Raffles Boston Hotel Weaves Botanical Narratives Throughout
A spiral staircase ascends through three stories of the Raffles Boston Back Bay Hotel’s Sky Lobby, its copper-accented herringbone floors below mirroring the city’s historic cobbled streets. Framed by fluted columns, the staircase becomes more than mere vertical circulation, but rather a material manifesto of how Stonehill Taylor’s design for North America’s first Raffles property […]
The Spirit of Play Thrives in Time for Fun Watches by Hey Studio
As the realities of life set in, some adults find themselves unaware or unable to connect to their sense of imagination, not having adequate outlets to express themselves. This flies directly in the face of an overwhelming amount of research that shows our brains, bodies, and communities need play as an essential element of fostering […]
Amidst Milan Madness, Muuto Offered a Calming Respite
Milan Design Week is many things: inspiring, chaotic, overwhelming – in the best way possible. It’s a city-wide flood of exciting new ideas, vibrant colors, and unreal textures, with exhibitions nestled into palazzos, storefronts, and sidewalks. In short, it’s …a lot. Amid the sensory overload, Muuto offered a rare moment of stillness at the Muuto […]
Desktop Wallpaper: May 2025 With Jeres
New month, new screens. For May’s Designer Desktop, we’re featuring the colorful, kinetic world of Los Angeles–based code artist and digital painter Jeres (Jeremy Schoenherr). Forget AI – Jeres writes his own algorithms, building systems that set the rules for color, texture, and composition. But within those boundaries, there’s room for endless variation. Think of […]
The Keychron M5 Vertical Mouse Can Help Prevent Wrist Pain
If you spend hours at a computer, you’ve likely experienced wrist fatigue or discomfort at some point. Keychron aims to ease that strain with its latest offering, the Keychron M5 – a sleek and ergonomic wireless vertical mouse designed to reduce wrist pain without compromising on performance. The concept behind vertical mice isn’t new, but […]
From Gross to Good: 21 Standing Desks You’ll Want To Use In Your Home Office (Some You’d Never Believe Were Adjustable!)
There comes a moment for many of us when we’re decorating our homes, when we have to choose between form and function. Do we go with the pretty version of what we need or the one that works the best/is the most comfortable? Well, as I established in the first part of this “From Gross […]
Monica Taverniti Turns Functional Objets Into Architecture Sculpture
Monica Taverniti inspires dialogue about personal interpretation within exploratory form in her latest exhibition entitled Next of Kin, presented by Novalis Art Design in Hong Kong. These forms occupy the function of cabinets, dressers, and tables, but imbue these ordinary notions with fantastical industrial details, an ode to Memphis design. Regular sets of shelves give […]
My Friend’s Moody Dark Green Dining Room (You Should See The Before)
This is a real pleasure to introduce you to an eclectic cool dining room I helped design for one of my best friends. If you haven’t seen their living room, dining nook, or basement go check those out afterward, but what you’ll see is a continuation of this “traditional with a big edge” style, employing […]
STOCKHOLM 2025 Collection by IKEA Celebrates Swedish Design
The STOCKHOLM 2025 collection from IKEA was unveiled in Milan during Salone del Mobile this year, celebrating 40 years since its initial debut. With a stunning 96 new pieces in the collection – its largest yet – all are thoughtfully designed to consider the confluence of high quality and affordability that put IKEA on the […]
My Kids Rooms Through The Years (Bring On The Nostalgia)
Dear god, that sweet boy is now 11, which is not what this post is about, but a reminder that you were all right. When I first had Charlie, all you moms before me said it would go by so fast, and while I knew you were right (it is the universal sentiment) I’m still […]