Jonathan Ive: Product Design
“I don’t ever talk about this,” says Jonathan Ive, attempting to describe the deep working relationship his team has developed over the years. “I don’t think anyone would understand.” As head of...
View ArticleMaster of All Scales
Antonio Citterio flips quickly through the pages of Interni, looking for shelving ads. “See, I show you,” he says in his staccato Italian-inflected English. “If you see the advertising for many...
View ArticleObjects of Affection
“Thick as two short planks,” Ross Lovegrove says twice—first before I even sit down in his studio, and then again for the benefit of the tape recorder. Roughly translated as someone stupid, it’s one...
View ArticleThe Beauty of Numbers
On a warm day this fall structural engineer Cecil Balmond stands in a Soho gallery surrounded by a huge metal fence. Chains rise miraculously from the ground—others float in midair. There is nothing...
View ArticleThe Nexus of Art and Invention
Thomas Heatherwick picks up a model that looks like an abstract shell and waves it through the air. “Really what formed the design,” he says, nodding exuberantly. “Roller shutters.” He has a habit of...
View ArticleDesigners: It’s Time to Embrace The Open-Ended Product
How many ways can you use a plastic bag? What about a paper clip, a Post-it note, or a park bench? This isn’t a quiz; it’s about messing with design, about reinventing objects and endowing them with...
View ArticleThe Cost of Convenience
What did you have for breakfast today? Eggs, cereal, toast? Ever wonder where that toast came from? Bread, obviously, but what about the toaster? Where did it come from, and how much did you pay for...
View ArticleMurray’s Next Act
Seeing Murray Moss at home in his stocking feet, squeezing out a teabag and putting it in a cup, is touching. This domestic scene stands in contrast with his store, the impeccable Moss. It’s not that...
View ArticleThe Human Dimension
Ilse Crawford is presiding over a tray of brownies poked through with candles. As she balances both the plate and a crutch, “Happy Birthday” is being sung to one of her assistants. Recently, at a...
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Art Institutions Are Going Brand Crazy
Recently many contemporary art museums have introduced new logos. Illustrations by Lisa J. Maione This story could be a modern fable. It starts in the boardroom of a contemporary art institution...
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