Dutch architect Mette Fredskild has designed a customisable kitchen island for Lithuanian brand Kongacph that draws on the ...

The15th edition of the Sri Lanka Design Festival (SLDF) will celebrate ‘Innovation Island’ presenting a dynamic blend of a ...

Audacious details, subtle colours and a product designer for a client make this Peckham house conversion a unique spatial ...

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By David Waldstein Masa Kawai wore his faded Yankees cap on Wednesday as he served customers at the Japanese doughnut shop he owns in Edgewater, N.J. It was two days before Game 1 of a World ...

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certain handmade qualities and design values persist. These traditional traces, whether visible brushstrokes or invisible zen-inspired minimalism, infuse contemporary works with cultural richness.