Playlist: 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 interactions, Timo and Priscilla were selected as 2011 “Designers of the Future” at Design Miami/ and have collaborated with W Hotels, among others. This week’s Playlist offers us a pleasant interaction with Studio Juju’s listening habits. Put your ears on.

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Dining by Design

Over the weekend, Herman Miller partnered with architecture, design, planning, and consulting firm Gensler for the 2013 Dining by Design fundraiser in New York City. The annual event, hosted by DIFFA, invites top designers to create one-of-a-kind dining installations to support the organization’s mission to provide direct care for people living with HIV/AIDS and preventative education for those at risk. Read more

Six Ways to Sidewalk Café Dining

Alright, so it will be a little late (thanks, Mr. Groundhog). But with spring’s inevitable arrival comes the start of sidewalk café season. Welcome the warmth with these six great ways to drink and dine on outdoor design.

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Top Ten: Best of the Web This Week

Take a look at what we’ve been reading this week.

1. “Cut and Paste: Paper Became a Passion for Designer Irving Harper” from Interior Design magazine.

2. Hipstamatic’s office, as reimagined by design firm Envelope A+D, at California Home + Design.

3. The Los Angeles Times’ coverage of Toyo Ito, winner of this year’s Pritzker Prize, the most prestigious award in architecture.

4. Japanese architect Shigeru Ban’s temporary pavilion made from cardboard tubes at the IE School of Architecture and Design in Madrid (via Dezeen).

5. 10 inspiring quotes from the Eames family at Dwell.

6. News from PSFK that Amsterdam’s DUS Public Architecture is set to develop and create a house using a giant 3D printer.

7. The New York Times‘ feature on the 14-year renovation of the home of Scott Omelianuk, editor of This Old House.

8. “Don’t Write off the Poster,” Eye Magazine‘s look at the collaboration between the UK’s V&A Museum and the Royal College of Art seeking to prove that the poster has not been killed off by digital media.

9. “Steve Jobs: Architect” at Design Observer.

10. The opening of artist Christo’s “Big Air Package” in Germany, reported to be the most expansive indoor sculpture ever created (via designboom).

Featured in photo: Eames Molded Plywood Chair, SAYL Chair, Nelson Platform Bench

Inspiration: Kati Rubinyi

Kati Rubinyi is a former architect who, upon completing graduate studies in studio art, shifted to policy planning. “I see great potential for art and design to play a role in other endeavors, like planning,” she explains. Kati now focuses on R&D and strategic planning, and is the editor of the new book The Car in 2035: Mobility Planning for the Near Future. She lives with her three kids, husband, and dog near Pasadena, California. Here’s a look at what inspires her work. Read more

Playlist: 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 creating design and illustration for clients like Coca-Cola, MailChimp, and Wired UK. His iconic work draws inspiration from mid-century design, children’s books and toys, and vintage ads. Now Luke shares the sonic background of his work with us. Take a listen.

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Home Studio Tour: Architect Yi-Hsiu Yeh

Architect Yi-Hsiu Yeh founded Yeh Design Lab to create a link between architecture and fashion. She explores the role of wearable objects — bags, jewelry, hats, and footwear — as message carrying media and investigates their relationship with the human form. The Lab is also interested in combining advanced technology with traditional fabrication. Here, Yi-Hsiu discusses working from home, being a working parent, and what drives and inspires her designs. Read more

Six Ways to Dine in Style

Getting together, sitting down, breaking bread — dining is a central human exercise. Add comfort, style, and thoughtful design to your socializing with these six ideas.

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Top Ten: Best of the Web This Week

Take a look at what we’ve been bookmarking this week.

1. Apartment Therapy’s look inside Airbnb’s Eames-filled office in San Francisco.

2. The sliding facade on this home created by London-based architects dRMM and featured at CubeMe.

3. Dezeen’s report that Danish studio BIG has been appointed to spearhead a redesign the campus of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C.

4. These interiors captured by Toronto photographer Derek Shapton at Desire to Inspire.

5. Collossal’s feature on a sculpture of the last standing tree from a forest destroyed by the 2011 tsunami in Japan.

6. This Chair Alphabet print by Tim Fishlock at Design Milk.

7. Tina Roth Eisenberg’s keynote at South by Southwest Interactive (via swissmiss).

8. More inspiration from swissmiss, this time in Johnson Banks’ “Second Thoughts” interview.

9. Esoteric Survey’s tour of the permanent collection of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

10. The wonderful curiosities filling the home office of the Caselli Avenue Residence remodeled by Schwartz and Architecture in San Francisco (via Inthralld).

Featured in photo: She Said Stool by Nitzan Cohen; Burdick Group Table by Bruce Burdick

Studio Tour: Designer, Filmmaker, & Letterpress Printer Doug Wilson

You’ve recently witnessed graphic designer and filmmaker Doug Wilson’s chair competition with office mate Brandon Goodwin. Today, we’re giving you a closer look at workspace where they created their clever short film (among others). Take a spin around the office Doug’s Mirra chair shares with Brandon’s Aeron chair in this latest studio tour. Read more