Dora Sapunar, Author at Metropolis

Join Metropolis and KI's Twitterview on the Future of Healthcare

Metropolis will host a Q & A session with Susan S. Szenasy, the magazine’s publisher and editor in chief and and KI's Vice President of Healthcare Debbie Breunig. The conversation will take place on Twitter and users will be able to participate and follow along by using the hashtag #DesignForHealth.

Dora Sapunar,

Metropolis will host a Q & A session with Susan S. Szenasy, the magazine’s publisher and editor in chief and and KI’s Vice President of Healthcare Debbie Breunig. The conversation will take place on Twitter and users will be able to participate and follow along by using the hashtag #DesignForHealth.

Seven Secrets to Success, According to Kugler Ning

The award-winning New York studio pulls back the curtain on their stellar lighting projects.

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Kugler Ning reveals seven secret tricks behind creating award-winning lighting designs that are so sensitive and beautiful, they feel almost inevitable.

Join Metropolis and Autodesk's Twitterview on the Future of Making Things

Friday November 13th, 2:30–3:30 PM EST, Metropolis will host a live interview with publisher/editor in chief Susan Szenasy and Phil Bernstein, vice president of Autodesk, a leading provider of digital design, engineering, and software.

Dora Sapunar,

Friday November 13th, 2:30–3:30 PM EST, Metropolis will host a live interview with publisher/editor in chief Susan Szenasy and Phil Bernstein, vice president of Autodesk, a leading provider of digital design, engineering, and software.

Classic Porcelain Tile, From Spain to Your Doorstep

The Quick Ship collection gives American architects and designers access to the best of Spanish tile.

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The Quick Ship collection gives American architects and designers access to the best of Spanish porcelain tile.

Brynjar Sigurðarson Embraces Folksy Materials and Narratives

The Icelandic artist/designer's work can be traced to the traditions of Iceland and the region's anthropology and geology.

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The Icelandic artist-designer uses unconventional materials and narratives as a generator for his creative work.

For Designer Margrethe Odgaard, Patterns Guides Our Everyday Experiences

The Danish designer uses decorative elements to illustrate patterns in everyday life.

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The Danish designer uses decorative elements to illustrate patterns in everyday life.

An IDEO protégé Expands What We Mean by Design Thinking

Sean Baker thinks design should be used to better frame problems of policy.

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The IDEO protégé expands the boundaries of designing thinking and strategy.

Belgian Designer Sylvain Willenz Creates “Reassuring” Objects

For the Brussels-born product designer, it's important that his work—whether an desk chair or bathroom mirror—has a reassuring feeling and friendliness.

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The Brussels-born product designer infuses objects with a reassuring feeling and friendliness.

A Decade after Katrina, Tulane Expands Its Social Innovation Agenda

The Phyllis M. Taylor Center for Social Innovation & Design Thinking blurs the lines between academia and the community, acting as a resource to both.

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The newly founded Phyllis M. Taylor Center for Social Innovation and Design Thinking at Tulane University seeks to blur the lines between the academic environment and the larger community, by acting as a resource to both.

Brad Ascalon Unveils New Outdoor Furniture Line

The collection for Loll Designs—a collaboration with interior designer Ghislaine Viñas—bring a sense of indoor comfort to outdoor spaces.

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For their new furniture line for Loll Designs, designer Brad Ascalon and interior designer Ghislaine Viñas bring a sense of indoor comfort to outdoor spaces.

MASS Design Group Brings Social Design to Boston

The nonprofit architecture firm directs its focus stateside with a new installation at the 2015 Design Biennial Boston.

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The nonprofit architecture firm directs its focus stateside with a new installation at the 2015 Design Biennial Boston.

Wrap-up: The Metropolis Guide to the Best of ICFF

The annual #MetropolisLikes awards program highlighted the very best design offerings at this year's ICFF.

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The annual #MetropolisLikes awards program highlighted the very best design offerings at this year’s ICFF.

