Leading Automakers' Hands-On, Interdisciplinary Approach to Design
Dalliances with the worlds of architecture, fashion, and industrial design mean that automobile brands are now creating products for entire lifestyles.
Shannon Sharpe
Centro University's LEED Platinum Campus Emphasizes Transparency and Community
A quest for educational legacy provided the inspiration for Centro, a design and creative industries university in Mexico City.
At the Cedarsong Nature School, the Classroom Is a Forest
At the Cedarsong Nature School, the classroom is a forest.
Architect-Trained Daniel DuGoff Makes "Structural" Clothing
An architectural mind-set is proving to be a valuable tool in the fashion world for this young designer.
UN Celebrates Small-Scale Produce Cultivation with New Food Garden
Situated behind the Secretariat Building, the newly opened UN Food Gardens will produce herbs, vegetables, and fruits, all to demonstrate the importance of self-sufficiency.
Designers Use Glass, Stone to Put a New Spin on...Acoustic Panels?
An unorthodox take on acoustic panels reveals a very Scandinavian appeal.
Umbra's Toronto Showroom Is Parts Store, Gallery, and Workspace
Umbra’s new redesigned showroom in Toronto embodies the brand’s mission to foster young talent.
Drawing with Lines of Light: Bec Brittain Comes of Age
A love affair with metal provided the inspiration for the lighting designer’s solo career.
A Lamp That Prompts the Question, "Where's the Light Bulb?"
García Cumini Associati fashion a pendant lamp that seems to be missing a key component—a light bulb.
Alexis Bittar's Material World Broadens With New Acrylic
The jewelry designer has spent the last 25 years pushing the boundaries of style.
Food Wizards Bompas & Parr Mix Willy Wonka With Makerbot
Underneath the playful antics of the British duo's mind-bending, tongue-tickling lies an architectural rigor.
Q&A: "Built by Women" Director Carol Shapiro
The new exhibition at the Center for Architecture celebrates the substantial role women have played in shaping our built environment.
The Monarch Room Transforms Chelsea Warehouse With Local Design
The New York restaurant transforms a Chelsea warehouse into a sumptuous dining experience.
Philips Lighting's Next Frontier: Illuminated Carpet
Philips Lighting’s tiles glow with wayfinding, colors, patterns, and even the news.
Spanish Design: Finding Creativity Amid Crisis
Internationally renowned designers are lining up to work with a host of Spanish manufacturers.
The Intersection of Fashion and Design Is Charting New Territory
As luxury fashion brands begin to cultivate entire lifestyles, crossovers with architecture, product, and interior design become ever-more exciting.
Tihany, Boulud, and Others Contemplate the Dining Experience
A recent Pratt panel discussed the merits and emphases of restaurant design.
Iris van Herpen Is Making the Fashion of the Future
By exploring a wide range of avant-garde technologies, including bio-printing and touch-sensitive audio waves, the Dutch designer is pushing the boundaries of fashion.
A Nostalgic Twist on the Sit/Stand Office Trend
With a few updates, old-school desk designs turn out to be a great idea for today’s wired world.
7 Ways Rockwell Group Finds Creative Success
The seven ways Rockwell Group finds creative success.
"Doom"-Inspired Software Revolutionizes Modular Construction
The classic nineties video game was the starting point for DIRTT's ICE software.
Sergio Rodrigues, Icon of Brazilian Midcentury Design, Dies at 86
The celebrated Brazilian designer died Monday at 86.
An Architecture Festival that Celebrates the Arctic
The traveling event and installation aim to promote the cultures of the Arctic Circle.
Luca Nichetto's New Chair Uses Acrylic Felt Made From Water Bottles
Luca Nichetto and Cassina borrow a production process from the car industry for the Motek chair.
How AECOM Engineered Smiljan Radić's Serpentine Pavilion
AECOM specially engineers fiberglass to achieve Smiljan Radić’s vision for the Serpentine Pavilion.
Classic Alexander Girard Patterns Get a Design Upgrade
Skyline Design finds that the midcentury designer’s famous patterns work very well with contemporary materials.
Retailer Kinfolk's New Brooklyn Store Draws on Bucky Fuller
Berg Design Architecture modifies a geodesic structure for Kinfolk’s math-obsessed founders.
Hotel Concept Emphasizes Common Spaces Over Guest Rooms
A New York hotel entices guests out of their rooms with a spectacular, welcoming communal space.
How One Chair Launched a New Italian Manufacturer
An Italian company rooted in wood craftsmanship takes a bold new direction.
Konstantin Grcic and Abet Laminati Team Up for Blinged-Out Wallcovering
Konstantin Grcic and Abet Laminati innovate a process that applies crystals to laminates with a light hand.
Designer Takes Inspiration from Hans Wegner for New Chair
Designer Sami Kallio releases the second edition of his In Between chair.
These Beautiful Cast Stone Panels Can Be Used Inside or Out
Textured panels in cast stone make an impact for interiors and exteriors.
Kickstarter Favorite Lumio Lamp Gets Picked up by MoMA Store
Lumio’s book-shaped lamp can be unfolded and used in many different ways.
More Green, Less Gramps: Cadillac Rebrands With New Hybrid
With the launch of the 2014 ELR, Cadillac revamps itself as a source of hip luxury.
Foodies Have Found the Perfect Dinnerware in "Artesano"
Christian Haas’s delicate tableware is designed to stand up to everyday use.
Pratt Student Designs Take Over Macy's Windows
Macy's unveiled new knitwear styles by Pratt students in a very public way.
BIM Tool Based on "Doom" Proves to Be Surprisingly Effective
A richly interactive software program shifts modular construction away from its one-size-fits-all straitjacket.
A New Exhibit Spotlights Key Black Fashion Designers
'Black Dress' explores the work of 10 black fashion designers.
A New Wave of Watch Design
2014 is seeing a revival in watch design, thanks in part to the popularity of the smartwatch.
Q&A: Virginia Postrel, on Glamour and Design
The author of the new book 'The Power of Glamour' discusses how design can be glamorous.
The "Chanel" of Design Takes an Architectural Approach to Home Storage
Boffi’s CTline shelves take an architectural approach to storage.
This Faceted Lamp Mixes Old And New
Shuttling between computers and handcrafting, Xavier Mañosa and Mashallah develop the Scotch Club lamp collection for Marset.
Lumos's LSX Solar Panels Keep a Refreshingly Low Profile
Lumos’s frameless solar panels have a distinct aesthetic and functional edge.
Anatomy of a Product: Front's Mikado Cupboard
Front achieves an arboreous effect with its Mikado Cupboard
Q&A: Daniel Libeskind on His New Sculptural Work
Architect uses sculpture to investigate the dynamism of where architecture is moving.
With Help From HP, Karim Rashid Brings Decoration on Demand
HP Latex Printing Technology can change the way wall coverings are designed and produced.
6 Kitchen Products for the Compulsive Cook
For those who seek complete control over their food, these products are the ideal solution.
A New Technology Recreates Geologic Processes in Four Hours
A Spanish surface manufacturer develops a new technology that mimics the way nature forms the hardest rocks.
With New Lamp, Tom Dixon Puts Digital Fabrication Center Stage
With the Punch Ball XL, Tom Dixon puts innovative manufacturing center stage.
A Lighting Solution That Doubles as a Partition Wall
Luceplan’s Synapse system is an illuminating solution for open- plan interiors.
