Eurotrip 2016
In October 2016, the SUITE NY team visited three of Europe's most prestigious fairs: Biennale Interieur in Belgium, Dutch Design Week in The Netherlands, and Orgatec in Germany. We first arrived to Antwerp where we met with Beatrice de Lafontaine, owner of Belgian accessories manufacturer When Objects Work. Beatrice took us on a tour of notable shops and restaurants [...]
New York Spaces: The Goods
NEW YORK SPACES: The Goods The Spring 2016 issue of New York Spaces magazine featured several SUITE NY designs, including our two-tone Parentesit acoustic wall panels by Arper and deep Saari lounge chair on the cover, our Big Stripe ecofriendly rug by Ritva Puotila, and Kate Hume's colorful [...]
Nine To Five
Long gone are the days of the mundane and utilitarian work environment. From breakout spaces to colorful executive quarters, companies all over are embracing a more progressive approach to the modern office. Manufacturers like Fritz Hansen and Arper are reinventing classics in playful hues with more contemporary ergonomics, while Italian brand Alias focuses on [...]
Mad About Saffron
Color was the name of the game at Milan 2016, with rich saturated hues paired up with neutral materials such as marble, raw oak, and metal to enliven and excite. One that stood out to us as particularly fresh was this warm, deep shade of saffron. This week we feature Lievore Altherr Molina's Colina chair, Verner Panton's Colina chair, Verner Panton's []
Round And Round
A symbol of function, idealism, and infinity, perfect circles exist only in theory. In fact, a pair of quartz rotors built by NASA remain the closest man has come, landing less than three ten-millonths of an inch from perfection. Still the circle is a shape humans gravitate towards, able to be both bold and graphic or soft and subtle. This week [...]
Blushing Beauties
One of the biggest color trends of 2015 is blush pink. This soft and pleasing hue has been lauded as a new neutral; a suitable choice for modern furniture, lighting and textiles for any room of the house. This week we bring you six designs from all different categories, from Foscarini's pint-sized Binic lamp by Ionna Vautrin to Arne Jacobsen's [...]