In recent weeks, due to the crisis caused by Covid that we are facing, almost all of us are forced to stay home (it is our duty). Most people are now working from home and had to improvise an office corner. Some are lucky enough to have a studio at home but many, like myself, live in small apartments and have probably found themselves working on the dining table. In this post I therefore ...
Design
The contrast between past and future in the work of Agnes Studio.
Gustavo Quintana and Estefania de Ros, two designers from Guatemala, founded Agnes Studio in 2016. I really like the works of the studio and the fact that, behind every object, there is a long research and a connection to the designers's cultural heritage. Agnes aims to research forms of symbolism and emotions through the reinterpretation and new contextualization of traditional crafts, ...
Design seats inspired by vintage school chairs
Functionality and comfort were the most important features for furnishing in the industrial era, particularly in factories, schools but also in theaters and restaurants. The chairs in particular had to be cheap but also practical and comfortable. Iron chairs with wooden seat and back became the standard, not very different from the school chairs we know. The shape has remained similar over time ...
Faina house – a showcase of the brand’s ancestral design
FAINA is a design brand established in 2014 by Ukranian architect Victoria Yakusha and is now the most renowed Ukrainian design brand. Inspired by her cultural roots, her country’s ancient traditions and craftsmanship, Faina’s the collection create a link between a sustainable approach to contemporary living and the relations of the ancestors with nature. Faina’s “naïve” design is characterized ...
Sculptural coffee table
If for chairs and sofas the trend seems to be that of rounded and enveloping shapes, many brands offer instead tables with geometric and essential shapes. Minimal and contemporary shapes for these tables that are born from the intersection of lines and geometric planes. The simplicity and lightness of the design contrasts however with the materials chosen for these tables: geometry is in fact ...