Can Indigenous Technology Point the Way to a More Sustainable Future?
A new book proposes that traditional ecological knowledge could provide a model for sustainable and resilient infrastructures.
Author: Ethan Tucker
ASID's Outcome of Design Awards Honors Data-Driven Interiors
This year, judges recognize projects that highlight cutting-edge ideas in sustainability, wellness, and workplace privacy.
Destruction Becomes a Form of Creation in the Sculpture of Monika Sosnowska
At the Garage Museum of Contemporary Art, the Polish sculptor contorts a symbol of Russian Constructivism.
A Film School in Poland Is Built Around a Historic Home
In a bid to save the 19th-century brick tenement, the architects of the Krzysztof Kieślowski Film School embedded the former's façade into the latter.
The Magic of This Duplex Apartment Is in Its Walls
At a Lakeview penthouse in Chicago, clever spatial fixes and a host of rich materials balance the classic and the contemporary.
The Toilet That Dreams of Saving the World
Save!, designed by Austrian firm EOOS for Laufen, aims to upend how we process human waste and heal the environment in the process.
Terry Crews Debuts His Third Collection for Bernhardt Design at ICFF
The new Becca collection, which includes a sofa, settee, and club chair, prioritizes comfort, warmth, and simplicity.
Two Brooklyn Designers Craft a Surreal House for the Heart of Times Square
Fernando Mastrangelo Studio and Brook Landscape collaborated on a tiny house that combines unusual materials, lush landscaping, and an eco-friendly message to visitors.
NYCxDesign 2019: Preview Brooklyn's Design Events and Destinations
Brooklyn, the city's most populous borough, is as much a draw during NYCxDesign as Manhattan.
The Latest LED Tech Promises Warmer Hues and a Better Night’s Sleep
New lighting products, including from Casper, offer warmer color temperatures, which affect circadian rhythms and wellness in general.
Furniture Studio SIOSI Crafts Unique Furniture Pieces in a Danish Modern Idiom
Based in Bloomington, Indiana, the studio has particularly found success with its organic, live-edge tables made with sustainably sourced domestic hardwoods.
Lowland Studio Crafts Organically-Inspired Lighting From Porcelain
Kelly Storrs, the potter behind the wheel at the Woodstock, New York–based Lowland, says her work draws from the cyclical nature of life-forms.
Preview What's in Store for Salone del Mobile 2019
The show will honor Renaissance master Leonardo Da Vinci—who passed away 500 years ago this year—with a series of installations. Multiple brands will also be echoing Da Vinci's humanistic ideas.
Child's Play: 3 Books Delve Into Design for Kids
Each book takes a unique look at how designers have embraced the challenge of creating products for the pint-size consumer.
Allsteel's Park Collection Combines Coziness with Low-Tech Flexible Design
A collaboration with Norm Architects, the workplace-focused collection unites Allsteel’s experience in manufacturing with Norm’s expertise in crafting wooden furniture.
This New Lighting Fixture Flexes in Any Direction Thanks to 3D Knitted Fabric and Ultra-Thin LEDs
Brooklyn lighting designers Rich Brilliant Willing has teamed up with manufacturer OLEDworks to develop a futuristic, bendable lighting panel.
Inside the Ideas (and Studio) of Amsterdam-Based Designer Khodi Feiz
“We no longer can only rely on personal productivity, but rather on social productivity," the product designer and founder of Feiz Design Studio says.
KPF's New Building at the University of Michigan Melds Sleek Geometries With Practicality
For the design of the school's Ross School of Business, the firm relied on a custom extruded terra-cotta rainscreen to create a highly-textured facade.
Surveying L.A. Pomo: Koning Eizenberg
In this series of articles, Metropolis celebrates the diverse, innovative Postmodern architecture coming out of La La Land between 1975 and the early 1990s.
The Cooper Hewitt Announces National Design Award Recipients
Neri Oxman, Blu Dot, Weiss/Manfredi, and more will receive the Smithsonian Design Museum's highest design honor at a ceremony this fall.
