Design Journal

The Decade Taste Peaked — Inside the Interiors of the 1970s
The Decade Taste Peaked — Inside the Interiors of the 1970s
Nobody talks about the 1970s the way they should. They talk about the avocado kitchens. The shag carpet. The wood panelling that everybody spent the 1990s ripping out. They talk... Read more...
What Art Deco Got Right That We've Completely Forgotten
What Art Deco Got Right That We've Completely Forgotten
Somewhere between the 1970s and now, we decided that boldness was a design crime. We stripped the geometry from our buildings. We flattened the ornament from our objects. We painted... Read more...
Why one couple changed every room forever — and why the rooms that followed them still haven't caught up.
Why one couple changed every room forever — and why the rooms that followed them still haven't caught up.
There are designers and then there is Charles and Ray Eames. The distinction matters. Most designers make things. The Eameses made an entire way of thinking about what a room... Read more...