Top Design Trends of 2018: Nordic Redux
As 2018 draws to a close, we’re looking back at design fair debuts, taking stock of the visual and material themes driving the industry.
Akiva Blander
Top Design Trends of 2018: Look East
As 2018 draws to a close, we’re looking back at design fair debuts, taking stock of the visual and material themes driving the industry.
Top Design Trends of 2018: Trompe L'Oeil
As 2018 draws to a close, we’re looking back at design fair debuts, taking stock of the visual and material themes driving the industry.
Paul Kasmin’s New Chelsea Outpost Is a Refined Respite Among Its Glitzy Neighbors
Designed by Studio MDA, the new flagship art gallery makes a bold statement while maintaining a historical and aesthetic dialogue with its environs.
Alexander Fehre Designs a Surreal, Postmodern-Inflected Office in Germany
The Stuttgart, Germany–based interior architect combined vibrantly painted furniture, ample applications of zinc and wood, and bold black-and-white zigzags.
8 Architectural Products to Inspire Your Next Design
This selection of buildings—ranging from Atlanta to Kansas City to Basel, Switzerland—highlight stand-out materials and products.
The High Line Will Host 1,000 Vocalists for a "Mile-Long" Opera
Architecture firm Diller Scofidio + Renfro (DS+R) and Pulitzer Prize–winning composer David Lang are collaborating on the project, which runs October 3–7.
New Book Explores the Mexican Artist-Designer Whose Medium Was Public Space
Mathias Goeritz: Modernist Art and Architecture in Cold War Mexico contextualizes Goeritz’s art within the cultural and political transformations of Latin America.
Gio Ponti’s Rich Design Legacy to Be Celebrated in Huge Paris Retrospective
Of the cohort of Modern designers working in postwar Italy, few rivaled Gio Ponti—either in sheer prolificacy or in blending industrial…
Off the Grid: 3 Rugs That Embrace Bold Colors and Shapes
These new rugs—designed by Ghislaine Viñas, Mae Engelgeer, and Patricia Urquiola—are defined by splashy hues and unconventional form.
Metropolis Magazine’s 10 "Inspirational" Design Cities of 2018
From Rome to Kyoto, these cities have rich urban fabrics, self-assured cultural scenes, and a laid-back atmosphere.
Metropolis Magazine’s 10 'Buzzing' Design Cities of 2018
From Detroit to Seoul, these cities manage to have global design influence while maintaining a their unique regional identities.
Design Studio Space Encounters Brings a Dash of Eclecticism to Amsterdam
As part of our 2018 Design Cities issue, Metropolis looked at projects, firms, and places that are driving global design culture today.
Metropolis Magazine's 10 Powerhouse Design Cities of 2018
For our annual Design Cities listings, Metropolis surveyed 80 leading architecture and design professionals on the world's top design powerhouses.
New Talent 2018: Nadine Goepfert's Diverse Practice Encompasses Fashion, Textiles, and Interiors
The Berlin-based designer is propelled by an intense interrogation of materials; her work ranges from table cloths to office interiors.
2018 Architectural League Prize Exhibition Showcases 6 Rising Architects and Designers
The show, called Objective, is on view at the Sheila C. Johnson Design Center at Parsons The New School of Design through August 4.
Take a Look Inside Hem's Second Ever Pop-Up, Now Open in L.A.
The temporary store for the cult Stockholm-based furniture e-tailer, located in a warehouse in Downtown L.A., showcases a mix of staple pieces and new offerings.
Meet Dani Arps, New York's Go-To Designer for Start Ups
With a dozen-odd start-up offices under her belt—including Venmo and SeatGeek, the designer is making waves in the world of workplaces.
Surveying L.A. Pomo: AC Martin Partners
In this series of articles, Metropolis celebrates the diverse, innovative Postmodern architecture coming out of La La Land between 1975 and the early 1990s.
Spanish Designers Are Embracing a Handcrafted, Rustic Sensibility
Reacting against the increasingly derided minimalism of Nordic design, Spanish designers and manufacturers continue to drive the Continent’s rustic aesthetic.
