Huniford

“Like an artist Huniford mixed genres incorporating antique industrial & architectural elements into his design.”

As seen in the July/August issue of Elle Decor on stands right now.
“More than anything I wanted a soothing interior, but I love creating pull and tension between pieces that are important and those that are not.”
- Ford

Check out this interesting zig-zag iron sculpture on 1st Dibs; it has a graphic presence that caught my eye.
USA
Mid/Late 20th Century

Ethan Murrow is exhibiting a new show entitled “The Rural Myth” at Obsolete in Venice, CA: a graphite drawings and video exhibit. This show runs through May 15th.

This is a great William IV Style wingback chair that I recently found at an auction. It is posted on our 1st Dibs site here.

This week is the last chance to see this great show by Dutch artist Joris Laarman.  Laarman has evolutionized design by using algorithms, originally used by the German car industry, to reduce and strengthen his designs by optimizing material allocation, and weight and stability, while minimizing material input. In his own words, he sculpted “using [...]

I’m a big fan of Josh Lehrer’s work.  He’s a commercial photographer who does a lot of ad campaigns and also creates these amazing portraits of individuals from New York’s homeless teenage transgendered community.
The show runs from April 8 through May 8 in the Project Room at the Robert Miller Gallery.

I’m always on the lookout for utilitarian objects that catch my eye as a designer.  I fell in love with these dairy buckets from Wisconsin because they’re so clean and simple.  They’d look fabulous filled to the brim with bright spring flowers!
Check them out at 1st Dibs.

Just a quick note to let everyone know that Thad Hayes and I are the keynote speakers at NORDEX, being held at the Seattle Design Center, on Thursday and Friday, March 11-12.  I’ll be presenting photos from recent work and speaking about trends in American design.
Check out the interview Thad and I did for “By [...]