Category: Inside Sources
The I&S editors’ blog will chronicle our adventures through the world of design and provide a behind-the-scenes look into the creation of the products and projects that inspire us day in and day out.
Our interview with Laurinda Spear and her daughter, Marisa Fort Adams, for our May issue’s profile on the leading ladies of the Miami-based architecture and design firm, Arquitectonica, covered a lot of ground. Here's what didn't make the print issue.
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During my first trip to Vegas, I was on a budget. And one of the very first things I learned upon checking in was why you should never, ever visit Sin City on the cheap...
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Looking for a handy way to power up those mobile devices without having to crawl underneath your desk? The Plug Lamp from Form Us With Love could be the answer you've been searching for!
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A video from a trip to the Danby Marble Quarry in Danby, VT.
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Considering that Finland holds the coveted title of World Design Capital 2012, I can definitely say it was no wonder to me when I discovered recently that a small coffee shop in Helsinki gave new meaning to the term “interactive design” by giving online users complete control over the ambiance of the space.
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I&S was honored to be invited last year on a truly unique trip, organized by none other than our friends at Artistic Tile. And while it was quite a few months ago, we still thought it beneficial to you, our readers, to be aware of these amazing CEU trips this tile giant offers to designers.
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There were so many interesting insights gleamed during my interviews for "The Office of Tomorrow (Today!)" that I couldn’t just keep them to myself. Read extended insights from the designers and product specialists interviewed for this February tech feature.
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We have spent many years as a trade publication championing the sustainable design movement and providing content to help designers cut through the greenwashing, not perpetuate it. So, I went back to re-read what we had published and to determine how badly we had sinned.
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Jasper is a small town tucked into the corn and soybean fields of Southern Indiana, and home to some of the most influential players in the contract game, such as Kimball International and the Jasper Group. But why?
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With the hypersensitive, politically-correct culture that we find ourselves in these days, it begs the question of whether or not architecture should also follow suit. If a building risks offending someone’s sensibilities, should the design be altered?
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