11.10.15

Excerpt: Exhibition

David Taylor Turns Aluminum Scraps Into Furniture in The Future Perfect’s “Immaculate Object” Show

With a new body of work debuting today at the Future Perfect, Taylor's upped the scale of his objects to include lighting and a few furniture items, though he's still as fond as ever of using salvaged materials — he made all the pieces using discarded metal from an old glazing company moving out of a storefront across the street from his studio.

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11.10.15

Up and Coming

Swiss Product and Furniture Designer Adrien Rovero

The work of Swiss designer Adrien Rovero has a certain recognizable Western European vibe — simple, often rounded forms paired with planes of solid color and an understated element of playfulness or cleverness. There's always a small innovation, a small twist. That latter part is what Rovero particularly excels at.

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11.09.15

Excerpt: Exhibition

Six Art Exhibitions to See Now

We don't know much about the art world schedule's typical ebb and flow, but judging by all the stunning shows that have crossed our transom in the past week or two, this fall seems like a winner. There are so many exhibitions we're dying to see that we decided to put together a little roundup of our favorites.

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11.07.15

Saturday Selects

Week of November 2, 2015

A weekly Saturday recap to share with you our favorite links, discoveries, exhibitions, and more from the past seven days. This week: A sneak peek at Lex Pott's new collection for Design Miami, a glimpse inside the home of Gemma Holt and Max Lamb, and a new view on Brazilian modernist furniture, pictured above.

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11.06.15

American Design Hot List

2015, Part V

This week we announced the 2015 American Design Hot List, Sight Unseen’s unapologetically subjective annual editorial award for the 20 names to know now in American design, presented in partnership with Herman Miller. We’re devoting an entire week to interviews with this year’s honorees — get to know the fifth and final group of Hot List designers here.

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11.16.13

Saturday Selects

Week of November 11, 2013

A weekly Saturday recap to share with you our favorite links, discoveries, events, and more from the past seven or so days. This week: A website all about watermelons, a $28,000 Memphis cupboard, an exhibition of non-traditional collages (including the drawer-pull piece by Jeffrey Tranchell above), and more.

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11.05.15

American Design Hot List

2015, Part IV

This week we announced the 2015 American Design Hot List, Sight Unseen’s unapologetically subjective annual editorial award for the 20 names to know now in American design, presented in partnership with Herman Miller. We’re devoting an entire week to interviews with this year’s honorees — get to know the fourth group of Hot List designers here.

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11.04.15

American Design Hot List

2015, Part III

This week we announced the 2015 American Design Hot List, Sight Unseen’s unapologetically subjective annual editorial award for the 20 names to know now in American design, presented in partnership with Herman Miller. We’re devoting an entire week to interviews with this year’s honorees — get to know the third group of Hot List designers here.

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11.03.15

American Design Hot List

2015, Part II

This week we announced the 2015 American Design Hot List, Sight Unseen’s unapologetically subjective annual editorial award for the 20 names to know now in American design, presented in partnership with Herman Miller. We’re devoting an entire week to interviews with this year’s honorees — get to know the second group of Hot List designers here.

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11.02.15

American Design Hot List

2015, Part I

This week we announced the 2015 American Design Hot List, Sight Unseen’s unapologetically subjective annual editorial award for the 20 names to know now in American design, presented in partnership with Herman Miller. We’re devoting an entire week to interviews with this year’s honorees — get to know the first four Hot List designers here.

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11.02.15

American Design Hot List

Our 2015 Honorees

Today we announce the honorees of our third annual American Design Hot List — an unapologetically subjective editorial award for the 20 names to know now in American design, presented in partnership with Herman Miller.

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10.31.15

Saturday Selects

Week of October 26, 2015

A weekly Saturday recap to share with you our favorite links, discoveries, exhibitions, and more from the past seven days. This week: a chance to own your very own piece of design history, a renovation that knocked our socks off, and lots of the color blue, including the vessel pictured above.

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10.30.15

Studio Visit

The Workspace of Canadian Ceramic Artist Lindsey Hampton

We first featured the ceramics of Lindsey Hampton in 2013, and two years down the line — having received gorgeous photos of her new studio in Vancouver — we decided to catch up with her to find out more about her practice and influences.

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