Arnaud Lapierre Rolls Out RONDIN: A Bench-Carpet Hybrid

In this day and age, there’s no need to choose anymore – boundary-breaking designers like Arnaud Lapierre are busy creating their own typologies. His latest work, RONDIN, is part-bench, part-carpet, and wholly original. Commissioned by the French Ministry of Culture and crafted by the Atelier de Rec

Nik Bentel Debuts the Playfully Clever Speaker Bag and Mixer Bag

Pairing together two typologies that might seem entirely opposed can either be a complete disaster or utter success. Nik Bentel Studio’s recently launched The Speaker Bag and The Mixer Bag appears to be the latter. The two “accessory” portable speakers meld the formal qualities of current fashion tr

Olga Ashby Transforms Apartment With Travertine and Vintage Finds

When Olga Ashby selected travertine throughout the space in this seventh arrondissement apartment on Rue de Bourgogne, she was drawing on both geological history and contemporary design practice. The project, located steps from the Eiffel Tower, reveals Ashby’s approach to Parisian interiors – using

A Year of The 338

Looking back at a year of blogging, and what’s next for The 338. The post A Year of The 338 appeared first on Texas Real Estate Research Center.