All posts by Promila Shastri
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Textile Trend: Contemporary Takes on Tie-Dye, Shibori & Ombré
Anyone convinced that tie-dye exists only to satisfy the nostalgia of the ’60s generation need only look around to see how contemporary...
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Pink Contemporary Lamps Highlight the Louvre’s Café Mollien Redesign
The Café Mollien, a strategically located dining spot inside the Louvre, has been given a facelift by designer Mathieu...
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Kartell Introduces Portable LED Lantern by Fabio Novembre
Italian designer and architect Fabio Novembre has designed a portable LED lantern for Kartell that’s both classic and clearly...
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Floor Show: Striking Hardwood Floor Tiles from Mirth Studio
Few interior touches have the wow factor of hand painted wood floors, but, really, who has the time?...
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Havana Modern: Cuba’s Mid Century Houses Have Survived the Revolution—Beautifully
On the list of things Cuba is famous for—cigars, rum, and vintage cars come to mind immediately—Mid Century Modern architecture surely falls...
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ICFF 2016 Highlights: Birds, Palm Leaves, and an Illuminated Moose
The design cognoscenti descended on New York City last week for the 2016 International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF) and...
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Trend Alert: Modernist Bohemian Interiors
Modernists aren’t always beholden to straight lines and subdued colors; we do have our Bohemian sides. And that...
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Wolfgang Tillmans Designs EU ‘Brexit’ Poster Campaign
German photographer and designer, Wolfgang Tillmans, has designed a poster series that addresses the UK’s upcoming ‘Brexit’ referendum, in which the...
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Wallpaper Trend: Optical Illusions & Industrial Surfaces
Not long ago, wallpaper designs made no pretense of their purpose—to disguise or enliven the original surface to which they were affixed. But a...
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Dazzling Hand Painted SMEG Refrigerators by Dolce & Gabbana
Design buffs who covet the rounded, solid-colored ‘retro’ charm of SMEG refrigerators were treated to a radical SMEG makeover by Dolce & Gabbana...
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Design Icon: Richard Schultz, Master of Modern Outdoor Furniture
It’s safe to say that before Richard Schultz, outdoor furniture pieces were little more than the poor country cousins of indoor...
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Milan 2016: Stained Glass Furniture Collection by Patricia Urquiola
Product designer Patricia Urquiola and graphic designer Federico Pepe have collaborated on a highly decorative collection of modern furniture...
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Appreciation: Zaha Hadid’s Architectural Audacity
Zaha Hadid was that rarity in the architectural word: a superstar architect who was a woman. And if that sounds like anything...
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Great Outdoors: Savings & New Arrivals From MAMAGREEN & Barlow Tyrie
We’re kicking off the outdoor season with a special on MAMAGREEN patio and poolside furniture, an outdoor collection that...
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Loving Vincent: An Animated Film of Paintings Reimagines Van Gogh’s Last Days
Many movies have been made about Vincent Van Gogh—has there ever been an artist whose life (and death) were more camera-ready?—but...
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Save on American-made Contemporary Furniture by Saloom
Our sale on contemporary furniture by Saloom is a rare chance to own modernist designs made entirely on American soil,...
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New Zealand Rejects New Silver Fern Flag, Keeps Union Jack
New Zealanders, sad to say, are stuck with their flag for a while longer. In a referendum last week,...
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LifeStraw Draws Attention to World Water Day
Today, World Water Day, may never rank at the top of our list of yearly observances, but it’s original purpose—to draw attention to...
