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Born in Sarajevo and raised in New England, Brooklyn-based designer Benjamin Kicic works at the junction of functionalism and cultural semiotics. The RISD-trained talent’s oeuvre straddles… Read more

Zachary Sachs interviews Stephen Burks about his collaborative craft-based approach to industrial design, which can be seen in his A/D/O exhibition extended until June 11.

New York’s Chamber Gallery hosted the Loewe’s Craft Prize exhibition. Championing its own age-old artisanal production techniques, the Spanish fashion house and foundation showcased a selection of 26 finalists pushing the envelope of independent contemporary practice.

Shelving units are often seen as miniaturised versions of buildings. Subject to similar architectonic constraints, this type of furniture also benefits from similar formal attributes:… Read more

Sight Unseen Offsite returned for its fourth New York Design Week edition with a reduced yet highly-curated selection of industry-defining independent practices.

Exploring the concepts of ephemerality, consumption and waste, Marcin Rusak submerges flowers into furniture-encased resin slabs. On show at Twenty First Gallery till 16 June, the Flora Noir series is both an ode to family history and nature.

Belgian-born San Francisco-based designer Quentin de Coster debuts the Dash Dot desk-set for innovative brand OTHR.

As New York-trained Mexican artist G.T. Pellizzi explains: Hedy Lamarr was an Austrian Jew who fled to Hollywood during the Nazi era. A multitalented polyglot,… Read more

Brooklyn lighting design duo Ladies & Gentlemen expand into interior design and collaborate with new Australian furniture brand SP01 to stage the Over / Under pop store during New York Design Week; on show till 31 May.

A Joseph Walsh retrospective in New York shows how the functional sculpture designer from Ireland pushes organic forms and materials to the limits.

The Future Perfect employs VR technology to present the work of John Hogan in both New York and Los Angeles simultaneously.

Manhattan design firm Apparatus has launched a meticulously crafted collection inspired by early 20th-century architects, designers and thinkers.