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If you ever needed proof that mid-century design could be both playful and rigorously modern, look no further than this striking 1955 low table by French designer Alain Richard. Seen here in all its angular glory, the piece showcases Richard’s talent for balancing clean geometry with expressive surfaces — a combination that helped define French post-war modernism.
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During my first decade living in New York City, I worked in a boutique architectural office that carried forward the legacy of the late, great Bauhaus architect Marcel Breuer. After leaving that firm, I spent another ten years in the contract furnishings industry — an experience that sparked my passion for furniture and interior space design. Together, those years shaped a deep appreciation for architecture and interior design that ultimately inspired the creative direction of this website.
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Snake Mirror II is a mesmerizing sculptural mirror by French artist and glass alchemist Nathalie Ziegler, and part of her ongoing series of serpentine mirrors. Born in Paris in 1970 and entirely self-taught in the demanding art of glass sculpture, Ziegler has carved out a singular niche in contemporary design by fusing traditional craftsmanship with a highly personal, nature-driven mythology. Continue reading Eye On Design: Snake Mirror II By Nathalie Ziegler
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French designer Mathieu Lehanneur has long blurred the line between art, science, and nature — and his sculptural pendant lamp Guernica is no exception. Inspired by the organic beauty of a flower, Lehanneur began by 3D-scanning an iris blossom, digitally manipulating its form, and then realizing the piece in ceramic. The result is a luminous object that appears to bloom midair, its soft, petal-like curves both delicate and defiant. Continue reading Eye On Design: Guernica Pendent Lamp by Mathieu Lehanneur
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In Jean Paul Gaultier’s Spring/Summer 1996 Cyberbaba collection, the designer fused high-tech futurism with earthy sensuality, creating garments that blurred the boundaries between skin, surface, and identity. Among its most striking looks is a classic woman’s tailored suit — crisp jacket and pants — that, on closer inspection, reveals a printed illusion: the muscular torso of a man, rendered in red, mapped directly onto the fabric. Known as the Cyber Muscle Suit, was recently spotted as part of Dress, Dreams, and Desire: Fashion and Psychoanalysis at the Museum at FIT, where it stands as a provocative study in how fashion visualizes the unconscious. Continue reading Eye On Design: Jean Paul Gaultier’s Cyber Muscle Suit