Design – Friends of Friends / Freunde von Freunden (FvF)

Design

The multifaceted nature of design means that the people featured in this section work with a wide range of mediums, from furniture to lighting, interiors to graphics. Take a look through our archives to discover the diverse range of creatives who are a testament to the myriad nature of design as an art form.

Stockholm White Label Project

Beyond trends: how White Label Project’s founders are shifting the narrative around design and fashion

Ann-Kathrin and Caroline first met in Paris, a city that was new to both of them. Their shared love of...

Lucerne Impact Acoustic

Soundproofing with a purpose: Impact Acoustic's founders share their story and commitment to sustainability

Jeffrey Ibañez and Sven Erni discuss their love of nature, the underrated power of acoustics, and what it takes to...

Berlin Design

Jessica McGowan's minimalist home

“I feel like the city has more of that small-town feeling. It’s also more restorative in Berlin. The party scene...

Berlin Design

Inside Sissi and Pat’s closet: How a rare Vivienne Westwood crown found its way into their collection

Sissi Pohle and Pat Scherzer epitomize how the clothes we wear, and objects we hold can be used to express...

Lucerne Verona

From waste to wonder: meet the mastermind crafting sound absorbing architecture from plastic bottles

From a prototype-packed design lab in Lucerne, Coco Lombarte leads a team that’s closing the loop on spatial auditory design,...

Design This Changed My Life

Nicole McLaughlin on the eBay find that turned her into Arc’teryx first designer ambassador

Her introduction to upclycling was through fabric scraps and learning to sew. While practicing, Nicole realized the potential of already-existing...

San Diego Design

Inside designer Nicholas Pourfard’s home, a thoughtful restoration of a modernist masterpiece

His sensitivity to restoring the home’s special details is mirrored in the intuitive way he has designed its interior, populating...

Design This Changed My Life

Designer Julia Haney-Montañez on the chair that changed the course of her career

Choosing a creative career is not an easy task. In an economic infrastructure where productivity and economic growth are the...

New York City Design

Kai Avent-deLeon’s Sanctuary

Exposed to many different cultures, Kai was born to an African American and a Grenadian American in the Northern part...

Munich Design

Public Possession: Staying Relevant in Music & Design

Oftentimes, the advice we’re given, particularly when attempting to transform a creative vision into a career, let alone into a...

London Art

Inside Phoebe Lovatt’s Public Library

We flick through the iconic titles that make up Phoebe Lovatt’s Public Library and discuss the freedom that comes with...

Art Deep Dives

What you need to know about digital pollution according to four industry experts

How can digital publishing, along with other branches of the creative industry be rendered more sustainable? In the attempt to...

Community Deep Dives

How a new guard of creatives is changing the way we engage with data

Designer Giorgia Lupi (Pentagram and Accurat) Some of Giorgia Lupi‘s earliest memories are of her grandmother’s tailor shop in the...

Milan Architecture

Bianca Felicori: Forgotten 20th century gems

You might see her running through the streets of Milano’s Corvetto neighborhood on her way to DOPO?—a project space she...

Berlin Art

Insights: The future of curation, education, and transdisciplinarity

Two such curators are Lukas Feireiss, whose eponymous studio “provides overall conceptual development, design and implementation for diverse formats of...