Georgina McWhirter

2 weeks ago | interiordesign.net | Georgina McWhirter

Hand-tinted wax, mica-enriched plaster, and real gold glaze are just some of the artisanal materials Yolande Milan Batteau utilizes to make exquisite wallcoverings and surface treatments that harken back to pre-industrial craftmanship. To create Fleurs du Bien, a collection of atmospheric compositions for her Callidus Guild brand, the French designer looked to nature’s floral bounty.

2 weeks ago | interiordesign.net | Georgina McWhirter

As a schoolkid in the 1990’s, there was nothing like the satisfaction of opening a fresh box of colored pencils and seeing them laid out in a row in all their rainbow glory. (Nowadays the corresponding thrill might be peeling off the screen sticker on an iPad.) Keiichiro Sako and his team at Sako Architects recall this simple analogue pleasure for Gen Alpha in their concept for Poles, a members-only children’s center in Shenzhen Bay Sports Center, a stadium in China’s third most populous city.

1 month ago | interiordesign.net | Georgina McWhirter

Rick Owens, the fashion designer dubbed the Lord of Darkness, and his wife and creative partner, Michèle Lamy, are renowned for their particular brand of occultic minimalism. Owens largely defers to Lamy on Rick Owens Furniture, he explains: “She’s the one directly working on the construction with her craftsman and artisans.

1 month ago | interiordesign.net | Georgina McWhirter

Heard of plumasserie? It’s the centuries-old craft of hand-applying feathers that was once the stock-in-trade of haute couture houses. Maison Février, the last feather atelier located in the heart of Paris, teamed up with Milanese rug company Illulian and Argentine designer/architect Daniel Germani on a cross-disciplinary project to highlight the ebbing art.

1 month ago | interiordesign.net | Georgina McWhirter

Spotted on the streets of SoHo during New York Fashion Week: the accessory of the moment, Clasp. Available in a polished-chrome or matte-black finish, the cast-iron frame, er, mirrors the detailing of a handbag’s metal clasp. Measuring 32 inches high and 20 wide, the looking glass is the latest from Jeffrey Renz and his Brooklyn-based line, Ready to Hang: fun, design-forward mirrors sold at accessible prices, the name a play on ready-to-wear.