Have you finished your holiday shopping for all the men in your life yet? Brothers, fathers, husbands, boyfriends, best friends? Me… not so much. But while putting together this little Designer’s Gift Guide for Men I found some really nice options. Hope it inspires you as well! Cocones – MacBook Air / Pro Sleeve The founders of Cocones are a couple from Dublin, Ireland, with a background in design and a love of beautifully crafted objects. As they relied more…
Cinzia Susca is a still-life and industrial photographer from Milan, Italy. She has been working for more than 20 years with a lot of important companies and is known for her very minimalistic style. Cinzia says that she finds inspiration from her own experiences and her attraction to lights, shapes, volumes and moods.…
Katsutoshi Sasaki’s House in Yamanote is located in an area just outside the city centre. The need for natural lightning drove the design of the building as a six-storey apartment block throws a shadow on the property. A double-height corridor is the intelligent solution of the architect Katsutoshi Sasaki to bring light into every room. In addition horizontal lengths of wood were used, so that residents can look across them, and also see through to the floor below.…
Co is a womenswear brand founded in 2011 by Stephanie Danan and Justin Kern in Los Angeles. Stephanie and Justin have chosen the name “Co” to reflect their creative partnership and also to define their design philosophy. They aim to create a line of luxury essentials that together form a considered, cohesive wardrobe. In the Co womenswear latest collection they used a lot of rich textures like velvet and cable knit while still keeping it simple in their designs and…
Barrow was founded in 2013 when Rachel Warkentin and Lindsay Jordan Kretchun decided to start a new adventure together. Located in Portland, USA, the two women create beautiful ceramic jewelry while avoiding methods of mass production. They appreciate that each and every piece looks slightly different and subtle changes are a proof of quality. Rachel and Lindsay mainly work with hand formed porcelain and hand dyed cotton cords, two materials that look like they were made for each other, if…
Hideaki Hamada was born in 1977, on the Aawaji Island, Japan. Today he lives in Osaka and is working as a photographer. His works have been published in Kinfolk magazine, Frame magazine and many more. After having some solo exhibitions in Asia and Europe, he published his first photo book “Haru and Mina” in 2012. “Haru and Mina” is also my favorite photo series of Hideaki as I was constantly smiling while looking at the lovely photographies he has taken…
Anna Mo from Kiev, Ukraine, creates the most cozy and super chunky blankets and other home goods in a range of beautiful colors. Anna says she loved handcrafting since she was a little kid. One day her eye caught an exceptionally soft and luxurious merino wool yarn which excited her imagination so much that she decided to create a blanket with it. Because she didn’t had any knitting needles, Anna needed to improvise and simply started to knit with her…
There is more than one reason why you really have to love the people from Future Glory: They believe that business is a means to support social change and so they handcraft bags and accessories to support social causes. With every purchase, a portion of proceeds is donated to local organizations dedicated to rebuilding the lives of women. Additionally, select products are made in conjunction with their Apprenticeship program geared towards helping women get back on their feet. And last…
Perhaps you already know Vika Gazinskaya from a couple of streetstyle blogs! She is a Russian fashion designer who was born in Moscow and started her career during an internship at L’Officiel Russia, where she developed a deep knowledge of the industry. After working as a freelancer until 2007, Vika showed her first ready-to-wear collection which received instant recognition due to its individuality, strong lines and pure graphic forms.…
Laura Berger is an artist and illustrator living and working in Chicago. Beside creating paintings with gouache and acrylic, she also likes to make things out of clay and to develop little animations. My work is focused on exploring our connections to ourselves and each other, and the idea of finding novelty and adventure in everyday life. I’m interested in and inspired by rituals, symbols, nature, dreams, travel, our quest for self-development, and how we piece it all together to…