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ZinX is a Helmond, Netherlands-based designer and manufacturer of, as they say in a somewhat jazzy yet calculatedly restrained sans-serif type, “all about pure furniture.” Though some might speculate as to exactly what is meant by said “purity,” the answer provided by ZinX founder Gerard der Kinderen will certainly satisfy all comers: “sustainable, environmentally friendly, [...]

At the HD Expo 2010, I was introduced to INLIGHT International, a decorative lighting company specializing in custom design – and brand new to North America. Lindsay Lau, CEO of INLIGHT, talked about the cascading waterfall pendant, made up of about 500 pieces of handmade and handpainted glass flowers, strung with stainless steel wires suspended [...]

Funny how a glimpse into someone else’s story inspires a person, isn’t it? Erwin Hauer has probably heard that for, well, a half century or so. With his Continua series of wall panels based on his very own original design in 1950, time (and great design) are truly of the essence. Hauer’s Eight Continua Series [...]

If you’re as captivated as I am by Massimo Iosa Ghini‘s Stone Tub for Teuco, I’ve six simple words of caution for you: keep it on the first floor! While this little tidbit of wisdom may seem like common sense (and in all truth, your movers probably wouldn’t get it past the second step), it [...]

You’ve probably noticed from past articles that I am an animal lover, and therefore it should be no surprise that I occasionally enjoy taking our focus to animal-themed products. On that note, I’d like to introduce everyone to Inkuku (Zulu for chicken), a chair marked by its “exploration and adaptation of an African craft technique.” [...]

Given the sculptural severity seen in such manifestations as >Eggersman’s Corian Collection and The >Dupont Corian Illumination Series, one might fairly infer that Corian is tailor made for the straight line, the geometrical block. I tend to associate its smooth texture and linear propensity forever and always with the kitchen countertop, and as illustrated by [...]

Who Knew green could be so white? Whirlpool, that’s who. Their gleaming white Eco-System Kitchen does the company’s storied 100-year lineage proud. At least in my personal memory banks, the Whirlpool name is synonymous with a certain childhood nostalgia -I still remember the sonorous whoosh of the wash cycle of my mom’s first Whirlpool washer, [...]

We hide drawer units under our fancy office desks and inside closets because they’re never quite worthy of a stand alone position. Not that they are anything to be ashamed of, but they’re just meant to be basic. Like a no-frills approach to maximal organization whose sheer purpose is not to distract away from a [...]

Introduced at the 2009 Kitchen/Bath Industry Show, the Iron/Occasions Island Sink by Kohler is a sink, island, and design statement all at once. The “one-piece surface and integrated basin” uses the incredibly strong Kohler cast iron, covered in a thick layer of enamel. The material is super sturdy—and that doesn’t even cover how good it [...]

The problem with having an older sibling is that they ruin magic and expose you to frightening realities—anything from outing Santa Claus to making you watch scary movies. So it was that I came to see The Shinning at an inappropriate age, when I was being “cared for” by a babysitter who did nothing but [...]