March 31, 2019
Appreciation: Jerry Ackerman, California modern pioneer.
JEROME ACKERMAN 1920-2019 Armed with MFA degrees, Jerome and Evelyn Ackerman set out for California in 1952 from their hometown…
Design
March 1, 2019
The power of three.
Mårten Claesson, Eero Koivisto and Ola Rune met on their first day at university, shared a worktable rather than each…
February 15, 2019
Meet the winners of the 2019 Champagne Chair Contest.
The 2019 Champagne Chair Contest is in the books with five winners this year, including one who captured the inaugural…
January 26, 2019
Florence Knoll Bassett 1917-2019.
Today we fondly remember and celebrate Florence Knoll Bassett, who died on January 25 at the age of 101. One…
December 20, 2018
Deadline Jan. 4 for 2019 Champagne Chair Contest.
The 2019 DWR Champagne Chair Contest™ closes at midnight January 4, 2019. To enter, create a miniature chair using only…
October 19, 2018
Guts and great design.
From September to February, all over the world, cyclists gather to partake in a sport unseen by most people. On…
September 10, 2018
In the studio: Pat Kim.
After studying industrial design at Pratt, Pat Kim apprenticed with a cabinetmaker. “That’s where I developed my reverence for wood,”…
August 29, 2018
With help from DWR surfaces, Conn. museum tests ‘the edge.’
An expansive new art exhibit in Connecticut is exploring the way objects are displayed on surfaces throughout our homes…