Playful

Contemporary Japanese porcelain brand reinterpreting Arita ware through collaborations with international designers.

Maximalist minimalism - Nordic skeleton with rebellious details

Alessi creates...

Friendly objects for designy people - Cubebot wooden robot from Brooklyn

Playful modernism capturing the Eames spirit at accessible prices

Espresso machine as design muse - Metric Chronograph with scale marked for extracting espresso shots

Organic digital - wooden enclosures and maple buttons, Organelle as standalone music computer

Bold geometric patterns and playful textiles

London collectible design - Drift table, Wrong for Hay collaborations, gallery-grade furniture

Sculptural innovation through Arco Floor Lamp and IC Lights series

Light from corn - 3D printed plant-based polymer lamps with soft matte ceramic finish

Memphis Group co-founder known for colorful kettles and kitchen objects

Playful minimalism with About A Chair collection and Colour Crate storage

Flat-pack boutique bridging IKEA and high-end - Last Stool, T-Lamp, Puffy Chair by Faye Toogood

Engineering-first design since 1905 - notebooks that open completely flat

Democratized synthesis with Volca series

Absurdist edge - nonsense machines as musical instruments, creators of the Otamatone

Premium retro gaming handhelds with pixel-perfect displays and magnesium construction, founded by Oculus creator Palmer Luckey

Normann Copenhagen creates...

Transparent 'zero secrets' housing - founded with Teenage Engineering design partnership

Contemporary chess products designed in NYC featuring weighted pieces with precision die-cast metal bases

Deliberately lo-fi yellow handheld with hand crank - hardware by Teenage Engineering

Danish ceramics with bold colors and Memphis-influenced forms

Playful handmade glassware with colorful, sculptural forms

Playful minimalism standard - OP-1 Field, EP-133 K.O. II, TX-6, Pocket Operators

Integrated monolithic e-bike - Halo Ring interface replaces traditional displays. Relaunching under McLaren Applied

Wooj creates...

TE-adjacent utilitarian aesthetic - Nomad [E] with integrated screens, rotary knobs, and ruler-printed cases