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LOEHR Combines Passions, Craft, New Perspectives, and Brotherhood

LOEHR Combines Passions, Craft, New Perspectives, and Brotherhood

LOEHR is a Berlin-based design studio that combines the talent, interests, and passions of three brothers into one brand. David, Leon, and Julian Löhr founded LOEHR creating furniture and objects in “a constructive interplay of force, planes, and materials.” So it is no surprise that their brand name derives from their last name: In German, ö can also be written as oe, which is completely identical. Setting the name with an oe works much better visually and internationally, according to the brothers.

DesignCaroline MeeusenJanuary 24, 2021Furniture, Interview

Balancing the Imperfect Beauty of the Home with Colin King

Balancing the Imperfect Beauty of the Home with Colin King

An artistic soul, interior stylist and product designer Colin King has expressed himself creatively as a dancer, trainer, and decorator, finding the beauty in all things artistic. His work in interior design hones in on the forgotten beauty of a space—a lone corner, an overlooked bathroom, a well-used room—and elevates it into an attention-grabbing area that anyone would want to live in. From the big dynamic furniture to the smallest of accessories, he focuses on the smallest detail and how each piece functions and contributes to the space as a whole.

DesignMarissa StempienJanuary 21, 2021Set Design, Interview

Light + Ladder Brings Nature Inside With Their Artful Home Objects

Light + Ladder Brings Nature Inside With Their Artful Home Objects

The American brand Light + Ladder creates home objects beautiful in their natural simplicity. Founded by Farrah Sit, who has been fascinated with how things work all her life, the studio breathes her motto: “Own less, own well.”
In a world of disposable consumerism, Light + Ladder brings peace and organic beauty by paying attention to details and the natural world. Noticing an increasing demand for cheaper and high-volume goods, founder Farrah took matters into her own hands, quite literally and started the intimate process of fabricating by hand. Enabling her to better understand the materials and let the designs and objects come into their own, organically. Her passion and talent for the craft led her to develop her collection and the story of Light + Ladder.

DesignCaroline MeeusenDecember 12, 2020Product

Interior Stylist Pernille Vest Makes you Dream with her Minimalistic and Feminine Spaces

Interior Stylist Pernille Vest Makes you Dream with her Minimalistic and Feminine Spaces

Educated as a fashion designer, interior stylist Pernille Vest knows how to dress up a space like no other. With her sober, quiet minimalism and elegant style, she transforms every room, booth, and set into a dreamy and refined background or picture for projects and collections by designers, architects, and clients all over the world. She was one of the co-founders of the magazine RUM and now of Ark Journal—as a fashion designer, she wasn’t always happy with the styling, which inspired her to do it herself. Now, she combines her passion for art, design, and furniture with her stylistic eye and talent.

DesignCaroline MeeusenNovember 22, 2020Set Design, Interview

Klaus x VISUAL PLEASURE Showcases the Balance Between Object and Body

Klaus x VISUAL PLEASURE Showcases the Balance Between Object and Body

A collaborative effort, Klaus x VISUAL PLEASURE, has culminated in this concept of physicality between the handcrafted chair and the human body. Photographed by Pilar Schacher, the photo series showcases the balance between wood and body, merging together with the background that is formed by air, represented by the white parachute, that surrounds everything. In the imagery, represented is the “harmony of oneness between the human body and the object and the feeling of comfort, security, and calmness.”

Photography, DesignMarissa StempienNovember 14, 2020Furniture

Defying Contours With the Sculptural Furniture by Wonmin Park

Defying Contours With the Sculptural Furniture by Wonmin Park

The sculptural furniture pieces by Wonmin Park are almost shrouded in a veil of mystery when looking upon them for the first time. Exuding a strong sense of geometry, the pieces have a minimalistic and modern look. The South Korean designer Wonmin Park graduated from the Design Academy Eindhoven in the Netherlands and has since been a prominent participant of global design fairs such as Design Miami/.

