“Of course, there were big names at the show, like Tom Dixon and Patricia Urquiola. Spain and Austria showcased their top talent with polished displays. Minneapolis-based Blu Dot picked up a best-body-of-work award. But there was also room for upstarts like a woodworking design team (or call it a collective) named Studio Dunn based in Pawtucket, R.I. These recent Rhode Island School of Design grads make exquisite furniture from FSC-certified wood and create hand-blown glass lamps, and all production is done by craftspeople located within 50 miles of their workshop. It’s all part of the studio’s goal to support local businesses and communities in a place where the U.S. industrial revolution was born and is struggling to survive.”
