The Future Perfect

Discover the art and sculpture behind bonsai trees at Elvis Presley’s former home in LA

The art of bonsai – literally, ‘tray planting’ – goes back thousands of years. Originating in China, becoming tradition in Japan, it only achieved worldwide recognition in the last few decades. The dwarfed, meticulously cared-for trees must be trimmed, styled...

The Future Perfect takes up residence in Elvis Presley’s former home

Opened to the world last year, The Future Perfect’s first Casa Perfect saw a 1957 mid-century modern pile designed by architect David Hyun re-jigged as a 3,000 sq ft showroom for the Manhattan-based gallery and design store. That house...

Design Miami 2017 preview: the top 20 exhibitions and satellite events

Hot house: feeling the heat at Casa Perfect, LA’s smouldering new design showcase

New Yorkers find it hard to understand Los Angeles. They extol the beach and weather, but sneer at the traffic and cheesy Hollywood Boulevard. Intrepid visitors might find nirvana on Mulholland Drive or in an order of tacos al pastor...

Pretty in pink: The Future Perfect taps Leilani Zahn for a secret exhibition at NYCxDesign

Head upstairs to The Future Perfect’s ‘secret space’ (the brand’s second-floor office and adjoining gallery just down the street from their main, open-to-the-public location) and you’re welcomed by a warm, blush glow. The ambiance, a product of walls painted in Farrow...

The Future Perfect’s latest collections nod to Soviet architecture, alchemy and light

The Future Perfect kicked off Frieze New York and NYCxDesign with two collections: ‘Alchemy Turning into Gold’ by Tbilisi–based Rooms, and a new series of glass furniture and objects by Seattle artist John Hogan. Rooms founders Keti Toloraia and Nata...

Double down: The Future Perfect launches a duet of new collections

Last week, The Future Perfect debuted a furniture line by Marta Sala Editions out of Milan and a new collection by Brooklyn-based ceramicist Monty Mattison. Both Marta Sala and Mattison came to The Future Perfect through a thoroughly modern mode:...

Public offering: Dimore Studio and The Future Perfect team up on a retail reveal

Historical allusion and handmade materials aren’t exactly distinct or rare processes in many design practices. And yet, Dimore Studio seems to have the reputation of ’doing something different’, as both industry insiders and lifestyle conglomerates – from Hermès and Bottega...

Pristine chamber: Georgian design firm Rooms brings its ’Wild Minimalism’ collection to NY

While it may not be hard to guess just what business Nata Janberidze and Keti Toloraia are in, judging from their company name – Rooms – what they design is anything but essentialist or spartan. ‘Usually, when you think of...

Making shapes: designer Christopher Stuart celebrates distortion in NY

According to Dieter Rams’ ten principles for good design, nothing must be arbitrary or left to chance. ‘If I’d followed those rules, this collection would not exist,’ says Christopher Stuart, whose functional furniture series, ‘Constructs & Glitches’, was recently unveiled...

Accidental art: Martyn Thompson turns his used rags into painterly textiles

They say one man’s trash is another man’s treasure. For Martyn Thompson that phrase rings true. The New York-based artist and force behind Martyn Thompson Studio has found another use for his discarded drop-cloths and rags, transforming them into beautiful...

Design bites: the best the Big Apple has to offer for this year’s NYCxDesign