Wallpaper Design

Dutch design duo Studio Makkink & Bey have created a series of furniture using discarded packing crates as their starting point. Confirming WGSN's S/S 2011 macrotrend Fair & Square , whic…

Last week WGSN contributor Lisa White reported from The Paris Motor Show , where she commented on the wide selection of electric cars on show. However, while electric cars are going mainstream, two a…

During the Frieze Art Fair in London this month, British manufacturers Established and Sons presented ‘Origin Part 1: Join’; a series of Japanese Hinoki screens designed by Eindhoven based designe…

Lollipop lamp by Jonas Wagnell for Normann Copenhagen Earlier this month we featured a designer profile of Jonas Wagell 's design studio Hello Industry. The up and coming Swedish designer has als…

Photo by antjeverena German artist Tobias Rehberger has renovated a vacant house on the island of Teshima in Japan to create a restaurant which was opened at the Setouchi Art Festival . In contrast …

Last week WGSN paid a visit to the fourth annual Super Design exhibition, which brings together contemporary 'design-art'  from leading international galleries. The exhibition, set in the ba…

WGSN-homebuildlife's US editor, Jean Lin, paid a visit to popular weekly market Brooklyn Flea recently to gauge the most exciting current trends in vintage furniture, accessories and tableware. V…

Xujing, Art Labor Gallery, Shanghai, China On a recent trip to China, WGSN's editor of Macro Trends Cher Potter came across the work of German artist Roland Geissel at the Art Labor Gallery in …

During London Design Week, WGSN were happy to discover designer Catherine Hammerton's multi-textured wallpapers and accessories at the pop up design store Curiosity in Clerkenwell. Her wallpaper…

Odd bowl/vase/pendant lights by Jonas Wagell Hello Industry is a Swedish design Studio that was launched last year by designer and architect Jonas Wagell . The studio describe their first collection…

Working with recycled plastics and heat-welding techniques, designer Jane Bowler has created a collection that fuses the iconic British mackintosh with traditional Japanese straw raincoats for a mode…

Flake textile by Woodnotes Materials expert Chris Lefteri writes for Homebuildlife this week on the subject of 'reimagination'. This new movement sees designers reacting to the economic down…

Amidst a week of frenzied design activity, glass artist Kate Maestri's pieces were a calm and contemplative highlight of 2010's London Design Festival. Inspired by iconic examples of London&#…

R oyal Botania Homebuildlife has taken a look at the newest and best in outdoor furniture. Trends in sun loungers range from cocoon to rockers to mixed use, and though it's getting chilly in New …

The Tokyo Baby Cafe is located in the up market Omotesando area of Tokyo and is described as a parent and child cafe. Designed by Japanese designer Nendo, the cafe is a place where adults can a spend…