Can Designers Combat Light Pollution by Embracing Darkness?
In our over-lit cities, lighting designers are fighting back on behalf of darkness and night—not to mention public space and urban vitality.
9 Designs that Reveal the Latest in Side Tables
Whether deployed in residential, commercial, or hospitality spaces, the timeless, ever-functional side table offers designers a clean canvas upon which to experiment, while granting…
Pacific Northwest Design: Emily Carr University’s New Digs Look to the Future While Respecting the Past
The new facility in Vancouver, designed by Diamond Schmitt Architects, includes light-filled studio, exhibition, and performance spaces.
Bouroullec Brothers Design a New Rug for Kvadrat and Maharam
While finding inspiration in nature is…
Kate Orff on Her New Project in Israel, What's in Store for the Venice Biennale, and Activism in Landscape Architecture
Orff's New York practice SCAPE develops broad-based coalitions that can advocate for the firm's projects.
The Sinister Truth Behind Cabin Porn
The quintessential woodsy getaway has become a cultural and architectural obsession of late—here's why.
Rediscovering the Social Aspirations of Israel's Early Modernists
A new exhibition at Yale School of Architecture distills social values from Israel's early Modernist Architecture.
LED-Powered "Waterfall" Transforms Brutalist Tower in Madison
Hundreds of LED nodes were used to power Electric Waterfall, a lighting installation that activated the drab facade of a local eyesore.
From Monstrous to Marvelous, "Never Built New York" Showcases NYC's Unrealized Ambitions
By considering the city's unbuilt skyline, a new exhibition at the Queens Museum compels viewers to consider its future.
The Story of 20th-Century Japanese Culture, in One Book
"The Japanese Photobook" obsessively documents the mediatic techniques that captured life in the island nation over the last 100 years.
The Bold Plan to Help Save the Mid-Atlantic Coast from Storm Surges
Metropolis talked to Harvard GSD Professor Jesse M. Keenan on "Blue Dunes: Climate Change By Design," a book he co-edited with Claire Weisz of WXY Architecture.
New Exhibition Showcases Stunning Pieces by the Wiener Werkstätte
The Neue Galerie's "Wiener Werkstätte 1903–1932: The Luxury of Beauty" opens October 26.
Plus Pool Asks New Yorkers to Show Their Support
The designers behind Plus Pool are looking to win people over. This new short film may just help.
A Model Life: New Exhibition Highlights Forgotten Midcentury Architect Gregory Ain
The FBI kept tabs on architect Gregory Ain, whose housing designs for Southern California were ahead of their time.
In Toronto's Dire Suburbs, This "Joyful" Public Library Makes a Difference
The new Perkins + Will-designed Albion District Library humbly responds to its challenging suburban context, putting accessibility and community-building first.
From Jails to "Justice Hubs": New Report Details How Design Can Improve & Integrate Jails in Our Cities
Van Alen Institute today released "Justice in Design," a report that examines how re-designing our jails could bring dignity and opportunity into the criminal justice system.
GrowNYC's New Center Brings Sustainability to the Heart of NYC
Farmhouse, a new profit-generating event space designed by Oregon-born environmental architect Thomas Kosbau, highlights the mainstreaming of sustainability.
Nine of Taliesin West's Most Iconic Student Shelters
The student-designed desert shelters at Taliesin West, which began in 1938 with John Lautner's lean-to and continue today, provide a window into architecture's evolving relationship with the natural environment.
This Architect Digitally Preserves Frank Lloyd Wright’s Unbuilt Projects In His Spare Time
David Romero, who cites Wright as a “hero,” is motivated by a desire to preserve, as objectively as possible, the 20th century architectural giant’s prolific body of work.
Landscape Architect Kate Orff and Urban Designer Damon Rich Win 2017 MacArthur Foundation Grants
Both Orff and Rich have similar goals of breaking down complexities of the built environment, and in the process, recentering discourse about urbanism on everyday city residents.
