Candy Black's statement-making, black-walled meeting room matched with bold black Eames molded plastic armchairs got our attention -- so we contacted the design boutique's co-founder Jason Rubino for a tour of its Poole, UK headquarters. Here's what we found. More

Born and raised Detroiter, Antonio "Shades" Agee, has been know to hit a wall or two. In fact, as a graffiti artist he's hit pretty much every kind of surface you can imagine, and then some you might not imagine. Now a 15-year arts veteran, his career has taken him everywhere from the streets to galleries to corporations, internationally. The infusion of his surroundings, influences, and personality into his artwork has drawn the attention of clients like Fiat, Chrysler, and Quicken Loans just to name a few. So what does Antonio listen to while he's painting? The answers to that question reside within this week's Playlist. More

So Design Consultants are the creative minds behind the graphic design and photography for Herman Miller UK. And now we know it for its inspiring surroundings: a converted barn in Bristol in the southwest of England. In his own words, Creative Director Steve Haskins gives us a personal tour. More

Today's Playlist comes from designer and illustrator Katie Kirk. Together with her husband Nathan Standberg, Katie runs Eight Hour Day, a multidisciplinary design boutique. You've probably seen Katie's work already, like the beautifully illustrated children's book "Eli, No!" or perhaps EHD's work for Target and Old Navy. More

You might say artist and designer Matthew Shlian has a ton of paperwork. Between his own artwork, design and commissions for clients, teaching, and collaborating with scientists at the University of Michigan, you can see why. With a background as a paper engineer, Matthew's work focuses on paper as a means to explore three-dimensional form. He says, "Researchers see paper engineering as a metaphor for scientific principals; I see their inquiry as basis for artistic inspiration." Check out the basis for his musical inspiration in today's Playlist. More

Jim Franco is an interiors and lifestyle photographer (he's the man behind the lens of Apartment Therapy's Big Book of Small Cool Spaces) who also paints and makes surfaces for the prop-rental house he co-owns. And that means that his work space spreads out between two studios and the prop house itself. More

With all this extra daylight and our now-official "spring season" status, we are admittedly spending more of our time in the office wishing we were outside instead of in. So we had an idea: this year, let's really make it happen and brave a few workdays in the Great Outdoors. More

Looking for a good time? Here are six ways to keep time on your side, whether you're springing forward or falling back, in the home office or out on break. More

Art director/graphic designer Erin Jang got her start working in New York City for magazines like Martha Stewart Living and Esquire. She recently set out on her own to open The Indigo Bunting, a studio where she continues to focus on magazine design and illustration as well as custom invitations and paper goods. Her latest project, Food Sketches, might inspire your 4pm snack craving today. Listen up to the music mix that keeps her humming in our newest Playlist. More

From sleek modern LED models to old fashioned incandescent bulb lamps, a good task light not only makes an obvious difference in the illumination department, but also consider how adding one on top of the desk can be a decorative opportunity. Amy Feezor of Herman Miller's Lifework blog shared her 6 top picks... More