Courtesy Florence Knoll Bassett papers, 1932-2000. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution. Florence Knoll Bassett is truly a visionary. As a pioneer of interior and furniture design and a successful entrepreneur, she is one of the most influential architects and designers of postwar America, yet her mark on Modern design transcends any one of these fields. Her studies at Kingswood…
Girard, who was an avid traveler and folk art collector, photographed street life, architecture, outdoor markets, festivals, and more.
The exhibition, which uses a design lens to explore fashion’s many functional, aesthetic, and social dimensions, will run from October 01, 2017 to January 28, 2018.
Nearly two in three office professionals believe that workplace design is equally as important or more important than the workplace location.
Today marked the final day of Maison & Objet, the bi-annual furniture and interior design fair in Paris.
A new book, “Marguerita Mergentime: American Textiles, Modern Ideas,” explores this little-known designer’s outsize influence.
Azusa Murakami and Alexander Groves of Studio Swine discuss their tremendously popular Salone del Mobile installation and the future of their practice.
A new book gives readers a unique look at the great Danish designer’s watercolors, which convey the ingenuity of this 20th-century pioneer.
Taipei’s designation as a World Design Capital has put a spotlight on Taiwan and its vibrant, emerging design culture. These nine designers stand out for their craftsmanship and inventiveness.
Taipei’s designation as this year’s World Design Capital—chosen by the International Council of Societies of Industrial Design—is a recognition of the city’s pioneering, design-led urban strategies.
“Samara” is leveraging the apartment sharing site’s community for good works—from boosting the economy of a Japanese town to providing pathways to legal work for refugees in Jordan.
Paul Makovsky speaks to the renowned designer about her colorful world, the collaborative and creative scene of L.A. in the ’60s and ’70s, and the power of the pencil.
Nina Stritzler-Levine, curator of “Artek and the Aaltos: Creating a Modern World,” talks about Alvar Aalto and Aino Marsio-Aalto’s productive partnership.
Through the acquisition of JANUS et Cie, the Poltrona Frau Group expands its outdoor furniture offerings further.
The writer and critic reveals his nostalgia for an older Paris, mourns the city’s disappearing café culture, and touches on the urban defects of neoliberalism.
In the 1930s, Alfred H. Barr Jr. and Philip Johnson became known as ambassadors of Modernism in North America, experimenting with Bauhaus concepts in both their work and their homes.
Next January, more than 300 abstract works and sculptures by the designer Irving Harper will go on sale.
The creative director of the 15-day event on preserving Beijing’s hutong districts, urban-renewal strategies, and China’s rising design scene
The biennial’s directors discuss how the event will act as R&D for architecture and design.
One of Modernism’s great unsung heroes died Tuesday.
