A Sydney-based design studio is proving that a home doesn’t have to undergo a drastic aesthetic overhaul the moment a family expands. It started, as many domestic revolutions do, with a single, elusive object: a rocking chair. When Najah Baroudi was pregnant with her first son, she set out to find a nursery seating option…
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…
DÜSSELDORF — In the landscape of modern design, where fleeting trends often dictate form and superficial aesthetics reign supreme, a quiet counter-revolution is taking place in an atelier along the Rhine. Case Studios, an interdisciplinary design practice based in Düsseldorf, operates on a fundamentally different premise: that materials possess an innate, unyielding logic, and the…
Introduction: The Evolution of Handcrafted Soap For artisans and home crafters alike, the journey into soap making often begins with simplicity. A block of clear or opaque melt-and-pour base, a dash of fragrance, a drop of color, and a standard mold are the familiar stepping stones of the beginner. However, once crafters master the foundational…
OAKLAND, Calif. — Opening statements commenced Tuesday, Aug. 18, in a federal courtroom in Oakland, California, marking a watershed moment in the intersection of big tech, mental health, and constitutional law. The high-stakes lawsuit—brought forward by a coalition of four states including California, Colorado, Kentucky, and New Jersey—targets Meta Platforms Inc., the parent company of…
Main Facts In the industrial waterfront neighborhood of Red Hook, Brooklyn, a 7,000-square-foot former manufacturing space hums with a distinct kind of creative energy. This is Piscina, a multidisciplinary design studio and collaborative collective founded by Cuban-American artist Natalie Shook. Far from a conventional white-cube gallery that occasionally dabbles in merchandise, Piscina operates as an…
Main Facts In the expansive science-fantasy universe crafted by director Zack Snyder—renowned for his visually distinct work on films such as 300, Man of Steel, and Watchmen—mythology and futuristic world-building seamlessly intertwine. At the heart of this original otherworldly saga is a unique creature that has quickly captured the imaginations of audiences worldwide: the bennu….
A Sydney-based design studio is proving that a home doesn’t have to change—or sacrifice its aesthetic integrity—just because a family grows. Main Facts The contemporary interior design landscape has long operated on an unwritten, yet rigid, binary: a home can either be aesthetically curated for adults or functionally optimized for children, but rarely both. For…
By the Roomhints Editorial Team Part of the Roomhints Designer Spotlight Series Main Facts For over two decades, interior designer Olga Adler has shaped spaces that challenge the conventional boundaries of residential architecture. Founding her eponymous studio in 2003 with a singular, uncompromising vision—that spaces must be simultaneously aspirational and unique, luxurious and deeply comfortable—Adler…
By the Editorial Desk Published in partnership with Studio Visit Main Facts In the contemporary design landscape, aesthetic trends shift with seasonal velocity, often prioritizing surface-level novelty over structural integrity. Against this fleeting backdrop, Case Studios—a Düsseldorf-based interdisciplinary design practice—operates under a radically different premise. For this German studio, the defining characteristic of a project…
