AMSTERDAM — In an era dominated by flat screens, algorithmic feeds, and a pervasive digital detachment, Dutch contemporary artist Sandra Keja Planken is carving out a vital space for physical resonance. Operating at the intersection of sculpture, textile design, and immersive environmental installation, Planken creates works that defy easy categorization. Her pieces—woven structures that pulse…
Main Facts In the industrial waterfront neighborhood of Red Hook, Brooklyn, a 7,000-square-foot workshop is quietly rewriting the rules of contemporary American design. At the helm of this humming, sawdust-dusted ecosystem is Natalie Shook, a Cuban-American artist whose path from Midwestern painter to master fabricator birthed Piscina—a multidisciplinary design studio and collaborative workspace. Piscina is…
Main Facts In the quiet intersection of traditional craftsmanship and unbridled creative intuition lies Ursula Futura, a Vienna-based design studio that is rapidly changing how we think about decorative glass and lighting. Founded by designer Kathrin Schaden, the studio operates not merely as a commercial enterprise, but as a deliberate alter ego—a space born from…
By the Roomhints Editorial Team Part of the Roomhints Designer Spotlight Series Main Facts: The Philosophy of Precision In the upper echelons of contemporary residential interior design, few practitioners evoke the concepts of rigor, discipline, and understated elegance quite like Martin Kobus. As the principal of Kobus Interiors, the Dutch-born designer has built a career…
A Sydney-based design studio is challenging the long-held domestic compromise, offering parents a way to cultivate spaces that are deeply functional for young children without sacrificing high-end aesthetic values. Main Facts For generations, expecting a child has come with an unspoken architectural penalty. The arrival of a new family member has traditionally triggered a domestic…
By the Roomhints Editorial Team Part of the Roomhints Designer Spotlight Series Main Facts In the upper echelons of residential design, few practitioners possess the cross-disciplinary mastery, structural foundation, and institutional pedigree of Jerry Jacobs. Operating out of Belvedere-Tiburon, California, Jacobs represents a dying breed of designer: an architectially trained visionary who seamlessly bridges the…
ISTANBUL, TÜRKİYE — Great design rarely begins with a grand marketing strategy or a sweeping commercial launch. More often, it emerges from a quiet, persistent hum of creative continuity. For Türkiye-based design practice and furniture brand Regen Studio, that hum began as a shared sensibility echoing across various architectural projects—in the custom pieces meticulously engineered…
There is a distinct, fleeting moment that Los Angeles-based sculptural artist Katrien Van der Schueren describes when discussing her creative practice—not the moment a piece is finished, but the moment it arrives. It is the precise threshold where an object becomes, as she defines it, a version of itself. It is not necessarily the definitive…
NEW YORK — In an era dominated by maximalist trends, digital noise, and fleeting design fads, Manhattan-based interior architect Nitzan Tagansky has carved out a quiet, enduring niche. Known for spaces that are dramatically simple yet deeply inviting, Tagansky’s work represents a masterclass in warm-modern design. His interiors are never cold or austere; instead, they…
By Meg Elison Published by The Wild Hunt | Arts & Culture When I was a child, I read a book that taught me the fundamental architecture of sacred practice: the absolute beauty of ritual, the pressing necessity of ritual vestments, the careful curation of offerings for sacrifice, and the solemn, terrifying weight of acting…
