Notes on Outdoor Architecture

Most Outdoor Spaces Are Assembled; Very Few Are Authored

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 illusion, luxury and honesty in craft. Part I

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

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.

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

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.