As Office Culture Changes, How Can We Use Workplace Technology for Both Efficiency and Wellbeing?

A recent panel hosted by Metropolis and Humanscale tackled the question of the technology's increasingly more vital role in the workplace.

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A recent panel hosted by Metropolis and Humanscale tackled the question of the technology’s increasingly more vital role in the workplace.

Three Apps All Architects and Designers Should Download

A look at the season's handiest mobile design applications, from a room scanner to augmented reality for lighting.

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A look at the season’s handiest mobile design applications

Concrete Furniture, Brutalism’s New Frontier?

Jess Sorel’s outdoor furniture designs take advantage of Landscape Forms’ proprietary blend of high-performance concrete.

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Jess Sorel’s outdoor furniture designs take advantage of Landscape Forms’ high-performance material.

Irma Boom and KnollTextiles Collaborate on New Collection

The partnership harks back to the Knoll tradition of working with designers who expand on the company’s long-established Modernist narrative.

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Irma Boom and KnollTextiles collaborate on an extremely versatile collection.

Almost Home: The Public Landscapes of Gertrude Jekyll

A new book extends our knowledge of the famed landscape architect by examining her public spaces.

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A new book extends our knowledge of the famed landscape architect by examining her public spaces

Kickstarting Fiber Optic Art for Healing Environments

Product designer Lyn Godley explores the potential of a thousand points of light to augment the healing process.

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Product designer Lyn Godley explores the potential of a thousand points of light for healing environments

Manuel Estrada: A Journey Into The Design Process

The Spanish designer’s exhibition at New York's AIGA National Design Center reveals the beauty of the graphic design process.

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The Spanish designer’s exhibition at the AIGA reveals the beauty of the design process.

Temple of Spirit: James Turrell Transforms Guggenheim Rotunda

In Turrell’s sublime installation, the Guggenheim comes a step closer to becoming the “temple of spirit” that its first director envisioned it as.

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The Guggenheim rotunda is transformed into a sublime skyspace in James Turrell’s new exhibition.

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The award-winning New York studio pulls back the curtain on their stellar lighting projects.

Friday November 13th, 2:30–3:30 PM EST, Metropolis will host a live interview with publisher/editor in chief Susan Szenasy and Phil Bernstein, vice president of Autodesk, a leading provider of digital design, engineering, and software.

The Quick Ship collection gives American architects and designers access to the best of Spanish tile.

The Icelandic artist/designer's work can be traced to the traditions of Iceland and the region's anthropology and geology.

The Danish designer uses decorative elements to illustrate patterns in everyday life.

Sean Baker thinks design should be used to better frame problems of policy.

For the Brussels-born product designer, it's important that his work—whether an desk chair or bathroom mirror—has a reassuring feeling and friendliness.

The Phyllis M. Taylor Center for Social Innovation & Design Thinking blurs the lines between academia and the community, acting as a resource to both.

The collection for Loll Designs—a collaboration with interior designer Ghislaine Viñas—bring a sense of indoor comfort to outdoor spaces.

The nonprofit architecture firm directs its focus stateside with a new installation at the 2015 Design Biennial Boston.

The annual #MetropolisLikes awards program highlighted the very best design offerings at this year's ICFF.

A recent panel hosted by Metropolis and Humanscale tackled the question of the technology's increasingly more vital role in the workplace.

A look at the season's handiest mobile design applications, from a room scanner to augmented reality for lighting.

Jess Sorel’s outdoor furniture designs take advantage of Landscape Forms’ proprietary blend of high-performance concrete.

The partnership harks back to the Knoll tradition of working with designers who expand on the company’s long-established Modernist narrative.

A new book extends our knowledge of the famed landscape architect by examining her public spaces.

Product designer Lyn Godley explores the potential of a thousand points of light to augment the healing process.

The Spanish designer’s exhibition at New York's AIGA National Design Center reveals the beauty of the graphic design process.

In Turrell’s sublime installation, the Guggenheim comes a step closer to becoming the “temple of spirit” that its first director envisioned it as.

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