Journal

Inside the Studio: Essays on Furniture Design and Structural Innovation

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 >

WHAT'S HOTBehind The Bend

The perfect accessory to the Love seat and your home is Bend's second release of the summer, the Hot Seat...Read more >

THE COVER UP<span>Behind The Bend</span>

THE COVER UPBehind The Bend

If you're like us and love the beach, but a two piece just isn't your thing. We've got you covered, up. The embroidered details...Read more >

UNDER THE STARS PARTY RECAP<span>Behind The Bend</span>

UNDER THE STARS PARTY RECAPBehind The Bend

When you deciAs you know, over the last few months we have been busy shooting and assembling our very first print catalog. We are beyond ecstatic to announce that we...

BACK TO CALI<span>Behind The Bend</span>

BACK TO CALIBehind The Bend

After one very short weekend home, we packed the car back up and hit the highway again. This time heading north to the San Francisco Bay...Read more >

SIX DAYS AND SEVEN NIGHTS<span>Behind The Bend</span>

SIX DAYS AND SEVEN NIGHTSBehind The Bend

To say that the Las Vegas Market is a big show would definitely be an understatement. The show takes up all three of the buildings at the World Market Center...

CATALOG UPDATE <span>Behind The Bend</span>

CATALOG UPDATE Behind The Bend

We are one big step closer to having the first Bend Goods catalog completed. After six good months of brainstorming...Read more >

BEND IN YUSHO<span>Behind The Bend</span>

BEND IN YUSHOBehind The Bend

We are very excited to announce the completion of a project that we’ve been working on for awhile. Chef Matthias Merges is bringing his wildly...Read more >

BEND BASKETS <span>Behind The Bend</span>

BEND BASKETS Behind The Bend

We are excited to announce that our 18” and 22” baskets are officially in stock and ready to ship. With a successful limited run in the last quarter of 2013...Read...