Ed Stocker
In Red Hook, New York’s creative fringe is building a design district by the water
The ‘grungy’ seaside neighbourhood in Brooklyn is enjoying a creative boom, drawing furniture-makers, gallerists and designers to its waterfront warehouses.
A tour of Saint-Étienne, a French city betting that design can succeed where industry failed
Once a hub of arms manufacture and coal mining, Saint-Étienne is betting on creative industries to secure its future. We visit its design quarter to meet the people leading the transformation.
Next year’s Salone del Mobile is set to be a tour de force
An ambitious new addition to Milan’s 2027 design event will expand its reach by bringing together businesses and makers from the contract sector.
Village people: A gelato-maker’s mission to resuscitate a declining Cocconato
After discovering that his childhood village in Piedmont was dwindling, entrepreneur Alberto Marchetti embarked on a venture to revive the community, one shop at a time.
Venice’s Fratelli Tosi shows how artisans beat automation with centuries-old craft
In an increasingly convenience-focused world, the global craft industry is thriving. We visit a Venetian biennial to meet the makers turning their skills into successful business.
Milan isn’t Italian design’s only hot spot. You’ll also find it on the sunny banks of Lake Como
It’s easy to assume that Italy’s design world is made up of Milan – and Milan alone. The city is home to the likes of Dimore Studio, as well as shiny showrooms for big-hitter…
Reborn from a historic 1930s art deco bathhouse, the Rockaway Ocean Club is reclaiming the Big Apple’s beach cred
As the summers grow hotter and heatwaves persist, city administrators have turned to real-estate developer CBSK to create more spaces where New Yorkers can cool off and reconnect with the water.
What lies beneath sea-loving Italians’ deep suspicion of lakes?
A dip in the water has always been an Italian summer ritual – as long as it’s salty. Here, we take a dive into the country’s curious phobia of inland bodies of water.
Merano’s Aurora hotel eschews mountain tropes for metropolitan design
Aurora’s latest generation brings a fresh look to the Northern Italian hotel that has been in the family for more than 60 years, with designer Hannes Peer.
Against the encroaching shadow of automation, Homo Faber is a beacon of light
Homo Faber’s exhibition this year is proving that craft, like host city Venice, is still buoyant.
