Established in 1898 in Kyoto, Kohchosai Kosuga is a multi-generational family company that specializes in fine bamboo crafts. Their skilled craftspersons use intricate hand-weaving methods to create fresh interpretations of...
For more than a hundred years, the Iris Hantverk company has employed visually impaired artisans to handcraft high quality products using traditional methods. An excellent example of the Scandinavian ideal...
Produced in England by cutlery experts David Mellor, this pair of cheese knives and cheese fork feature stainless steel blades enhanced by handles made from sustainably sourced Indian rosewood. Ideal...
Produced in Sheffield, England by cutlery experts David Mellor, Provencal remains one of the company's most popular designs year after year. It conjures up images of enjoying good cooking in...
Produced by the top maker of premium ceramic grinding mechanisms, the Copenhagen crank-style grinder represents the Scandinavian modern design values of simplicity, minimalism, and functionality. It has an easy fill...
Vermont based Ursa Major is a personal care brand developed with a commitment to natural, healthy ingredients. These advanced formulations blend nature's most effective ingredients to provide exceptional performance and...
These Swiss made toothbrushes deliver up a burst of cheerful color and high-performance design, removing plaque very thoroughly thanks to their extremely dense yet ultra-soft bristles. Comprised of 5460 filaments,...
Sanzo Wada (1883-1967) was an artist, teacher, costume and kimono designer during a turbulent time in avant-garde Japanese art and cinema. Wada was ahead of his time in developing traditional...
Trains have always been the only truly cultivated way to travel. The slower rhythm from departure to arrival, the relaxed glide through the landscape, and the shift between city and...
Forget the jokes about late ‘70s South Beach being the Yiddish-speaking section of “God’s Waiting Room”; yes, upward of 20,000 elderly Jews made up nearly half of its population in...
Good design, like good storytelling, brings ideas to life. The latest book from award-winning writer Ellen Lupton is a playbook for creative thinking, showing designers how to use storytelling techniques...
This handbook documents sixty methods used in design innovation projects leading to the design of new products or services. It is the first publication to bring together methods, tools and...