An interesting aspect of self-produced and small-series objects and furniture is that, beyond their function, they can also embody part of the designer’s culture. By observing and exploring material choices, aesthetics, and craftsmanship, one has the opportunity to discover a place, an educational background, or a technique that hasn’t been explored before. Looking at LUFFA…
Shell Homage is a compostable material made from eggshells and different types of nutshells, established by Rania ElKalla, an Egyptian multidisciplinary designer and winner of international awards. Today, she is the founder and managing director of Shell Homage, a project that began in 2011 as a bachelor research project at the German university in Cairo…
Let's talk again about materials with Atelier LVDW, the design studio between Rotterdam and Eindhoven founded by Laura van de Wijdeven, a graduate of the Lifestyle Design department at the Willem de Kooning Academy in Rotterdam. Her love of nature and material experimentation led Laura to open her own atelier in 2017. Here, following the…