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Natural materials · 21 stories, +17 vs last week

Natural materials: 21 stories in seven days, +17 on the week before.

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Core77This In-Flight Cocooning Blanket British ID consultancy Tangerine and Buzz, an Australian manufacturer of airline products, have collaborated on several concepts to make long flights more comfortable .

October 12

Core77An Industrial Design Classic: Richard Sapper's Telefunken Match In the early 1950s, Chicago-based industrial design firm Painter, Teague and Petertil won an interesting commission: Design the world's first portable transistor radio.

October 12

Core77Ettore Sottsass's Convention-Bucking Valigia Desk Lamp Ever since the Anglepoise lamp's introduction in 1933 , desk lamps typically cantilevered the light source outwards from the base.

October 12

The Design FilesBefore + After: A Character-Filled Kitchen, Inside A Converted Sydney Mansion Before + After: A Character-Filled Kitchen, Inside A Converted Sydney Mansion Interiors by Christina Karras The renovated kitchen features art deco-style windows and Victorian detailing, revealing…

October 12

Wallpaper*Le Cornichon’s founders open new Paris nightspot, Le Poisson Volant Following the success of their Paris café-cum-bistro Le Cornichon, Bertrand Chauveau and Paul Henri introduce Le Poisson Volant , a restaurant and nightclub in the former L’International in the 11th…

October 12

Architectural DigestCharlie Chaplin at Home: 10 Photos of the Slapstick Superstar’s Offscreen Life Though the silent film legend enjoyed California living amid his Hollywood heyday, a dramatic downfall and US exile delivered him his forever home: a sprawling Swiss…

October 12

Casa Vogue BrasilMalba, famoso museu argentino, terá ampliação e ganhará obras feitas por artistas brasileiros ]]> Em comemoração aos 25 anos de inauguração, o Malba (Museo de Arte Latinoamericano de Buenos Aires), na Argentina, anunciou que vai iniciar a ampliação do espaço, dobrando as áreas expositivas do…

October 12

Architectural DigestIf Frank Lloyd Wright Had His Way, the Guggenheim Would Look a Little Different In this excerpt from her forthcoming book A Dead White: An Argument Against White Paint, writer Wendy S. Walters looks back on the architect’s crusade against the shade he called “a devastating color”

October 12

Elle DecorTwo Stolen Renoir Paintings Have Been Recovered After a French Museum Heist The works, valued at roughly $10 million, were on loan from the Musée d’Orsay when thieves took them in September.

October 12

Elle Decoration UKVictoria Beckham’s debut collection in collaboration with Westwing has arrived Here to spice up your life ahead of party season, these tableware pieces show the designer’s chic entertaining style

October 12

Elle DecorOn the Couch with David Netto Fresh off a Hamptons triumph, the master of historic references unveils a collection of lamps with Soane Britain.

October 12

Sight UnseenThe furniture collection that’s about to revolutionize public spaces Plus: A new, bookmarkable vintage destination and the art style we're loving

October 12