Ron Gilad
A fine balance.
FROM THE ARCHIVE: Tel Aviv-based designer Ron Gilad carves his place within the world of industrial design by questioning and challenging convention.
Spring 2014
Artisanal Pencil Sharpener David Rees
Pencil pusher.
FROM THE ARCHIVE: As improbable as is the profession of artisanal pencil sharpener, more outlandish still is the history of how one came to be one.
Ceramic Fortune
Aleksandra Pollner's porcelain fortune cookies.
Wedge, roll, cut, shape, repeat. That’s the mantra of Seattle-based artist-designer Aleksandra Pollner when she’s forming porcelain fortune cookies before they are kiln-fired.
Slowing Down in Switzerland
Alpine adjustments.
Ask any resident of Switzerland about the railway and they’ll most likely make a case for it being Europe’s top set of tracks. “Swiss trains never even go on strike,” they’ll probably say.
The Darknet Side
The Internet's shady sites.
FROM THE ARCHIVE: Ross William Ulbricht is in jail. And if the FBI has its way, he’ll be there for quite some time. The charges: drug trafficking, money laundering, computer hacking, and ordering a hit on a resident of White Rock, B.C., who had piqued his ire.
The Heffel Brothers
Artistic legacy.
FROM THE ARCHIVE: How the Heffel brothers have transformed the Canadian art business.
When in Rome
Those hallmark keepsake experiences.
When I was young, I went to Rome. On the last night of the trip, with an early departure the next morning, my friends and I thought it would be an excellent idea to buy a few bottles of wine and drink them outside the Colosseum.
Karaköy House
An Ofist building renovation in Istanbul.
FROM THE ARCHIVE: “The main idea for the design of the house was to not have too many ideas,” says interior architect Yasemin Arpaç of Istanbul-based Ofist. With partner Sabahattin Emir, Arpaç formulated an eminently simple—and versatile—living space for a 45-year-old bachelor.
La Marzocco’s Historic Espresso Machines
Made in Italy.
From La Marzocco’s headquarters in Scarperia, just outside of Florence, the Italian king of espresso machinery is still an artisanal operation.