You can count on Marcel Wanders to unveil something eye-popping at the Milan Furniture Fair each year. Last year saw his Can-Can lamp for Flos--a dome filled with a ruffled underskirt like a chorine in the Folies Bergere; in 2008, he ...READ»
Designers on their inspiration, good design, and its importance in the world today. Masters of Design winners John Maeda and Marcel Wanders discuss how design is crucial from a business standpoint, and not just frills to be excised in ...READ»
Marcel Wanders talked about the fairy tale that informed the design of the new Mondrian Hotel in Miami, and the fear he has to face down every time he begins a new project. John Maeda spoke of design's hidden return on investment -- ...READ»
The witty Dutch designer played it safe for the discount retailer, but a new behind-the-scenes look book released by his studio reveals the Christmas that could have been.READ»
Like everyone else, the design field braced for the fallout from the financial meltdown. At the time, some of us argued that good things could come from a period of constraint and reexamination. The consumer culture of design had ...READ»
When you're in the media business, you worry about the cost -- and the risk -- of creating a new product from scratch each time. Movies, music, magazines: We all share the same challenge. In comparison, the idea of creating the same ...READ»
From Iconographic (culturally classically designed) to Biomimicked (bio organism inspired design) - We are taking a look at the cross-influenced, current eco conundrums design faces today.READ»
Our electricity use is invisible, so we consume it without much thought. That's a problem, and two Swedish designers are tackling it with clever, low-tech designs meant to make us a bit more conscious of the energy we use. They're ...READ»
The New York branch of the Ace Hotel just opened yesterday, and it's a great corrective to the bloated, blinged-out interiors we've come to expect from boutique hotels. Rooms begin at a very reasonable rate for New York--$199 ...READ»
This Satuday, the Cite gallery will open up 400 Years Later: Cite Goes Dutch, a month-long design exhibition. Curated by Alissia Melka-Teichroew and Jan Habraken--both young Dutch designers living in New York--the exhibition focuses ...READ»
This week Eneco, a Dutch energy company, kicked off a "battle of the watt" to challenge people to lower their energy use. The device, naturally, was designed by Marcel Wanders. Produced by Innovaders, the Wattcher ...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»
If you’ve been pining after Tejo Remy’s drunken chest of drawers--with its secret compartment containing a gold gun, a line of cocaine, and a diamond ring--but can’t tear yourself away from the plunging Nasdaq to get to ...READ»
You have seen our Fast Company 50. But what are the companies within specific categories doing creative and ground-breaking work? Who is leading an industry into the future? Here we present the top ten firms in Design.READ»
Design in the last few years has been enjoying it's own bubble, as the mega-rich hovered up $50,000 tables and million-dollar chaise lounges. Not any more. And as a symbol of that gilded age, the newly opened Mondrian South Beach, ...READ»
This is what Art Basel Miami looks like: it's Wednesday night at the Mondrian, the city's hottest new hotel, and a crowd is gathering for the official opening party -- a cocktail soiree toasting Marcel Wanders, the hotel's designer.READ»
