September 4th, 2012 | by Fifi | published in Design
Sigh. There’s a little less than a month of summer left. Those idyllic days spent sunning and swimming with family and friends are numbered, and, so, best to make the most of them, right? Design Sigh has found more than a few good reasons to [...]
March 9th, 2012 | by Fifi | published in Interiors
Rolf Bruggink, a Dutch designer, calls the crumbling town house he renovated in Rotterdam the Black Pearl, after the blackpainted brick facade that replaced the original one. His workshop, Studio Rolf.fr, is on the ground level. Tweet
January 23rd, 2012 | by Fifi | published in Lifestyle
These days, women are all obsesed with fashion. This could be good if it is connected to creativity and it is not related to a bunch of suitcases full of money. Jungle Fever is a new spin on accessorizing…. It’s already the second decade of [...]
September 5th, 2011 | by Fifi | published in Design
THINK HUMAN… Any design week will open a city’s best offerings up to the local and international public, and in Copenhagen- there is no exception. Tweet
March 7th, 2011 | by Fifi | published in Lifestyle
Norwegian model Kat Hessen is on the rise, and she’s determined to make it on her own terms. The enigmatic beauty first landed on our focus this summer. We were impressed by the 20-year-old’s raw yet sensual face; it was apparent homegirl that knew how [...]
February 2nd, 2011 | by Fifi | published in Design
Imagine a shop famous for its free organic OJ or with its silk-screen printed tees. Nina Garduno recently moved her westside mainstay Freecity shop from Malibu to Hollywood. While the new home is 3,000 square feet, the “supermät” will keep a neighborhood feeling with its locally-sourced goods [...]
January 17th, 2011 | by Fifi | published in Design
The biggest surprise about Milan’s galleries is how few Italian artists show there. Scattered about town or gathered in a few clusters, they wield enough international clout to make up for the time it takes to travel between them. Tweet
September 24th, 2009 | by Fifi | published in Design
The giant threads, some knitted and some not are produced industrially. The process of knitting these ‘threads’ together requires a team of up to 4 people and PVC needles up to 13 feet long. Phat Knits is a series of brilliantly over scaled furniture pieces, [...]
May 13th, 2009 | by Fifi | published in Interiors
Botanist Patrick Blanc has been bringing the wilds of the rain forests to Parisian walls for over 30 years, most recently at the Jean Nouvel–designed Quai Branly museum. One lucky family, however, doesn’t have to go any farther than their living room to take in [...]
March 12th, 2009 | by Fifi | published in Interiors
Karen Santry has a 500-square-foot studio at Westbeth, the storied artists’ housing complex in the far West Village. Tweet
