Move over Gingerbread, here’s another Christmas confection to impress. Not many in the U.S. know that ice cream brand Häagen Dazs commissioned well-known interior, industrial and traditional designers, one for each eleven years from 2008-2019, to create uniquely beautiful and delicious Christmas ice cream cakes for the annual Häagen-Dazs Ice Show in France and for sale in France, Belgium, Amsterdam, London and Japan at the holidays. Read more →
Nodus rugs, owned by Italian Interior designers Il Piccolo, are unlike traditional area rugs in many ways. Each carpet is designed by today’s most innovative artists and designers and produced as a unique piece, entirely made by hand. Read more →
The annual Häagen-Dazs Ice Show in France chooses a different artist each year to design special Christmas Ice Cream Cakes for the event. Here’s a look at this year’s by designer Jaime Hayon, as well as all the ones that came before it. Read more →
Japanese design firm Nendo designed a new chocolate concept, chocolaTexture, based on shape of the candies as opposed to the ingredients, for Maison et Objet. Read more →
Okay, so they do actually need a refill if you’d like a second cup. However, when turned upside down, these three new mugs designed for Starbucks in Japan appear as a full Americano, latte and caramel macchiato. Read more →
It’s been ten years since Kartell introduced Ferruccio Laviani’s Bourgie lamp to their collection. To celebrate the tenth anniversary, Kartell dreamt up a unique initiative for the January edition of Maison&Objet in Paris to celebrate the special occasion and invited 14 designers to re-imagine the now classic table lamp. Read more →
Wonderglass: Collaborative Modern Chandeliers are created by the best-known designers on the international scene. The new international company, with headquarters in London and in Venice, is dedicated to the production of avante-garde lighting. Read more →
