
Design


Michael Anastassiades
Kinfolk’s contributing editor Michael Anastassiades is a leading light on the global design scene.

Light Emotions: Formafantasma
For Simone Farresin and Andrea Trimarchi of Formafantasma, design is a purely scientific inquiry.

Falling Asleep with Charlie Hedin
Charlie Hedin—founder and creative director of bedding company Tekla—on his rituals of sleep.

Hybrid Identities
For the sisters behind Beirut-based T SAKHI, Lebanese traditions inspire a modern view of architecture.

Designing in Palestine
After studying and working in Paris, brothers Elias and Yousef Anastas, both designers and architects, returned home to Palestine in 2012.

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.

Dieter Rams: As Little Design As Possible
Dieter Rams discusses the people and principles that have made him a design legend.

The Hourglass
When we trace back the origins of the hourglass, we can’t find conclusive evidence of its existence before the 14th century.

Moka Express
In a world filled to the brim with complex coffee-making machinery, the classic Moka Express remains a much-loved staple.

Pernilla Ohrstedt
Wrestling with ideas about a rapidly urbanizing future, an emerging architect makes an optimistic case for doing more with less.

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.

Possible Architecture: Anne Holtrop
Dutch architect Anne Holtrop is known for designs that incorporate abstract, unexpected references to engage the visitor's imagination.

Staying True: Danielle Arps
Danielle Arps is the interior designer of choice for New York City's thriving start-ups.

Logic Design: Jason Beckley
We speak with Jason Beckley on how working for big brands has fine-tuned his eye for products.

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.

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.

High Desert: Kenesha Sneed
Kenesha Sneed makes ceramics in her home studio that celebrate all things good about the Southern California life.

Different Approaches: Tomás Alonso
Spanish designer Tomás Alonso makes time for both the big and the smaller projects, fascinated by different design constraints.

The Ones That Got Away
Andreas Murkudis, vendor of fine wares, reflects on objects of beauty that resisted capture.

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.

The Resurrection of Cold Architecture
Having fallen out of favor by the end of the last century, brutalist architecture is back with a vengeance.

Eyes of the Skin: Architecture and the Senses
“I dwell in the city and the city dwells in me,” Juhani Pallasmaa writes.

Sophie Hicks
Architect Sophie Hicks discusses how she keeps her competitive impulses in balance.
