Notes on Outdoor Architecture
Most Outdoor Spaces Are Assembled; Very Few Are...
Coherence changes how people feel in a space. When the lines, proportions and materials relate, the body settles. Most outdoor environments are built from unrelated pieces; ours are shaped as...
Most Outdoor Spaces Are Assembled; Very Few Are...
Coherence changes how people feel in a space. When the lines, proportions and materials relate, the body settles. Most outdoor environments are built from unrelated pieces; ours are shaped as...
The Veneer Problem: When “Luxury” Is Just a Cos...
If imitation luxury has a signature move, it’s this: take a subpar material and dress it up just enough to pass. From plastics embossed with grain to aluminum textured to...
The Veneer Problem: When “Luxury” Is Just a Cos...
If imitation luxury has a signature move, it’s this: take a subpar material and dress it up just enough to pass. From plastics embossed with grain to aluminum textured to...
The Illusion of Luxury: A design series on illu...
Why Everything Is Designed to Look Real, Not Be RealWe’re living in a world obsessed with the illusion of luxury. Perfectly curated feeds, impeccably staged homes, products engineered to look...
The Illusion of Luxury: A design series on illu...
Why Everything Is Designed to Look Real, Not Be RealWe’re living in a world obsessed with the illusion of luxury. Perfectly curated feeds, impeccably staged homes, products engineered to look...
If Everything Is "Elevated," Nothing Is
Design loves its buzzwords — “elevated,” “curated,” “intentional,” “artisanal.”They drift through captions, press releases and showroom signage like a thin veneer covering the absence of detail… like slapping wood-grain contact...
If Everything Is "Elevated," Nothing Is
Design loves its buzzwords — “elevated,” “curated,” “intentional,” “artisanal.”They drift through captions, press releases and showroom signage like a thin veneer covering the absence of detail… like slapping wood-grain contact...
Design Isn’t in Retreat — It’s in Revolt.
While much of the industry is treating “economic headwinds” as an excuse for sameness, true design thrives because of constraint — not in spite of it. In this op-ed, Leigh...
Design Isn’t in Retreat — It’s in Revolt.
While much of the industry is treating “economic headwinds” as an excuse for sameness, true design thrives because of constraint — not in spite of it. In this op-ed, Leigh...
Simplicity by Design, Not by Slogan
When did furniture start sounding the same? A look at why real innovation means more than marketing — and what truly sets design apart.
Simplicity by Design, Not by Slogan
When did furniture start sounding the same? A look at why real innovation means more than marketing — and what truly sets design apart.