Perspectives on design, material, and the craft behind the objects we make.
In Conversation: Astrid Lindegaard on Tension, Silence, and the Weight of Light
John Holmes · Feb 2, 2026
The Copenhagen-based designer discusses her breakout 'Gravity' collection, the problem with 'Scandinavian' as a brand, and why she still builds full-scale cardboard models.
The Democracy of the Surface: Notes on the Round Table
Elin Sørensen · Feb 2, 2026
But there exists an older, more radical form: the circle, or its domestic approximation, the round table
Active Repose: The Horizontal Ethics of the Lounge Chair
Elin Sørensen · Feb 2, 2026
When modernism liberated the chair from its pedagogical origins, it did not merely alter an angle of recline—it renegotiated the contract between body and space, between productivity and rest.
The Architecture of Daily Life: Reclaiming the Horizontal Plan
John Holmes · Feb 2, 2026
On the credenza as curatorial stage, where material culture meets the vertical plane of art.