Seven Tiles Illustrate Innovation and Traditional Techniques
Purveyors of ceramic tile show that pattern, material, history, and technology can all be a part of this ancient surface treatment.
Author: Leilah Stone
Q&A: From Podcast to Print, Roman Mars Discusses The 99% Invisible City
The new illustrated publication captures the endearing quirkiness of the podcast, which inspired it. Metropolis speaks with host, creator, and coauthor, Roman Mars.
Mirrors Worth Marveling At
When it comes to mirrors, these four designers aren’t afraid to play up vibrant colors and lustrous materials.
Granby Workshop Reinvents Encaustic
This classic Victorian ceramic gets a sustainability update for the 21st century, courtesy of a U.K manufacturer.
In Defense of Decoration
After years of denigration, decoration deserves to be celebrated for what it is, rather than dismissed for what it isn’t.
Signs of the Times: Wayfinding in the Age of COVID-19
With the pandemic as the impetus, three design firms reimagine the future of wayfinding, graphic communication, and circulation.
The Future of Materiality: 5 Key Insights from ThinkLab’s Digital Seminar
A host of experts convened to discuss the future of clean, safe interiors—it has little to do with anti-bacterial surfaces and more to do with behavior and experience.
Game Changers 2020: Itai Palti and Liam Young on the Role of Tech in Creating Responsive Cities
Next in our annual Game Changers series, Itai Palti and Liam Young discuss how tech can help build stronger relationships between cities and their inhabitants, both human and machine.
Architects and Designers Urge Action on Healthier Policy Priorities
Three recent initiatives outline how experts in the built environment are advocating for policy changes for public health and climate change.
Bridging Spatial and Budgetary Limitations, a New House in Portugal Celebrates the Fragmentary
Local studio Fala Atelier developed a highly logical and legible design for the house, despite its ample "kinks, diagonals, and curves."
Calico and Charlap Hyman & Herrero Join Forces for an Installation Teeming with Life
The designers have installed a dramatic, crawling landscape of vines in the Gobelin Room at Austria’s Schloss Hollenegg for Design.
Can a City Be Feminist?
Upon the release today of her new book Feminist City, Leslie Kern catches up with Metropolis on how cities can be more equitable for all genders.
Finding Purpose in the Quotidian Relics of "Postmodernization"
A new book from the Canadian Centre for Architecture gathers the "obsolete artifacts" often overlooked by Postmodernism's historians.
These 10 Walls and Partitions Embrace the Ever-Evolving Workplace
Metropolis takes a look at some of the most inventive wall and panel systems from NeoCon 2020 exhibitors.
6 Innovative Textiles and Soft Surfaces from NeoCon
A collection of the best soft surfaces debuted on NeoConnect shows that pre-pandemic concerns such as recyclability of materials and low-carbon initiatives continue to be design priorities.
Mezza House Restaurant Brings the Levantine Landscape Indoors
In a recent renovation project, Pallavi Dean of interior design studio Roar turns Dubai's Mezza House restaurant into a biophilic sanctuary.
Through the Looking Glass with Office of Tangible Space
The studio takes an ethereal and intellectual approach to the workplace, placing emphasis on community culture and craft.
11 New Seating Options from NeoConnect
For remote workspaces and new spatially distanced offices, the quest for the best seating begins at NeoCon's digital design hub.
These 7 Products Make the Home More Accessible
When products are designed with an attention to flexibility, intuition, and a range of abilities, everybody wins.
The Architectural League Announces the Winners of Its 2020 League Prize
Now in its 39th year, the juried competition recognizes exemplary work from six rising practices throughout North America.
