Building Block | Los Angeles (USA) | By Emma Harrison

Established in 2011 by sisters Kimberly and Nancy Wu, Building Block is a design studio based in an airy loft in downtown LA. Created from a shared love of minimalist fashion and industrial design, the pair reimagine classic shapes and ‘edit out excess’ to produce their range of structured accessories. 

A former concept car designer for Honda’s Advanced Studio, Kimberly teamed up with Nancy, a former footwear designer for Nike, to counter the culture of fast fashion and trend-based design. The result is a blend of classic luxury and utility that incorporates unusual industrial items such as rubber tubing, wooden balls, and brass rods with bold silhouettes.

Earlier this year, Building Block opened a collaborative studio and store with concept gallery Iko Iko, to read more or browse online, check out their website. We’ve also heard that a furniture range may be in the pipeline…

AXS Geodesic Dome Incense Burner | Los Angeles (USA)

This hand built ceramic incense burner is by Los Angeles based RS Handmade for AXS Folk Technology. The ceramic work of art has been custom made to sit gracefully with AXS Folk Technology's conceptual collection that draws inspiration from the past, present, commune life and the Bay Area in the 1960s.

Read more at AXS Folk Technology