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

Designer Nitzan Cohen used his confident He Said Chair and its quieter partner, the She Said Chair, when creating the interior of the cafe-restaurant TABLE at the Schirn Kunsthalle art gallery in Frankfurt. (Photo: via Mattiazzi)

Chef Alain Ducasse choose Sam Hecht and Kim Colin’s graceful Branca Chairs for Mattiazzi for the tables at his Rech restaurant in Paris. (Photo: via Mattiazzi)

The distinctive Osso Chair by brothers and designers Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec for Matiazzi have found a home at the new St. Helliers Cafe, Bar, and Bistro in Auckland, New Zealand. (Photo: Babiche Martens)

A classic by Ray and Charles Eames — their Molded Plastic Side Chair — serves up style and comfort at the organic and sustainable Toast restaurant in Oakland, CA. (Photo: toastoakland.com)

Top photo: restaurantpaustian.dk; Restaurant Paustian in Copenhagen

She Said:

1. Mattiazzi She Said Chair, Nitzan Cohen - With the grace and strength of a ballet dancer, the She Said chair offers a gentle geometry of smooth curves that cradles you, whether at your desk or dining table. She’s stackable and solid wood, available in black anilin beech or natural ash. Meet her at Herman Miller.

2. Washita 1 Cushion, Marianne Diemer – Accent the beauty of the She Said chair with this colorful, Native American- inspired cushion designed by Marianne Diemer. With its pattern of bright, beautiful hues, the pillow is both distinctly traditional and uniquely modern. Cushion your pad at Magpie & Rye.

3. City in Pink, Inaluxe – Add complimentary color above your She Said chair with the mid-century inspired works of Australia’s Inaluxe. Reproduced on 100% cotton museo crane paper, the archival quality “City in Pink” combines sleek geometric shapes and beguiling colors, perfect for the contemporary interior. Hang one from Inaluxe.

He Said:

4. Mattiazzi He Said Chair, Nitzan Cohen - With armrests as confident as a Dale Carnegie handshake, the He Said Chair’s silhouette knows how to make friends and influence people. To sit down comfortably, that is. He’s stackable, and available in solid black anilin beech and natural ash. Greet him at Herman Miller.

5. t.e. 024 Plaid Blanket, Scholtens and Baijings - Though its name sounds a bit technical, this Merino wool and cotton throw has down-home softness. Whether draped on the back of a He Said chair or draped on you, the uniquely modern combination of colors adds a sharp pop of style. Get under one at YLiving.

6. Stelton Cylinda Serving Tray, Arne Jacobsen – Reach over and help yourself to spirited libations from the Arne Jacobsen-designed serving tray by Stelton. The highest example of unified design and function, in polished stainless steel. Get one from Fjorn Scandinavian.

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“Mattiazzi has a history with design, craft, industrial processes, and sustainable practices that makes them a natural fit with Herman Miller,” said Jack Schreur, Vice President of Herman Miller Classics and Retail. “In the past, when you needed a wood supplier that could do the impossible, you called Mattiazzi. Today, they’ve taken their expertise in wood manufacturing to a new level, partnering with leading designers.” Those leading designers include Nitzan Cohen (pictured above), Sam Hecht, and Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec.

Here we look at Mattiazzi’s collaboration with Nitzan Cohen. Cohen, who graduated from the renowned Design Academy Eindhoven, Holland, worked as a designer and project leader in Konstantin Grcic‘s studio n in Munich. He finally opened his own studio in 2007 and his client list now includes BMW-Group, Diesel, Mattiazzi, and Bree.

“It’s a joyful project with wonderful people,” said Cohen of his collaboration with Mattiazzi. “It’s a great example that no matter what technology one has (and Mattiazzi has the latest in CAD wood working) it is still all about the basics, about carpentry work, an intuition for wood together with years of experience and most of all tons of love for it all.”

This year Cohen was tapped to design the Mattiazzi stand (above and below) at the Milan furniture fair. Dubbed “Mirror! Mirror!” Cohen writes “Our installation for Mattiazzi’s 2011 collection was made solely of raw chip-boards, large mirror panels and light bulbs, the installation is an abstract homage to old mirror rooms and analogue times when bare light bulbs were used as a highlight.” The result is theatrical, a stage that’s perfect for Cohen’s elegant chair designs.