Humanscale’s New Four-Way Stretch Fabric Is Living Product Challenge–Compliant
Made with a satin base weave, the Fourtis textile features a two-color construction and a black warp that works best for an earthy palette.
Author: Lila Allen
NYCxDesign 2019: A Kinetic "Human-Actuated" Pavilion Is Coming to Brooklyn
Studio INI's Urban Imprint installation at the A/D/O design center will invite visitors to push back—quite literally—on reality.
The Hospitality Industry Is Increasingly Stepping Up to Reuse Historic Buildings
Metropolis speaks with Andrew Zobler, CEO of hospitality-focused company Sydell Group, on the industry's growing regard for investing in history.
To Realize Her Art's Vibrant Hues, Janet Echelman Often Collaborates with Lighting Engineers at Arup
The partnership between the artist and the firm goes back more than a decade. Together, they aim to predict the behavior of light in relation to materials, weather, humidity, existing daylighting, and other factors.
Misi, a New Restaurant in Brooklyn, Puts the Art of Pasta Making on Display
The restaurant's designers, Asfour Guzy Architects, tailored a specific room for making pasta and showing-off the craft to passerby outside.
West Coast Vibes and Bistro Chic: 13 Top Picks From January's Maison&Objet
At this winter’s Maison&Objet, the trade show held in the City of Light twice a year, a certain Californian-French hybrid of sunny and casual-cool abounded.
How Blu Dot Designed Two of Its Newest Chairs
Like any good design company, Blu Dot is a master of problem solving, and two new chairs were carefully developed through extensive sketching, modeling, and prototyping.
University of Texas at Austin Exhibition Explores the Arts & Crafts Movement in America
The curators of The Rise of Everyday Design emphasize that the movement did not peter out in the early 20th century as commonly understood, but projected a legacy well into the 1960s.
GAME CHANGERS: Neri&Hu Is Defining Chinese Design Today
Lyndon Neri and Rossana Hu’s Shanghai-based atelier has generated a prolific output of design ranging from hospitality and retail interiors to cultural architecture and product.
Sebastian Herkner on the Intersection of Craft and Design
Metropolis dives in with Maison et Objet’s 2019 Designer of the Year, discussing his work and his goals for the Parisian fair.
Masa, a New Café by Studio Cadena, Uses Simple Shapes and Materials to Bold Effect
The restaurant, located in northern Bogotá, fluidly connects its interiors and exteriors with glass, concrete, and wood.
The Eclectic Legacy of Bruce Goff Lives on in Exhibition at the University of Oklahoma
Renegades: Bruce Goff and the American School of Architecture at Bizzell presents a fascinating chapter of American architectural education.
GamFratesi Designs a Verdant, Greenhouse-Inspired Restaurant in Manila
The 60-seat Harlan+Holden Glasshouse Café includes custom seating by the designers for Wiener GTV Design, bespoke stone floors, and lighting by Louis Poulsen and Rubn.
Heath Ceramics Collaborates with Artist Stan Bitters to Craft a Unique Tile Collection
Bitters helped define an expressive, even carnal side of modern Californian clayware; this Heath collection echoes his raw and dramatic sculpted works.
The Mixtape Magic of Robert McKinley’s Hotel Joaquin
The eclectic motor-lodge-turned-boutique-resort, scheduled to open next month, takes its cues from Joni Mitchell, Serge Gainsbourg, and Pérez Prado.
David Chipperfield's New Mixed-Use Tower Brings Beauty and Brains to New York's Bryant Park
With its rich material palette and crafty millwork, the Bryant is an exercise in humble luxury and takes cues from its historic neighbors.
New Chicago Restaurant Combines California-Inspired Design and Cuisine
Pacific Standard Time, whose interiors are by New York–based firm Parts and Labor Design, is awash in a palette of terrazzo, textural glazed tile, leather, and wood galore.
Mario Bellini's New Table Ups the Ante for Bent-Glass Furniture
The Italian designer teamed up with Glas Italia to produce the low-profile table, which uses extra-light 12-millimeter-thick glass.
New Talent 2018: Joe Lawton's Growing Studio Is a Hybrid of Graphic Design and Architecture
With a passion for environmental graphics, designer Joe Lawton has built a practice dubbed Media Objectives (M-O) within the architecture firm Valerio Dewalt Train Associates (VDTA).
Stonehill Taylor Refreshes a 1929 Nashville Hotel, Mixing Modern Design with Art Deco
The architects worked around the landmark’s many historical elements—some beautiful (plaster ceilings, looping corbels), some odd (the lobby’s red-and-yellow terrazzo floors).
