DESIGN THAT BINDS
ASSEMBLING OUR FIRST-EVER FAMILY ISSUE GOT US THINKING about what “family” means—and just what we wanted to include in these pages. Did the theme necessitate a focus on children? Would we turn the idea of what constitutes a family on its ear and highlight creative communities linked not by genetics but by a shared interest in, say, what good upholstery can do? And, as one editor implored, would we spare a thought for pets? The answer to all of those questions, it turns out, is “yes, and.” In this issue, we take a look at family in all its forms within the world of design—from siblings whose furniture line was inspired by Chinese craft traditions they learned from their mother, to a Milanese clan united by both blood and business across…
