Design History
Ettore Sottsass Didn't Want You to Be Comfortable
The Carlton bookcase wasn't furniture. It was a declaration of war against the idea that objects should serve you quietly.
January 30, 2026The tyranny of beige has held us hostage for a decade. Every "curated" living room looks like it was decorated by the same algorithm — the same boucle sofa, the same ceramic vase, the same terror of personality. "Minimalism isn't restraint. It's fear of being seen."
Read the ProvocationThe Carlton bookcase wasn't furniture. It was a declaration of war against the idea that objects should serve you quietly.
January 30, 2026We visited Giulia Ferranti's workshop in Monza, where every mug is an argument and the kiln runs on contempt for good taste.
January 22, 2026If your "handmade" vase has an SKU and ships from a warehouse in Shenzhen, we need to have a conversation about language.
January 14, 2026In 1981 a group of designers decided that brown was over. The world never recovered — and it shouldn't want to.
January 6, 2026Each piece takes 14 hours to blow. They're completely impractical. That's the point.
December 28, 2025Real sustainability isn't buying another oatmeal-coloured linen napkin. It's keeping your grandmother's weird orange lamp.
December 19, 2025