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September 16, 2021

This designer is turning mushrooms into truly sustainable lighting solutions

For her sophisticated bio-fabricated lighting designs, Danielle Trofe looks to the ecosystem—and all its natural processes—for inspiration.

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September 9, 2021

This wallcoverings designer wants art to have a life beyond a blank wall

Through her printed wallpaper designs, Liane Ricci of Durham, North Carolina–based Ricci Studio is on a mission to create enveloping spaces that make people feel good.

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September 2, 2021

This South African fashion designer sees furniture design as fluid

For his first solo furniture exhibition, Rich Mnisi uses organic forms, sumptuous materials and mythological motifs to make a statement.

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August 26, 2021

This Savannah weaver started her career as a token millennial

Self-taught maker Alexandra Forby is a one-woman show, weaving high-end linens from her studio in Savannah, Georgia.

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August 19, 2021

For this Seattle maker, corrugated cardboard was just the beginning

Seth Grizzle, founder and owner of Graypants Studio, began his career repurposing cardboard waste. While its early days were scrappy (in more ways than one), the studio now boasts more than 18 employees and a booming roster of contemporary lighting.

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August 12, 2021

This New Jersey studio is bringing a human touch to machined furniture

Ezra Ardolino, founder of New Jersey–based digital fabrication studio Timbur, recently started designing and making his own furniture, melding natural inspiration and high-tech execution for an innovative and ultra-cool product.

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August 5, 2021

This Baltimore lighting designer is mixing Latin heritage with Japanese craft

Lighting designer Jorgelina Lopez was born in Buenos Aires, where she began her career as a designer. After moving to Baltimore, she began developing a portfolio of crisp origami lighting.

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July 29, 2021

This Brooklyn woodworker won’t look at other people’s work

Nestled in the heart of the Brooklyn Navy Yard, former biologist John Randall has been handcrafting furniture and bespoke pieces for more than 15 years—and he has made a point of staying in his own lane.

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July 22, 2021

Why this Los Angeles textile artist is weaving the old-fashioned way

Rachel DuVall is a California-based maker who approaches her craft with an unabashed respect for centuries of weaving.

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July 15, 2021

How this Brazilian furniture artist is using neuroscience to design better

São Paulo–based maker and artist Tatiane Freitas left her career in fashion to rehabilitate broken furniture. Now, she’s studying consciousness to take it one step further.

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