FORMULATED

A journal about the rituals we create around the home, the objects that bring us joy, and the stories behind how things are made.

  1. Buckle Up: Behind the Stacking Bench

    As we spent the past year rethinking and reconfiguring our homes, we are revisiting STACKED, a hardworking bench that was conceived as a piece that could fill an entire room.
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  2. Get to Know Farrah Sit, Founder of Light and Ladder

    Farrah Sit founded Light + Ladder studio in 2011 and has become known for creating sculptural volumes that look different from every angle.  Her m...
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  3. Visual history of the flower pot, vase and planter

    An astonishing variety of vessels have been designed to contain, cultivate and transport flowers since the Egyptians first used pots to move plants from one location to another. With a timeline spanning from Classical Greece to the Victorian Era to 1980s Memphis design, we chart the evolution of the humble flower pot and the rise of the houseplant, highlighting our favorites.  

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  4. Get to Know Oliver Haslegrave of Home Studios

    Meet Oliver Haslegrave, Founder & Principal of Home Studios, now in their 10th year of business. If you’re in New York, you’ve probably experie...
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  5. Architecture Study: Libraries that wow

    The contemporary library has become an architect's dream project.

    We're not surprised to see the field's most respected architects like Rem Koolhaas, Sou Fujimoto and Frank Lloyd Wright behind the most surprising and intriguing libraries in the world.

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  6. Library of Knowledge: Design inspiration for your bookshelf

    When styling a bookshelf, what better place to look for inspiration than the library?

    When ideating our Dumbo Bookends with Ciszak Dalmas, we turned to the stacks for cues on how to efficiently pack the most books on a shelf.

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  7. Small Space Living: Design ideas from Dalí, Kahlo, O'Keeffe & Pollock

    It's hard to imagine the monumental personalities of Frida Kahlo and Salvador Dalí living in the quarters of a tiny apartment like many emerging artists do today, but their takes on interior design can be applied to small space living no less. 
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  8. Get to Know Veronica Fuerte of Hey Studio

    We chatted with Hey Studio founder Veronica Fuerte about her design approach, influences, thoughts on being a female founder, and favorite font and Pantone color of the moment.
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  9. Get to Know Artist Tishk Barzanji

    Collaborating on an #EnvisionTortuga piece with surrealist artist, Tishk Barzanji, can be described like his many works of art - a fantasy brought to life. The London artist builds architectural phenomenons in his mind, and gave TORTUGA a peek into what that process is like. 
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