Notes from Metropolis
By Susan S. Szenasy
A recent trip to São Paulo has our editor in chief thinking about the nature of cities.
Observed
America
By Karrie Jacobs
The right-wing crackpot doesn’t realize who he’s borrowing from.
Perspective
By Philip Nobel
Having reached architectural early middle-age, ARO now seems poised for greatness.
In Production
By Shannon Sharpe
Philippine Lemaire’s four-part Itisy table can change to fit a variety of uses and spaces.
Materials
By Shannon Sharpe
Philips and Kvadrat join forces to integrate LED displays into a noise-absorbing panel.
Productsphere
By Paul Makovsky
Earthy materials make a reappearance in products large and small.
Ben Katchor
By Ben Katchor
“In his short and brutal life, Ouquet had never been to a contemporary dance performance.”
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By Ian Volner
The firm takes free-form trial and error to almost dizzying heights before locking onto a final direction.
By Avinash Rajagopal
After seven years of co-creating with local artisans in Tunisia, the designer discovers a new way of working.
By Avinash Rajagopal
Inside Outside shapes its stunning textiles through a constant dialogue with its collaborators.
By Avinash Rajagopal
The designers plunge into the technicalities of pigment and production to suggest bold new directions for an entire industry.
By Eva Hagberg
The architect might take two hours to draw a house or a chair, and then spend two years methodically refining it.
By Paul Makovsky
Instead of the sketchpad, the master of minimalism uses photography as a tool for both inspiration and communication.
By Fred Moody
Serving as an informal R&D lab, the firm’s street-front exhibition space helps them interact with the public and discover new paths to creativity.
By Martin C. Pedersen
By drawing complex diagrams of our bodies, the designer transforms constraints into sources of creativity.
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