Stories

Geometry in Use

How a simple geometric idea became a versatile object Some geometric forms seem timeless. The hexagon is one of them. When Oki Sato and his studio Nendo designed Hexagon for Quodes, the starting po...

Alfredo Häberli: Poetry and Precision

Few designers combine imagination and technical discipline as naturally as Alfredo Häberli. Born in Argentina and based in Zurich, Häberli has built an international reputation through designs that...

Pattern: from Idea to Icon

When Alfredo Häberli designed Pattern, he started with a simple observation: books are rarely all the same size. Traditional shelves tend to impose order, while books themselves create variety. Sea...