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.
March 4th, 2009 | by Fifi | published in Design
Pleats-Pleats is a sofa where precision steel meets handicrafts. Take a seat in a weave of clothed polyurethane foam, that wraps around a white powder coated steel pipe frame in a macramé style. Design: Daniel Hedner, Imaginary Office 2009.
February 25th, 2009 | by Fifi | published in Lifestyle
Fresh from the Paris Haute Couture: designers’ most spectacular flights of fantasy, grounded by a street-smart attitude.
February 23rd, 2009 | by Fifi | published in Design
Takashi Murakami is frequently called the Japanese Andy Warhol, is an astute manipulator of visual languages, artistic mediums and business models. The show which I present was organized at Brooklyn Museum, last year, New York City.
January 17th, 2009 | by Fifi | published in Interiors
This magnificent house was created by Jan McFarland Cox, who is an artist and designer, spent nearly a decade of her life building the house in the Idaho Desert. The house is built around a single large room that mixtures kitchen, living room and dining [...]
January 6th, 2009 | by Fifi | published in Lifestyle
Salinas is a wonderful Brazilian brand, a synonym of comfortable and casual creations. The strong identity of the brand is based on the disco bright colors, simplicity and freshness of its products. They are all reflecting Rio de Janeiro and Brazilian summer climate.
July 16th, 2008 | by Fifi | published in Design
21_21 Design Sight Tokyo A team of individuals from a wide spectrum of fields examined many of the ways in which humans and water
July 8th, 2008 | by Fifi | published in Lifestyle
Don’t wait for an island getaway. You can wear these exotic clothes anytime you have the desire! Stella McCartney dress, $1,465. Tao comme des Garcons sandals, $465. On him: Unis Shirt. Levi’s Jeans. Fashion Editor: Anne Christensen.