Can London’s Revamped Royal Opera House Become a Public Amenity?
The famed cultural institution, opening to the public today after a six-year renovation by Stanton Williams, is betting big on audience engagement.
How Textile Designers Can "Hack" Fabrication Technologies and Techniques
For this six-part series, Metropolis asked the textile industry's foremost experts what inspires them—here's what Susan Lyons, president of Designtex, told us.
Kengo Kuma's Shiplike V&A Dundee Lands in Scotland
The futuristic, concrete-clad outpost of the London-based design museum is part of a larger effort to attract tourists to Dundee's burgeoning waterfront.
Trend Forecaster Li Edelkoort On Textiles Made From Salvage and, Yes, Human Hair
For this six-part series, Metropolis asked the textile industry's foremost experts what inspires them—here's what Edelkoort told us about designers expanding the scope of a product’s life cycle.
