Anyone who loves the great outdoors may want to bring some of it indoors.  Tucker Robbins introduced his very organic furniture to the delight of many nature lovers.  Robbins traveled around the world, choosing from native cultures the best sustainable materials to create his furniture.
On our cover, is the tongue-in-cheek Human chair, also made from [...]

Where can you go to see fashion, fine cuisine, gardening and techie trends - all in one show? Give up? No, it’s not the View - it’s the Martha Stewart Show!
Sheffield interior design and feng shui students recently enjoyed a field trip to a live taping of the Martha Stewart show. Special guests include [...]

The last time I visited the DWR Tools for Living Store, I was instantly smitten with their collection of natural coal purifiers from designer Louise Vilsgaard. These black pieces of “white charcoal” made from Korean oak come in a variety of forms and can be used to purify your water, deodorize your refrigerator, or simply [...]

As promised, another installment of my BizBash Expo review - this time, with a focus on the great fabric and furniture vendors that were exhibiting. Perhaps its a sign of the allegedly abating recession, but glitz and glamour were certainly a trend for the stalwarts of theatrical fabric and event supply and furniture rentals. Take [...]

When thinking about the waste we humans create, think about Halloween: all those synthetic costumes used once, never again worn, come November 1st tossed on the trashheap of over-indulgence. And they’re often not designed with as much panache as you yourself could put in them.
It’s time for Halloween to go green. And so much cheaper, [...]

I have been a longtime fan of Anthropologie - though I can’t say I have actually purchased much there that wasn’t on sale, I can say that I have spent more than a few hours at a time browsing the store in a kind of retail reverie. Like ABC Carpet & Home, Anthropologie captures an [...]

How do we measure the passage of time? Digital numbers changing, hands on a clock turning, shadow on a sundial?
How about ink spilling forth from a bottle?
Get a load of this “Ink Calendar” by Oscar Diaz. He is really one of the most inventive, interesting designer/artists we’ve encountered lately. He’s in London.
Here is his own [...]

One of the students at the Sheffield School of Interior Design found this very cool, very useful-looking organizer for design projects, in which you can keep paint chips, fabric samples, and work your way through a design project. Could be a really useful assistant to the Sheffield Complete Course in Interior Design!
For more details, check [...]

Ever had the problem of trying to find the right size artwork for that narrow space on your wall between two doorways or a really wide picture to put above a mantel?  Now someone has come along to make your designing life a little easier - Art That Fits.
This company provides a wide selection of [...]

Have you been stuck at home, wondering what’s going on in design in the world beyond your little corner? Or maybe you’ve just come back from your summer holidays, and your appetite for new ideas is whetted. Either way, you should check out the new Designer Monthly that just went up today, with features on [...]