Journal

Inside the Studio: Essays on Furniture Design and Structural Innovation

THE BEND HOUSE ONE YEAR LATER <span>Behind The Bend</span>

THE BEND HOUSE ONE YEAR LATER Behind The Bend

If you ask us, one of the most important factors in running a successful business is the space that you work in. We are all pretty creatively driven individuals...Read more...

THE LUCY LEATHER SADDLE PAD <span>Behind The Bend</span>

THE LUCY LEATHER SADDLE PAD Behind The Bend

One of the reasons that we started this blog was to answer some of our most frequently asked questions...Read more >

IDSWEST 2015 <span>Behind The Bend</span>

IDSWEST 2015 Behind The Bend

It is officially the first day of IDSwest and we could not be more excited to be experiencing the show for the first time. We are also very honored to...

FRIENDS OF BEND - BOYCE STUDIO <span>Behind The Bend</span>

FRIENDS OF BEND - BOYCE STUDIO Behind The Bend

One of the best parts about working in design is getting to meet and work with creative and inspiring makers across all mediums. Though there exists some healthy competition between...

DESIGNING FOR OUTDOOR <span>Behind The Bend</span>

DESIGNING FOR OUTDOOR Behind The Bend

When you decide to start manufacturing furniture, there are many things to consider. After deciding on the style and materials that you want to work with, you start to think...

FALLING INTO COLOR <span>Behind The Bend</span>

FALLING INTO COLOR Behind The Bend

With Fall less than a week away, here at the Bend House we are getting ready for a little season redesign...Read more >

GETTING BACK TO NATURE IN THE PHILIPPINES<span>Behind The Bend</span>

GETTING BACK TO NATURE IN THE PHILIPPINESBehind The Bend

We'll here we are, less then a week from our return home to the United States. It's crazy to think both how long we've been gone but also how fast...

INTERNATIONAL VS. DOMESTIC MANUFACTURING<span>Behind The Bend</span>

INTERNATIONAL VS. DOMESTIC MANUFACTURINGBehind The Bend

We hope this finds everyone having a great Friday. We are at the end of our Friday here in Bohol, Philippines. Our journey so far has truly been an eye...

AN INDONESIAN WRAP-UP<span>Behind The Bend</span>

AN INDONESIAN WRAP-UPBehind The Bend

Greetings from the island of Bohol in the Philippines. It took a train, a bus, two planes, two taxis, a boat and about 26 hours...Read more >

INDOOR/OUTDOOR LIVING DONE RIGHT<span>Behind The Bend</span>

INDOOR/OUTDOOR LIVING DONE RIGHTBehind The Bend

When you decide to start manufacturing furniture, there are many things to consider...Read more >

A DOWN-UNDER RECAP<span>Behind The Bend</span>

A DOWN-UNDER RECAPBehind The Bend

Happy Friday everyone. It’s crazy to say, but we are officially wrapping up the first leg of our design journey here in Australia...Read more >

GOLD RUSHBehind The Bend

Greeting from Sydney! We've been here for just a couple short days and we've already seen so much, and have so much to fill you in on. Let's save that...

A DESIGN JOURNEY<span>Behind The Bend</span>

A DESIGN JOURNEYBehind The Bend

On Wednesday we told you all about our summer chock full of design and creativity with our intern dream team. Now the question remains...Read more >

A SUMMER FULL OF INTERNS<span>Behind The Bend</span>

A SUMMER FULL OF INTERNSBehind The Bend

We lined up a team of interns from Otis, College of Art and Design here in Los Angeles, CA. We had a really good feeling...Read more >

INSPIRATIONBehind The Bend

As you would imagine, Bend is company full of creative energy. Gaurav started this company not only to put his stamp on the modern furniture industry, but...Read more >

ALL DAY, I FEEL LIKE THAT<span>Behind The Bend</span>

ALL DAY, I FEEL LIKE THATBehind The Bend

Living in Los Angeles can be interesting at times. It’s not uncommon to be sitting in a line of traffic, while the road is being blocked by some production filming...Read...

POWDER COATING <span>Behind The Bend</span>

POWDER COATING Behind The Bend

Happy Friday everyone! Here at Bend, we all have an insatiable appetite for knowledge. We love to find out information like how products are made, where they draw their inspiration,...

CARBEN FOOD + DRINK<span>Behind The Bend</span>

CARBEN FOOD + DRINKBehind The Bend

One of our favorite aspects about working in furniture design is getting to be part of the design process of a brand new space...Read more >

M DOT DESIGN STUDIO<span>Behind The Bend</span>

M DOT DESIGN STUDIOBehind The Bend

At Bend, we love a good Pop-up shop, especially one that incorporates different artisan designers all with different disciplines. It takes a very specific person...Read more >

HOW BEZARBehind The Bend

At Bend we put a lot of thought into the retail partners that we take on. We are very passionate about our work and design in general...Read more >

DWELL ON DESIGN 2015 RECAP<span>Behind The Bend</span>

DWELL ON DESIGN 2015 RECAPBehind The Bend

Our mini spring tradeshow tour has finally come to an end, and we’re happy to say that it was a great success. The final tour stop brought us back home...

NEW YORK X DESIGN WEEK 2015 RECAP<span>Behind The Bend</span>

NEW YORK X DESIGN WEEK 2015 RECAPBehind The Bend

We are finally back and recovered from our annual trek to New York for Design week, and we have so much to fill you in on. Not only was the...

ICFF, WE'RE BACK AGAIN<span>Behind The Bend</span>

ICFF, WE'RE BACK AGAINBehind The Bend

With ICFF Less then two weeks away, the excitement is definitely mounting at the Bend House. Keep an eye on the blog over the next couple of days. We have...

LOVE IS IN THE AIR<span>Behind The Bend</span>

LOVE IS IN THE AIRBehind The Bend

At Bend we are literally upping our wire furniture game with the release of our first design made for two simply called the Love Seat...Read more >