Design
Michael Anastassiades
Kinfolk’s contributing editor Michael Anastassiades is a leading light on the global design scene.
22/05/2017
Light Emotions: Formafantasma
For Simone Farresin and Andrea Trimarchi of Formafantasma, design is a purely scientific inquiry.
02/05/2017
Falling Asleep with Charlie Hedin
Charlie Hedin—founder and creative director of bedding company Tekla—on his rituals of sleep.
19/04/2017
Hybrid Identities
For the sisters behind Beirut-based T SAKHI, Lebanese traditions inspire a modern view of architecture.
28/03/2017
Designing in Palestine
After studying and working in Paris, brothers Elias and Yousef Anastas, both designers and architects, returned home to Palestine in 2012.
21/02/2017
At Work With: Dimore Studio
In an industry distracted by just-so austerity and asceticism, Dimore Studio's Britt Moran and Emiliano Salci are waving a flag for indulgence.
21/02/2017
Dieter Rams: As Little Design As Possible
Dieter Rams discusses the people and principles that have made him a design legend.
21/02/2017
The Hourglass
When we trace back the origins of the hourglass, we can’t find conclusive evidence of its existence before the 14th century.
21/02/2017
Moka Express
In a world filled to the brim with complex coffee-making machinery, the classic Moka Express remains a much-loved staple.
21/02/2017
Pernilla Ohrstedt
Wrestling with ideas about a rapidly urbanizing future, an emerging architect makes an optimistic case for doing more with less.
21/02/2017
Getting Lost
Neuroscientist Paul Dudchenko speaks on why we get lost, the distress and thrill of disorientation and how getting lost can improve your skills.
17/02/2017
Possible Architecture: Anne Holtrop
Dutch architect Anne Holtrop is known for designs that incorporate abstract, unexpected references to engage the visitor's imagination.
27/01/2017
Staying True: Danielle Arps
Danielle Arps is the interior designer of choice for New York City's thriving start-ups.
22/01/2017
Logic Design: Jason Beckley
We speak with Jason Beckley on how working for big brands has fine-tuned his eye for products.
20/01/2017
Passage Interdit: Gesamtkunstwerk
Gesamtkunstwerk—the concept that a total work of art is greater than its parts—influenced contemporary art and architecture through the 20th century.
12/01/2017
The City Beautiful
Serving as an homage to Le Corbusier's belief in the skillful play of volumes, a new book depicts the Indian city of Chandigarh.
08/01/2017
High Desert: Kenesha Sneed
Kenesha Sneed makes ceramics in her home studio that celebrate all things good about the Southern California life.
02/01/2017
Different Approaches: Tomás Alonso
Spanish designer Tomás Alonso makes time for both the big and the smaller projects, fascinated by different design constraints.
17/12/2016
The Ones That Got Away
Andreas Murkudis, vendor of fine wares, reflects on objects of beauty that resisted capture.
07/12/2016
An Appreciation of Pierre Jeanneret
Kalle Gustafsson’s collection of Pierre Jeanneret’s furniture brings the designer out of the shadow of his famous collaborator, Le Corbusier.
04/12/2016
The Resurrection of Cold Architecture
Having fallen out of favor by the end of the last century, brutalist architecture is back with a vengeance.
21/11/2016
Eyes of the Skin: Architecture and the Senses
“I dwell in the city and the city dwells in me,” Juhani Pallasmaa writes.
27/10/2016
Sophie Hicks
Architect Sophie Hicks discusses how she keeps her competitive impulses in balance.
27/10/2016
