Woonwinkel | Portland, OR Setting-Up Shop is an ongoing series of conversations where we get to know some our favorite retail partners. We recently caught up with Kristin Van Buskirk of Woonwinkel to learn more about her experience as a shopkeeper. Tell us a little bit about the concept behind Woonwinkel....

The stories behind the products: Hervé Tullet on his development of Blocks for Areaware. Usually, paper is my favorite subject of experimentation. I paint it, rip it, tape it, cut it, and shape it to create my artworks. I already made sculptures and games out of it. Through the years...

the stories behind the products Karl Zahn on his development of Croc Pile for Areaware. When I started making wooden animals way back in 2000, one of the things that really intrigued me in a nerdy way was trying to make something in as few cuts as possible without sacrificing...

things to see Contributing designers include Andreas Lund, Ara Thorose, Big-Game, Chris Wolston, FÄrg & Blanche, Faye Toogood, Front, Jean-Baptiste Fastrez, HAHA, Jack Rabbit Studio, Jaime Hayon, Jonas Wagell, JUMBO, Konstantin Grcic, Loic Bard, Müsing–Sellés, Pierre Yovanovitch, Sylvain Willenz, Talbot & Yoon.t & Yoon, Toni Grilo, Farg and...

Mirror Masks by Chen Chen and Kai Williams are every mood. Made from layers of painted and silvered glass, their expressions reflect yes, no, or maybe. A small keyhole is milled into the back for easy hanging on a screw. Hardware included. Shop your mood on areaware.com...

You may have noticed; organic things deform when they move. In the book, ‘The Illusion of Life: Disney Animation’ this fundamental fact of biology is translated into fundamental principle number one of physical animation, ‘Squash and Stretch’. It gave early animators the ability to transform inanimate objects into animate ones...

This interview is part of an ongoing series of conversations with the Areaware designers. We asked our Fall 2017 designers to select someone to conduct an interview with them about their practice. Brandon Wilner, designer of our new Mirror Bookmark spoke with Daniel Levin Becker, a critic, editor, and translator...

the stories behind the products Visibility on the development of their Ridge Kitchen collection for Areaware. Ridge Kitchen originally started as a collection of porcelain tools for the kitchen. The idea was to convey use through pattern and motion. The forms referenced the language of the machine while being implemented...

Reposted from Dezeen see more photos from the exhibit after the jump Dutch Invertuals has invited 45 of the designers it has worked with over the past nine years to exhibit more than 800 objects from their archives for a show at Dutch Design Week. Displayed as part of Fundamentals...