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A Berlin Apartment Filled with Rare Panton and Aalto Designs

Mirkku and 올라 say they feel most at ease surrounded by books. Their Berlin apartment captures a shared journey through life and work, taste and philosophy.

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Reviving a Dormant Design: Karimoku’s ZE Sofa

Karimoku Re:issue by LICHEN, a new brand from Japan’s Karimoku Furniture, has launched in Korea. New York design studio Lichen visited the UNWiND showroom in person to introduce the new ZE Sofa.

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Wekino Unveils the ‘Moon Chair’: A Conversation with Designer Nick Ross

Design furniture brand Wekino introduces a new chair, the ‘Moon Chair,’ created with Nick Ross. Ahead of the launch, C met Nick Ross to hear the story behind the chair.

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A Cabin in the Dutch Woods

In a forest that could have come from a 17th-century landscape painting, a couple has built a quiet, cozy retreat of their own.

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A Los Angeles Home Overlooking the Hollywood Sign

The Los Angeles home of film production designer James and artist and illustrator Clare serves as both their studio and a place of hospitality. Their Togo sofa, made for leaning back in comfort, naturally draws visitors into conversation.

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The Writer and Tattoo Artist Whose Home Hosts House Parties

Editor Coco and tattoo artist Mars have made their Brooklyn home a gathering place for the LGBTQ+ community. Their vintage Togo sofa, which easily seats six, is part of a lifestyle built around hospitality.

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How Ronan Bouroullec Spends His Time in Brittany

Three hours from Paris by train, Ronan Bouroullec’s country house has a wild garden of ivy, lavender, hydrangeas and berry bushes. Our conversation about work and life, held with a view of the ocean, was full of his affection for his native Brittany.

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Michael Thonet and the Invention of the No. 14 Chair

Michael Thonet, the German-born furniture maker, refined bentwood techniques to create the world’s first mass-produced chair. With the No. 14, he laid the foundation for the modern furniture industry.

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A Hanok Housewarming with Be Formative, Jang Mun Jung, and 1LSTUDIO

The exhibition ‘매일 곁의 조각들’ at LAYR Hanok Atelier in Bukchon explores how contemporary objects, at once unfamiliar and familiar, connect past and present within the long history of a hanok.

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Chairs Made from Car Airbags, Tent Fabric, and Discarded Blankets

Jinyoung Yeon builds his practice by taking apart materials that have outlived their use and reassembling them.

When the Sofa Was a Laboratory for Radical Design

In late 1960s and early 1970s Europe, popular culture, television, fashion magazines, and advertising images spread rapidly, and tastes and lifestyles changed dramatically. The living room shifted from a refined salon to a relaxed hideout, and the sofa stood at the center of that change.

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What Happens When a Chair Takes Five Years to Design

Danish designer Jonas Trampedach explores a wide range of materials, including wood and metal, to create furniture and objects with refined form and minimal beauty.