DesignCaroline MeeusenOctober 27, 2020Furniture

Bettina Kiehnle Brings Culture and Simplicity to the Highly-Curated Home

Bettina Kiehnle Brings Culture and Simplicity to the Highly-Curated Home

Understanding what makes a house a home is a talent of curator and designer Bettina Kiehnle of Studio IMA. With her apartment doubling as both a living space and a gallery, she sees the beauty in finding the perfect piece for her home—artwork that balances both culture and inspiration, but fills the space with a natural simplicity. With an apartment that plays double duty as a gallery and store (not to mention a place to lay her head), she invites visitors in by appointment only to look over her highly-curated content of work from both local Mexican and international artists.

Interior, Design, TravelMarissa StempienSeptember 22, 2020Interview

Listening to the Language of Flowers With Hattie Molloy

Listening to the Language of Flowers With Hattie Molloy

There’s something about flowers that speak to Hattie Molloy. The florist, sculptor, stylist, designer, and artist, sees blooms in a wholly unconventionally way, creating installations and sculptural creations that become unique and unexpected botanical masterpieces. Drawing inspiration from the past she makes ‘90s flowers (remember those big blossom hats?) cool again. Changing our perspective on what’s trending, she puts her spin on floral architecture with pieces that incorporate fruits, vegetables, seasonal flowers, and other botanical elements.

DesignMarissa StempienSeptember 6, 2020Floral, Set Design, Interview

Unearthing the Beauty and Dedication of FORESTA Interior Design

Unearthing the Beauty and Dedication of FORESTA Interior Design

Between environmental sustainability and conscious crafting sit the designs of FORESTA. This emerging interior design brand, a child of Honduran artisans and Berlin-based designer, Rebecca Goddard, is focused on fair trade, sustainable production, and environmental and social responsibility. Not to mention timeless, well-crafted pieces that are everlasting classics in the home.

DesignMarissa StempienSeptember 1, 2020Furniture

Appreciating the Appeal of Concrete With Omniton’s Heavy Table

Appreciating the Appeal of Concrete With Omniton’s Heavy Table

So often our love of design stems from the beauty and structure of the final product—the way a piece of furniture sits in a room, the way the light fills a space, or the way artwork brightens and improves a blank wall. If something is done well, rarely do we consider the components that go into making it; the idea of base materials completely alludes us. But for Russian studio Omniton, their architectural forms are focused solely on the materials—they start with a strong sculptural, structural, and quality component, building from the ground up to create pieces that will suddenly stop and make you wonder—what is that made of?

DesignMarissa StempienAugust 18, 2020Furniture

Exploring the Parallels and Juxtaposition Between Form and Function

Exploring the Parallels and Juxtaposition Between Form and Function

When we walk into a room and flip on a light, we don’t often think about the design, the structure, the cast upon the room—but Ross Gardam thinks about it. With a passion for the juxtaposition between the functionality and beauty of our everyday products, Ross Gardam’s eponymous studio creates pieces that find a balance of both use and aesthetic in a way that informs their level of expertise and their artistry. Here, they note that “every product is informed by a deep fascination in the layered experiences that exists between object and self”—the understanding between form and function.

DesignMarissa StempienAugust 15, 2020Product, Interview

Communicating Identities and Stories Through Design Visuals with Terzo Piano

Communicating Identities and Stories Through Design Visuals with Terzo Piano

The Italian creative studio of Terzo Piano creates design images with modeling and photorealistic 3D rendering. The visuals portray spaces and objects in their pure form and within perfectly curated settings. Combining creative and technical skills, the studio balances between design and visual communication.

DesignCaroline MeeusenAugust 11, 2020Set Design, Digital

Finding the Happiness in Clean Spaces and a Simplistic Aesthetic

Finding the Happiness in Clean Spaces and a Simplistic Aesthetic

Minimalism may be a hot trend when it comes to home decor, but for artist and designer Hanne Willmann, this simplicity isn’t a trend, but a beauty that inspires and informs her designs. In 2015, she founded Studio Hanne Willmann, an award-winning, Berlin-based multidisciplinary design studio that focuses on creating furniture, lights, and tableware—all with a transformative emphasis on detail, textiles, and craftsmanship. Hanne currently runs her eponymous studio with a passion for the aesthetic appeal found in the understated beauty of these elements. And somewhere between moving studio locations and having a baby, this wonder-woman artist has found her happiness and calm within this space.

