Tag: furniture
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Benjamin Hubert’s LAYER Design Studio is creating the icons of tomorrow
In the latest of our Designer Q&A series, Effect speaks to LAYER, a London-based strategic design agency with clients from Bang & Olufsen to Deutsche Telekom You know something is afoot when you hear about a studio from several different sources in the same week. First, their Canopy Chair was a hit at Material Matters at the…
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In Paris, a historic 61-room mansion puts its treasures under the hammer
On an island in the heart of Paris stands a private residence with a history that reads like a roll-call of the City of Light itself.
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Icons of the mid-century Space Age design movement
The Space Age design movement exploded out of the optimism and cultural landscape of the mid-20th-century space race, leaving us with a legacy of highly collectible design icons infused with the exuberance of the era.
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10 beautiful summer spaces by the world’s top interior designers
It takes more than a turn of the aircon dial to create a cool oasis. Summer is a time of heightened senses, and the best interior designers can harness this, creating a visual and sensual refuge from the heat and delirium outside. From Kelly Wearstler – whose Malibu beach house is a masterclass of mid-century…
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8 home offices and studies with stunning interior design
We roundup some of the most beautiful home offices and studies that have crossed our desk in the past year from the world’s leading interior designers and stylists The home office or study might be a place to work – but it’s also a place of refuge, creativity and contemplation. For those fortunate enough, it’s an…
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How Mimi Shodeinde creates ‘frozen motion’ in her beautiful designs
Cultural Union speaks to British-Nigerian design talent Mimi Shodeinde about her elegant, sculptural furniture, and why the music industry’s loss has been the design industry’s gain We first met Mimi Shodeinde at the Design Museum last year, where she was being feted as one of their Designers for Tomorrow; and the sinuous office desk she…