Playlist: Architect Chongzi Chen
After graduating from Yale in 2001, Boston architect Chongzi Chen founded independent firm Chen Architect (which we learned about from previous Playlister Aisha Densmore-Bey). His work ranges from...
View ArticlePlaylist: Designer Eduardo Alessi
Italian designer Eduardo Alessi has a singular wit and energy. You can see it reflected in his work as well as distinct focus on sustainable products and materials. Eduardo believes if a product can...
View ArticlePlaylist: Hum Creative
This week brings the mixed and mingling musical selections of Seattle-based Hum Creative. Hum creates bespoke and beautiful brands and design for everyone from corporate giants like Starbucks and...
View ArticlePlaylist: Best of 2012
After 12 months of living, working, and listening, Lifework has amassed an ear-tingling selection of great playlists from all over the globe. Playlists came in from all around the Americas, even...
View ArticlePlaylist: Evernote’s Jeff Zwerner
Born and raised in Michigan, Evernote’s Jeff Zwerner attended high school at Cranbook. Connecting with the noted institution’s design resources, Jeff gained an early appreciation of Cranbook’s — and...
View ArticlePlaylist: Graphic Designer Christopher Dina
New York City graphic designer and illustrator Christopher Dina‘s work ranges from identity and print work to wayfinding and environmental graphics, including a recent collaboration with his wife –...
View ArticlePlaylist: Designer J. Zachary Keenan
As is quite clearly stated on his website, J. Zachary Keenan makes “marks for personal and profitable endeavors”. Keenan, who shares a South Minneapolis studio with his wife Caitlin as well as two...
View ArticlePlaylist: Sea Chant’s Andrew & Carissa Gallo
Sea Chant is the collaborative project of filmmaker Andrew Gallo and photographer Carissa Gallo. Partnering with other like-minded creatives, brands, and artisans, the Gallos integrate their...
View ArticlePlaylist: Architect & Paper Artist Karen O’Leary
Architect Karen O’Leary creates fully realized cities every day without a single brick or beam. Her cities can be seen in hotels, retail stores, restaurants, and books — and on her online store,...
View ArticlePlaylist: Artist Thedor Erkamps
Artist Thedor Erkamps has a lot of colorful expressions – namely his beguiling, mid-century and contemporary design-themed prints. Benefiting from his affinity for patterns and vibrant color, his...
View ArticlePlaylist: Designer Colleen Hill
If designer Colleen Hill isn’t art directing for Goodby Silverstein & Partners, you might find her teaching interaction design and visual communications at her alma mater, the College for Creative...
View ArticlePlaylist: Architect & Designer Max Gunawan
Max Gunawan is an architect and industrial designer with an inspired light above his head. After leaving the corporate work world, he grabbed that light and created Lumio – a multi-purpose, portable...
View ArticlePlaylist: Architect Amélie-Phaine Keller
The work of Amélie-Phaine Keller is wide ranging, literally. In addition to chairing the Bay Area Young Architects, and sitting on the board of the AIA in San Francisco, she also works with a...
View ArticlePlaylist: Illustrator Grace Danico
Grain Edit is one of our favorite design blogs at Lifework, so we’re thrilled to present the Playlist of freelance illustrator and editor Grace Danico. Grace’s diverse range of endeavors also include...
View ArticlePlaylist: One More Song
Every so often, we give past Playlisters the chance to add one more song selection to the Playlist they previously created. Here’s a look at the extra tracks they chose — a little bonus music for the...
View ArticlePlaylist: Designer and Illustrator Luke Bott
This week’s well-mixed Playlist hails from Wichita, Kansas. Its creator, designer and illustrator Luke Bott, creates work that reaches a good deal farther. Since graduating in 2002, Luke has been...
View ArticlePlaylist: Timo Wong and Priscilla Lui of Studio Juju
Founded in 2009 by Timo Wong and Priscilla Lui, Singapore-based Studio Juju designs and develops products, furniture, physical spaces, and more. Focused on creating pleasant and innovative human...
View ArticlePlaylist: Designer Jay Fletcher
Based in Charleston, South Carolina, designer Jay Fletcher surfs when he has spare time — or he would if he had any spare time. The creative mind behind this week’s Playlist spends his working hours...
View ArticlePlaylist: Mark Hansen of Topo Designs
Unless you’ve been living under a Rocky Mountain, you’ve probably seen a lot of Topo Designs over the last year or two. Mark Hansen, along with fellow adventurer Jedd Rose, created the backpack and...
View ArticlePlaylist: Detroit’s Nora Modern
In the heart of Detroit’s creative and cultural midtown lies Nora Modern, a treasure trove of modern housewares, gifts, and accessories. The store was created by four friends looking for a way to...
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