DesignMarissa StempienAugust 5, 2020Furniture, Interview

Unconventional Thinking and Strong Aesthetics Come Naturally for VAUST Studio

Unconventional Thinking and Strong Aesthetics Come Naturally for VAUST Studio

Even in the most creative and open-minded of artistic circles, you might be hard-pressed to argue that concrete can be beautiful, let alone an artistic medium of any real merit. But Joern Scheipers and David Kosock of VAUST studio would suggest otherwise. The two CEOs and creatives see the beauty and undiscovered artistry that lies within. Their Berlin-based, award-winning interdisciplinary design studio works between interior design, object design, and creative direction to find the untold story and genius in even the most everyday materials.

DesignMarissa StempienAugust 2, 2020Interview

Exploring Simple Shapes and Essential Design With Ditte Vad

Exploring Simple Shapes and Essential Design With Ditte Vad

The Danish creative mind Ditte Vad is a furniture and interior designer living and working in Aarhus, Denmark who returns to the essential with her beautiful designs. She studied design at the TEKO institute of VIA University College and with an interest in graphic design and photography, find inspiration in several disciplines of global cultures.

DesignCaroline MeeusenJuly 18, 2020Furniture

Exploring Spatial Design With Multidisciplinary Creative Lilo Klinkenberg

Exploring Spatial Design With Multidisciplinary Creative Lilo Klinkenberg

DesignMarissa StempienJuly 10, 2020Floral, Interview

Uncovering the Playful and Fashionable Stylings of Sabine Marcelis

Uncovering the Playful and Fashionable Stylings of Sabine Marcelis

Where style and art collide, you’re likely to find the work of Sabine Marcelis. The artist has a client list that reads like a who’s who in the fashion, design, and creative world, and her pieces have caught the eyes of discerning clients who have found her work to be the epitome of style.

Céline, Burberry, Isabel Marant, and Fendi are just a few of the names that have combined their brand with her playful aesthetic. Whether it’s creating water sculptures for Fendi’s 2018 Design Miami collections or crafting an architectural wall of laminated glass, mirror, and aluminum for Repossi’s flagship store in Paris, her colorful artistry has captured the attention of those who appreciate the beauty in simplicity.

Art, DesignMarissa StempienJune 2, 2020Furniture

Finding the Balance of Home Decor and Beauty With Frama

Finding the Balance of Home Decor and Beauty With Frama

Your home is a treasure trove of life’s experiences. Family, friends, adventures, history, memories, and personality combine within the home to create a place of personal beauty, respite, and comfort. To create a framework for that special place, lifestyle brand Frama has created a line of objects for the home that play with natural materials, simple silhouettes, and a timeless, straightforward aesthetic. Founded in 2011 by Niels Strøyer Christophersen, Frama was always intended to be a multi-disciplinary design brand that made everything for the home from multi-use daybeds to small accessories like candlesticks. The brand focuses on mindful living—finding the balance between simplistic beauty and a natural aesthetic while still keeping everything warm, inviting, and made for a livable, welcoming home. Niels’ own home, a 1905 watchmaker’s store near Frama’s studio in Copenhagen, is a testament to this balance of design and function.

DesignMarissa StempienMay 29, 2020Furniture, Travel

MODO Barcelona’s Search for Beauty and Pureness In Design

MODO Barcelona’s Search for Beauty and Pureness In Design

Exploring different shapes and materials in search of beauty and pureness, the Spanish brand MODO Barcelona designs furniture pieces, decoration, and lighting for the modern space. The sculptural creations have an elegant and playful look while also radiating a certain rawness. MODO saw the light of day in 2017 when industrial design engineer and founder Javier del Toro started working on this new concept of local design along with Jaime Estela. Last year, the brand was finally ready to be launched to the market.

DesignCaroline MeeusenMay 21, 2020Furniture, Product

Discover the Feminine Shapes and Softness of FAINA Design’s Divine DOMNA Armchair

Discover the Feminine Shapes and Softness of FAINA Design’s Divine DOMNA Armchair

FAINA Design presented a beautiful new design piece at the art fair Collectible 2020. The DOMNA is a stunner of an armchair with elegant, feminine shapes and a soft cloud-like feel. “This new design piece with a soft, and at the same time hawkish temper, tends to be the mistress of any space,” says its designer Victoriya Yakusha, the creative mind behind the Ukrainian studio FAINA Design.

DesignCaroline MeeusenApril 30, 2020Furniture