Watches are a feat of modern engineering--a machine that's precise to the second, and so small you can wear it on your wrist!--yet they're so tiny, most people who wear one probably don't have the faintest idea how it works. In ...READ»
Tokujin Yoshioka is best known for his stirring, mystical furniture and product designs. But he's less interested in what's there than what isn't. He's interested in formlessness. “I was not interested in designing the shape of a ...READ»
With the 2011 Milan Furniture Fair just weeks away, our inboxes are filling up with breathless press releases on groundbreaking chairs! Revolutionary couches! Mind-bending dish racks! So far, though, everything's been pretty... meh. ...READ»
Designers are rebelling against the notion of pristine objects. This year at Milan's Furniture Fair, that trend is on full display. But it's actually an ancient idea. For hundreds of years, Japan's dominant aesthetic has been wabi ...READ»
