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DESIGN
Anina Major Has Won the Inaugural Future Perfect Prize

With the award, the Bahamian-born maker will receive a $20,000 grant along with a solo exhibition...

DESIGNER OF THE DAY
Designer of the Day: Adam D. Miller

Adam D. Miller worked for years as a painter before meeting ceramicist and curator Tony Marsh, who...

DESIGN
Where to See Stellar Design During Frieze L.A.

Though art fair week in Los Angeles may be focused on Frieze and Felix, there’s a wealth of...

GIFT GUIDE
The Surface Valentine’s Day Gift Guide

Our Valentine’s Day gift guide is geared toward a discerning consumer who, like us, tends to...

DESIGNER OF THE DAY
Designer of the Day: Autumn Casey

The wondrously ornate Tiffany-inspired lamps made by Autumn Casey enchant like stained glass, but...

EXHIBITION
Ian Collings’ Study of Life Force Culminates in an Exploration of Movement

The furniture designer-turned-sculptor brings stone to life with “Movements,” in which he...

CULTURE CLUB
Colin King and The Future Perfect Toast a Major Milestone

On Oct. 19, an intimate group of design and media luminaries were invited to Colin King’s newly...

DESIGN
Colin King and David Alhadeff Orchestrate Design Greatness

The interior stylist teams with The Future Perfect founder to celebrate the gallery’s 20th...

NEW & NOTABLE
What’s New This Summer, From Our List Members

Karl Zahn’s kinetic sculptures at The Future Perfect, iF Design Foundation’s North American...

DESIGN
Gaetano Pesce Dwells in the Future

Just in time for L.A. Art Week, the Italian visionary rethinks his past—and our future—at The...

DESIGNER OF THE DAY
Designer of the Day: Floris Wubben

There’s a chameleonic appeal to the ceramic work of Floris Wubben, the freethinking and...

Designer of the Day
Designer of the Day: Ian Collings

From his days at the Pratt Institute to his postgraduate path in furniture design, a love for shape

DESIGNER OF THE DAY
Designer of the Day: FreelingWaters

The decorative painter Gijs Frieling and psychedelic penmanship practitioner Job Wouters first...

DESIGNER OF THE DAY
Designer of the Day: Ben & Aja Blanc

Unexpected material combinations are a hallmark of Ben & Aja Blanc, the Providence-based design duo

DESIGNER OF THE DAY
Designer of the Day: Eric Roinestad

An inimitable fixture within California’s fruitful ceramics tradition, Eric Roinestad has...

DESIGNER OF THE DAY
Designer of the Day: John Hogan

A key fixture in Seattle’s thriving glassblowing community and one of today’s foremost glass...

DESIGN
A Film Noir Take on VIDIVIXI’s Seductive Furniture

To mark his debut with The Future Perfect, VIDIVIXI founder Mark Grattan presents his latest...

SURFACING
Ceramicist Reinaldo Sanguino Employs Full-Body Improvisation

The Venezuelan artist’s inventive furniture has earned him a devoted following. The topless...

DESIGNER OF THE DAY
Designer of the Day: Chris Wolston

After studying non-Western creative techniques in Ghana, Chris Wolston was awarded a Fulbright...

Retail
These are the Best New Stores and Retail Spaces of 2019

The best new shops of the year include a sophisticated CBD boutique, an epic antiques purveyor in...

DESIGN
The Future Perfect Gives Designers the Ultimate Test

The contemporary design gallery’s latest group exhibition sees more than 40 artists and designers

CULTURE CLUB
Last Night at Casa Perfect New York, The Future Perfect’s Brand-New Private Gallery

On March 9, The Future Perfect hosted a cocktail soirée to inaugurate Casa Perfect New York, the...

NEW & NOTABLE
What’s New This Week, From Our List Members

Rare Warhols on view at Casa Perfect, Sean Kelly Asia, and more.

NEW & NOTABLE
What’s New This Week, From Our List Members

The Future Perfect's San Francisco gallery hosts a Mociun trunk show, Friedman Benda's new "Blow...

Design of the Day
This Vessel Will Renew Your Hope in American Design

Chris Wolston’s sand-cast aluminum creation is part of his latest body of irreverent yet refined...

Design
Elinor Portnoy’s Juicer Adds Theater to Cocktail Hour

Created with a cold-working technique that peels away layers of glass, this colorful citrus juicer...