Author Archives: mranderson

Turkish red & more

This documentary shows the inspiration sources of five designers and studio. They were inspired by the museum…

Confrontations with Wieki Somers and chocolatier Rafael Mutter

Wieki Somers and Rafael Mutter created this chocolate slicer, inspired by Marcel Duchamp’s chocolate grinder. Each block…

Confrontations with Formafantasma and Doris Wicki

Confrontations with 2012 Architecten and Vitra

Confrontations with Lucas Maassen and Roche

New Duivendrecht launches in Milan

One of the many brands launched this year in Milan is New Duivendrecht. Founded by Frederik Roijé…

Carwan gallery, middle eastern crafts, contemporary designers

Presented during the Milan design week 2012, ‘Contemporary perspectives in Middle Eastern Crafts’ explores a new realm…

La Chance introduces Jeckyll and Hyde

Louise and Jean-Baptiste started this new furniture and lighting company. It produces all products in Europe in…

Dutch invertuals in Milan 2012

Jeroen Wand: Veneer is pressed into this lamp and table, a method derived from paper pressing

By conducting research and experiments the Invertuals have transposed the theme of vulnerability onto contemporary designs. Balance, delicacy, curiosity and transience were sources of inspiration.

Nacho Carbonell does a Booo (lightbulb)

Inspired by the four classical elements, earth, air, fire and water, Nacho Carbonell has incorporated subtle references…

Karimoku’s new standard

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Karimoku new standard collaborates with emerging international designers focussing on high quality craftsmenship combined with contempory design….

Formafantasma for BOOO

The organic reference is explicit on the light designed by Studio Formafantasma which looks as if a…

Copy/Culture Symposium: Erik Spiekermann

Copy/Culture Symposium: Henk Oosterling

Copy/Culture Symposium: Aram Sinnreich

Copy/Culture Symposium: Aric Chen

Copy/Culture final debate

Copy/Culture: Sam Jacob

Copy/Culture Symposium: Janne Kytannen

Copy/Culture Symposium: Bas van Beek