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Design Wire March/April 2024

Multidisciplinary designer GERE KAVANAUGH, who turns 95 this year, is finally seeing her signature chair concept come to life thanks to a collaboration with Detroit-based sustainable furniture company FLOYD. The original GERE EASY CHAIR prototype, which Kavanaugh designed in the … Continue reading

Design Wire January/February 2024

MAINE PRESERVATION, a nonprofit advocacy organization based in Yarmouth, has been releasing their annual list of the Most Endangered Historic Places in Maine since 1996 in an effort to raise public awareness about the state’s threatened properties. The seven landmarks … Continue reading

Design Wire November/December 2023

Created by Italian stone and tile designer GIOVANNI BARBIERI, a parquet flooring system called BLOOMING was given the prestigious Best of the Best Red Dot Design Award for 2023 for its creative innovation and thoughtfully designed pattern. Combining three sophisticated … Continue reading

Design Wire October 2023

ROYAL CARIBBEAN‘s newest vessel, dubbed the ICON OF THE SEAS, will become the largest cruise ship in the world when it launches in January 2024. Built to carry 7,600 passengers and nearly 3,000 crew members, the Icon’s 20 decks include … Continue reading

Design Wire September 2023

In 2018 STEPHEN COSTON and his parents built Inn on Mount Desert, a family-run guesthouse just one mile from Acadia National Park. Since then, Coston has acquired and renovated nine more inns in the Bar Harbor area. Together with BRIAN … Continue reading

Design Wire August 2023

Luxury car manufacturer ASTON MARTIN collaborated with British distillery BOWMORE on a singular, one-of-a-kind decanter filled with a rare 52-year-old whisky. The item was purchased in May for $279,800 during a Sotheby’s auction in London, with proceeds benefiting the Bowmore … Continue reading

Design Wire July 2023

IKEA turns 80 this year, which is both surprising—how has it been around that long?—and also not. Like contemplating life before television, it’s hard to imagine living without the Swedish furniture giant. To celebrate its octogenarian status, the company’s anniversary … Continue reading

Design Wire June 2023

From the team that founded Nest, the Energy Star–certified smart thermostat, comes MILL, a smart garbage bin for your kitchen. But Mill isn’t so much a garbage bin as a nutrient recycler, receiving your kitchen scraps and shrinking them down … Continue reading

Design Wire May 2023

A new modular piece of playroom furniture made from recycled olive pits called the NONTALO STOOL allows children and parents to change the shape of the seat to suit their mood or activity. Developed by design duo ENERIS COLLECTIVE and … Continue reading

Design Wire March/April 2023

In a step toward addressing the growing affordable housing shortage in Maine, the UNIVERSITY OF MAINE ADVANCED STRUCTURES AND COMPOSITES CENTER (ASCC) has unveiled the BIOHOME3D, a 3D-printed house made from recycled forest materials. Created in partnership with MAINE HOUSING … Continue reading