PULSE and the Poetics of Contemporary Japanese Design
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PULSE and the Poetics of Contemporary Japanese Design

67 Brands and designers
2500+ Hand-picked objects
190 Stories in the journal
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Ana Kraš and the Making of HAY’s Ava Lamps
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Ana Kraš and the Making of HAY’s Ava Lamps

Since its founding in Copenhagen in 2002, HAY has operated with a simple but radical premise: contemporary design should be accessible, expressive, and reflective of the ways we live today. Rooted in Denmark’s design heritage yet always looking forward, HAY has built...

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industrialkonzept is a platform for contemporary design. We select furniture, lighting and objects from independent studios and established houses, and write about the people, materials and processes behind them. The catalogue is edited, not exhaustive.