Kipp Stewart (b. 1928) is an American furniture designer. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, he has settled in Carmel, California. Although best known for his furniture, he trained as an architect; he’s responsible for the design of The Ventana Inn in Big Sur. Since the 1950s, he’s created a huge number of furniture designs; mainly for […]
Ruth Asawa (1926-2013) was a California-born, Japanese-American fine artist whose practise involved creating large-scale sculpture using woven wire. Her back-story is both tragic and inspiring. In 1942, during World War II and after the bombing of Pearl Harbour, Asawa’s father (who’d been living in the U.S.A. for forty years) was arrested and taken to New […]
I have to credit Justin with sourcing today’s designer – perhaps he was doing a bit of online research to find me an early birthday present! Anyway, Margaret de Patta (1903–1964) was an American jewellery designer and is this week’s featured creator. She initially trained as a painter and sculptor however, when she couldn’t find […]
We’ve highlighted Jonathan Adler’s cute Menagerie collection on our blog a while ago, and now more of his wonderful designs will be available over here in the UK. Not only does the Jonathan Adler shop now ship to this country, he’s bringing out a line with high street stalwart, H&M, in a few days time. […]
