—A Way of Light.

Tuesday, March 5, 2013

Weekly Top Five: Lighting

by Staff | posted 11:29 am

See what lighting products captured designers’ attention this past week on our site.

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Friday, February 8, 2013

Author Douglas Coupland Designs Furniture

by Jesse Dorris | posted 2:32 pm

Artist and writer Douglas Coupland has published thirteen novels, two short story collections, and seven non-fiction books—many of them offering pithy, precise examinations of consumer culture. So perhaps it only makes sense that Coupland would turn his eye from the page to the room, leading to his new collection of furniture and lighting in collaboration with Vancouver’s SwitzerCultCreative.

Monday, December 24, 2012

Omikron Acquires Majority Stake in Nemo

by Olivia Farquharson | posted 12:33 pm

Milan-based Omikron Design has signed an acquisition agreement with Poltrona Frau Group for a majority stake in Nemo, the lighting division of Cassina.

Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Weekly Top Five: Lighting

by Staff | posted 12:10 pm

See what products captured designers’ attention this past week on our site.

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Tuesday, July 3, 2012

10 Questions With… Jaime Hayon

by Meghan Edwards | posted 2:36 pm

During ICFF, we spoke to the London-based designer about his latest furniture series for Sé, which is avaiable in the U.S. exclusively through Mondo Collection.

Friday, March 2, 2012

A Marcel Wanders bicycle Melanie Flos YLighting

Marcel Wanders, YLighting Select Pattern Play Winners

by Staff | posted 11:00 am

Having received hundreds of submissions from around the globe, Wanders, Flos, and YLighting.com recently selected the competition’s top three winning entries and five runners up.