I grew up in Baldwin, N.Y., a small town that loved to have parades in which the school bands, boy scouts, veterans groups and almost every civic organization would march happily down the main street. At the same time, being only about 20 miles from Manhattan, there was an awareness of being part
With the exception of clothes, furniture is the thing with which we live most intimately. We spend our nights sleeping on it, our days working amidst it, our free time lounging on it. We even store our most prized possessions in it. Collaborating with some of the century's most renowned designers, Vi
Industrial Facility is a London-based design office formed by designer Sam Hecht and architect Kim Colin. With designer Ippei Matsumoto, it has established itself as a significant design office of mass-produced goods. Industrial Facility takes pleasure in the anonymity of everyday items and applies i