Blog - Design Bureau
  • Bacterioptica
    Issue 03

    Bacterioptica

    An unorthodox chandelier that grows, evolves and adapts using its diners’ saliva

  • Tom Polucci
    Issue 03

    Tom Polucci

    Go behind the scenes in HOK Chicago’s offices and see what drives its director of interior design

  • Contest: AND_i

    Contest: AND_i

    Enter to win a handmade belt from jewelry and accessory maker AND_i, featured in the Jan./Feb. issue of DB

  • Warby Parker
    Issue 03

    Warby Parker

    Stylish specs with a philanthropic view

  • Nowhere But Sajima

    Nowhere But Sajima

    An oceanfront Japanese vacation home by Yasutaka Yoshimura Architects makes the most of its stunning surroundings

  • Louis Vuitton Ion
    Issue 03

    Louis Vuitton Ion

    Designing a curvilinear glass façade for the luxury retail giant proved to be just as detail-laden as its signature monogram pattern

  • Emergency Cocktail Station
    Issue 02

    Emergency Cocktail Station

    A “throwback to the cocktail culture” of yore, this first-aid-inspired kit features drink-time essentials

  • Lego Letterpress

    Lego Letterpress

    Using Lego pieces and a Vandercook printing press, Physical Fiction serves up fresh 8-bit prints

  • Tom Dixon’s Void Light
    Issue 02

    Tom Dixon’s Void Light

    The Void Light’s dimpled metal form inspired its name — an enigmatic contradiction in terms

  • Storefront: Post 27
    Issue 03

    Storefront: Post 27

    Angela Finney-Hoffman curates a collection of rare finds at her Chicago home furnishings shop

  • Ghost of a Chair
    Issue 02

    Ghost of a Chair

    This transparent chair gives the appearance of draped cloth supported by nothing more than air

  • Stefan Strumbel
    Issue 02

    Stefan Strumbel

    Distorting conservative German tradition by radically reworking the traditional Black Forest cuckoo clock

  • Shifting Scale
    Issue 02

    Shifting Scale

    Original details and an extensive art collection enliven an updated, minimalist Tribeca loft

  • Structural Shoes
    Issue 02

    Structural Shoes

    Rem D. Koolhaas has manipulated familiar forms into a line of groundbreaking footwear

  • Plain Air Purifier
    Issue 02

    Plain Air Purifier

    Purify indoor air with a low-maintenance, low-energy, miniaturized photocatalysis oxidation system

  • Minjjoo Door
    Issue 02

    Minjjoo Door

    From a German design studio comes this door within a door, perfectly proportioned for kids and adults alike

  • Weathering the Elements
    Issue 02

    Weathering the Elements

    An experiment with the effects of nature on a shingled schoolhouse in Utah

  • Tree Bookshelf
    Issue 02

    Tree Bookshelf

    The name says it all with this whimsical storage centerpiece