On thirty years of Dutch design, the seriousness of play, and why the most interesting word he has learned recently is brainrot The most interesting word Richard Hutten has learned recently …
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When Alena Bulataya walks into a space for the first time, she does not look at the style. She observes how the space behaves. Circulation, balance, light distribution, and moments …
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Founders & BrandsInterviews
Australian Designer Adam Goodrum: The Man Who Believes Nothing Should Exist Without a Reason
In his Sydney studio, Australian designer Adam Goodrum has spent years asking a single, quietly radical question: Does this piece deserve to exist? Design Diary International’s Shweta put a series …
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Founders & BrandsInterviews
Neha Jain of UDC Homes, India: The Woman Who Turned a Paint Business Into a Wall Covering Empire
She read economics at Warwick and spent years in financial analysis before walking into the décor business and quietly rebuilding it. Neha Jain, co-founder of UDC Homes, talks to Design Diary International …
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ArtistInterviews
Jason deCaires Taylor, Underwater Sculptor, UK: The Artist Who Gave His Work to the Sea
He was a trained diver before he was a sculptor, which perhaps explains why his relationship with the ocean is less about conquest and more about conversation. Jason deCaires Taylor …
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Founders & BrandsInterviews
Andrea Turri of Turri, Italy: A Century of Making Furniture That Tells You Exactly Who Lives There
Founded in a small workshop in Brianza in 1925, Turri has spent four generations building furniture that sits somewhere between art and architecture, between heritage and tomorrow. Andrea Turri, CEO …
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Founders & BrandsInterviews
Enzo Catellani of Catellani & Smith, Italy: The Man Who Decided Light Should Feel Like Poetry
Since 1989, his workshop along the river Serio near Bergamo has been making lamps entirely by hand, one at a time, to order, without an assembly line in sight. Enzo …