Design

This Pair of Sunglasses Helps Clean Up the Ocean
100% of the proceeds from the sale of Yves Béhar's collaboration with The Ocean Cleanup go to the cleanup of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.

I Will Follow These Craigslist Chairs to the Ends of the Earth
Mentally, I am here.

Dumpster Diving for Vodka in Reykjavík
Icelandic designer Björn Steinar is fighting food waste by making sustainable single-origin spirits out of discarded fruit.

McCombe Thompson Is Building On Instinct
Meet the design duo who found their voice by seeking stillness.

Lettuce, Once and For All
A big-ticket Sotheby’s sale of Dodie Thayer “lettuce ware” cements a kitschy trend for our keto-times. Real (lettuce) heads only.

Siting Pretty: Fashion Or Furniture?
At Art Basel, Miu Miu and Balenciaga both revealed collaborations for you to take a seat.

A Heavenly Sofa For Hellish Times
You've had a long day and all you want to do is get home and sink into your Togo sofa, "a cloud of happiness."

Some Iconic Album Artwork Hits the Equally Iconic Shell Chair
Sit on your Unknown Pleasures Pleasures chair while you listen to your Joy Division original pressing record and think about how you're losing your edge.

We Accept the Kitsch We Think We Deserve
What's so alluring about carpeted, pastel bathrooms anyway?

A Sculpture/Chair That Asks "Who Is Going to Grab My Booty?"
Martine Syms' "chair" sculptures are more than meets the eye.

MAD Architects Founder Ma Yansong Wants to Live In Harmony
The Chinese architect's buildings may be futuristic, but they are inspired by nature.

The Secret History of the Bauhaus
A new book examines the radical veneer behind the Bauhaus' clean-cut aesthetics.