industrial design

The Future of Industrial Design

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The future of industrial product design has never looked brighter. Design innovation is at an all-time high, and the widespread adoption of smartphones or the release of Tesla’s Powerwall proves that great design catches on. Inspired by these recent trends, we’ve compiled a list of products that seem like a shoe-in for global embrace. Tesla's Powerwall [...]

WestEdge Design Fair 2015

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Styleture recently traveled to Santa Monica, California, to attend the WestEdge Design Fair, a four-day event celebrating contemporary design in a modern environment packed with premium home furnishing brands and designers. While we enjoyed seeing everything the show had to offer, here is a closer look at some of our favorite booths and show highlights. [...]

Palm Beach Style

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They call Palm Beach “The Best of Everything.” And with miles of sand and surf, it never disappoints. Delight in the tropical beauty of Florida’s island haven with the best in everything Palm Beach – the styles that will transport you to the summer days and sun-kissed beaches of one of the country’s most architecturally inspiring ocean oases. So slip on your[...]

Palm Beach Style

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They call Palm Beach “The Best of Everything.” And with miles of sand and surf, it never disappoints. Delight in the tropical beauty of Florida’s island haven with the best in everything Palm Beach – the styles that will transport you to the summer days and sun-kissed beaches of one of the country’s most architecturally inspiring ocean oases. So slip on your[...]

Modern Bronze Age: Styleture’s Favorite Bronze Designs

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The Bronze Age marks a time in ancient history when our civilization began developing advanced metalworking techniques for smelting copper and tin from naturally occurring outcroppings of ore, and then alloying those metals in order to cast bronze. The Bronze Age primarily took place between 3500 BC and 1200 BC, and is traditionally divided into the Early Br[...]

Design Trend: The Eco-Kitchen

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Here at Styleture, we are nothing if not lovers of environmentally conscious interior design. We’ve been hooked on the trend since long before Ed Begley Jr. was driving around in an electric car (read: a long time). When it comes to environmentally conscious design for the kitchen, we get even more excited because of all of the great products out there. A de[...]

Orime Mouse: Reminiscent of the Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk

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Tired of your unoriginally designed mouse, with its sleek rounded contours and ergonomically friendly design? Check out the Orime Mouse by Elcom, a wireless laser mouse that is more reminiscent of the United States Air Force’s Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk aircraft, than something you’d typically find in the aisles of Best Buy. Just a bit of background: the Lo[...]

Shake it Up!: Design Forward Cocktail Shakers by WMF

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WMF is well known for utilizing high-quality materials to create stunning products like cocktail shakers, decanters, corkscrews and wine glasses. For professional mixologists and casual drink makers alike, their cocktail shakers are not only eye-catching in their design, but they also stand the test of time. As drink prices in bars continue to skyrocket, sh[...]

Remebering Industrial Design Master Eva Zeisel (1906-2011)

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The Styleture editorial team has many heroes in the design world; perhaps none have been more of an influence on us than the late Eva Zeisel. Ms. Zeisel, a Hungarian-born industrial designer known for her work with ceramics, passed away on December 30th at the age of 105. As admirers and fans that are simply in awe of what she contributed to the design wor[...]

Trend Watch: Small is Big in Home Design

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In the design world, bigger is not always better. After all, the smaller the space, the greater the innovation. Residential designers and architects in urban locations are no strangers to resolving the issue of compact lots and homes; but now small is becoming big due to the economic downturn. According to “20/20: IFDA’s Vision for the Future,” a new report [...]