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The Nelson Diamond Markers Clock is one of more than 150 clocks designed by George Nelson Associates for the Howard Miller Clock Company, which sold them from 1949 into the 1980s. Nelson Associates employed some of the most celebrated designers of the time, including Irving Harper, Don Chadwick, and John Pile, all of whom contributed…

Brooklyn-based ceramics studio SIN was founded by multi-disciplinary designer Virginia Sin in 2006. One of her first clients was Design Within Reach, and we share her passion for ‘putting the fun into the functional.’ Her Bacchus Bookends, which Sin likes to say ‘are as strong as your vocabulary,’ are handmade stoneware forms that can be…

Gregory Buntain, founder of Brooklyn-based design studio Fort Standard, uses natural materials and modern production methods to bring his designs to life. By combining elements of the natural world with tried-and-true processes, Buntain creates enduring pieces. The Dome Spindle Candleholder is one such piece, at once timeless and of the moment. It’s crafted of unfinished…

Alexander Girard was the director of design for Herman Miller’s textile division from 1952 to 1973. He was asked to add an element of ‘aesthetic functionalism’ to Herman Miller’s first open-plan office system, called Action Office. He responded with more than 40 images for Environmental Enrichment Panels (1972), which are now available as quality, high-resolution…

Brooklyn-based ceramics studio SIN was founded by multi-disciplinary designer Virginia Sin in 2006. One of her first clients was Design Within Reach, and for 16 years we’ve been sharing her passion for ‘putting the fun into the functional.’ Her Cenote Vase was inspired by the hidden wells ‘ known as cenotes ‘ of the Yucatan…

The B32 Vessel II (2024), by Dumais Made for Design Within Reach, features the distinctive hand-applied texture of antique Swedish rolling pins. Each piece is rendered in muted colors and natural finishes, which reveal their character over time. Striking on its own or in a group, this slim handmade vessel can be used to hold…