9 Perfect Lounge Chairs for Waiting out Winter
A selection of comfortable chairs designed for relaxation offer new takes on a design staple.
Author: Kelly Beamon
New Kitchen and Bath Products Support Design Flexibility
Manufacturers are standardizing personalization with product features that are increasingly modular and optional.
Duvaltex Sorts Out the Nitty-Gritty of Recycling Ocean Plastic with a New Textile Release
From employing "safe" chemicals to minimizing energy consumption, Duvaltex and Steelcase fabricate Intersection using a highly ecofriendly process.
Students Want You to Watch Your Words, Even After Black History Month Ends
Noticing ways the practice perpetuates racism, University of Syracuse students drafted a glossary of racist architectural language.
Two New Collections Push the Envelope on Recycled Materials
Maharam's new upholstery collection and Pure + Freeform's latest cladding launch are centered on postconsumer content.
Divert By Design: 14 Products Made With Recycled Content
Manufacturers are starting to normalize products with recycled content at a higher rate than ever, in their quest to reduce carbon emissions and curb waste.
Women-Led Manufacturers Are Modeling Innovative Ways to Engage Designers
Collectively, these companies are ushering in a new era of intuitive, fast, user-friendly models for business.
New Talent: Jerome Byron Is a Rebel Without a Pause
The architect and designer managed to emerge from the traditional architecture pipeline with his counterculture instincts intact.
9 Products That Show Simplicity is a Virtue
Technological advances and calls for sustainability have manufacturers embracing design with fewer ingredients and slower production.
New Line Provides Sustainable, Contract-Grade Wallcoverings
Clair, Wolf-Gordon's first commercial-grade PVC-free collection, features ten nature-inspired patterns.
A Planned Reprint of a Popular Book on Louis Kahn Brings His Drawings within Reach
Out of print for decades, the new reprint is being crowdfunded to give a new generation access to the architect's genius.
Highlights of NOMA's Virtual National Conference: New President, New Awards, New Partnerships
Amid Zoom workshops and lectures, the NAACP joined minority architects in issuing a new award for justice, equity, and inclusion in design
Wallpaper as a Record of Social History
Wallcoverings, historical and contemporary, speak volumes about the times in which they’re made.
Joseph Kunkel is Fast-Tracking Quality Housing for Indigenous People
How the founder of MASS's Sustainable Native Communities Design Lab builds back better—against the clock.
The Surface May Not Be As It Appears
Investigations by architects and scientists may cause us to reconsider two familiar surface qualities: opacity and porosity.
With Help from the Federal Government, Biobased Products are Proliferating
These three products are made of degradable, low-carbon bio-matter such as rice straw, sugarcane, and mycelium.
Mirrored Finishes Are Staging a Comeback Among Architectural Products
A revival of reflective and metallic finishes distinguishes the latest building materials, from architectural glass to hardware and carpet tile.
Game Changers 2020: Kevin Kimwelle and ICON on Social Equity in Building
In the first of four pairings of our annual Game Changers series, a South African architect and Texas construction company share the goal of making housing cheap, accessible, and livable for all.
New Looks for Glass Walls
Designs by Piero Lissoni and Suzanne Tick are providing a fresh take on glass partition walls.
NOMA Hosts Its Annual Summer Architecture Camp Virtually
The National Organization of Minority Architects recreates its Project Pipeline summer camp for kids online.
