Friday Five

Draga Obradovic and Aurel K. Basedow, of Draga & Aurel, share some of their Italian favorites, from a hat brand to a hotel in Venice.

Amanda Leigh, co-founder of House of Rolison, shares her love of the 427 Cobra, staircases, framing, and more.

Karim El-Ishmawi, co-founder of Kinzo, shares his favorite installations at Salone del Mobile, a tea pavilion in Portugal, Boston City Hall, and more.

Amanda Gunawan, co-founder of OWIU Design, joins Friday Five to share her favorite Japanese ryokan, her love of running, Flos lighting, and more.

Our Friday Five column delivers fresh inspiration every week. Come peek behind the curtain and see what made our top ten creatives tick!

Product designer Theodóra Alfreðsdóttir shares her love of nature in Iceland, the Barcelona Pavilion, a marble banana, and more.

Dan Harden, CEO and principal designer of Whipsaw, shares his love of cotton, a jet engine, acrylic paint, and more.

Logitech's Giulio Barresi, a design leader and strategist, shares some of his favorite items, from a cheese slicer to a Marimekko pattern, and more.

Weaver Anya Molyviatis joins Friday Five to share about designer Jay Nelson, Brian Eno’s lightboxes, Terunobu Fujimori’s teahouses, and more.

Sallyann Corn, co-founder of fruitsuper, shares her love of walking, renting bicycles, small design festivals, and more.

Kevin Frankental, co-owner and creative director of Lemon, tells us about his favorite chair, a Paris apartment, a design store in New York, and more.

Italy-born, France-based designer Manuela Simonelli, of Quaglio Simonelli, shares her love of traveling, McQueen, found objects, and more.