An Exhibition in Helsinki Places Iittala at the Center of Nordic Modernism
Helsinki's Design Museum celebrates the glassworks' 140-year history through a multifaceted exhibition that reflects the evolution of Finnish culture.
Arts + Culture
Boasting New Exhibitions and a Renovation, the National Building Museum Reopens Today
New displays include a showcase of MASS Design Group's socially-oriented work and the Gun Violence Memorial Project.
Paul Cocksedge Explores the Performative Side of Craft
On view at New York’s Friedman Benda, two new sculptural collections embody the theatricality of making.
An Immersive Installation Brings the Goodnight Moon Room to Manhattan
On view at Fort Makers gallery on the Lower East Side, Goodnight House showcases 14 artists and designers inspired by the children's classic.
NYCxDESIGN Announces Competition to Enhance Public Space
Launched in collaboration with the Design Trust for Public Space, IMPACTxDESIGN will bring installations to Dumbo, Brooklyn, and Downtown Manhattan.
The Fantastic Architecture of Niki de Saint Phalle
In her first major museum exhibition in New York City, MoMA PS1’s Niki de Saint Phalle: Structures for Life investigates the artist’s underexplored relationship to the built environment.
Ceramics and Architecture: The Legacy of Betty Woodman
A 1984 Metropolis article captures artists Betty and George Woodman’s nomadic lives. Nearly four decades later, The Woodman Family Foundation archives the architectural sources of Betty’s work.
An Exhibition Celebrates 50 Years of the Japan Society Building and Centuries of Craftsmanship
When Practice Becomes Form: Carpentry Tools from Japan showcases the invisible structures that underlie traditional building.
A Jewelry Exhibition in Antwerp Channels Space Age Aesthetics
Designed by Amsterdam-based architecture firm Beyond Space, the scenography for The Jeweler’s Art: Revolutionary Jewelry from the 1960s & 1970s captures the aesthetic and cultural zeitgeist of the era.
Suchi Reddy on a Carl Auböck Paperweight
The founder of design firm Reddymade relates the form of the iconic paperweight to the "hand" of both designers and end users.
NYCxDESIGN Announces a Slate of Activities and Activations for 2021
Virtual and self-guided events dominate the spring lineup, but the nonprofit hopes to begin carefully planned in person programming.
PBS Extends its American Portrait Docuseries to Include a Three-City Public Art Project
Artists Swoon, Rick Lowe, and Carlos Ramirez have been commissioned by the broadcaster for the largest public art project in its half-century-old history.
A New Book Points to Unconventional Ways that Architecture Shapes Society
Radical Architecture of the Future by Beatrice Galilee highlights more than 75 projects that spur social and political change.
NYCxDESIGN Offers a Helping Hand to Independent Design Businesses
The nonprofit announces their inaugural Breakout Grant will provide up to $15,000 to support career-making projects.
In Its Second Installment, The World Around Examines How Architecture Can Heal and Advance
The annual summit launched this past Saturday in residence at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum with a kick-off event featuring 19 presenters including Liam Young, David Adjaye, and Deborah Berke.
Has the Pandemic Changed the Experience of Encountering Art in Public?
With limited access to indoor galleries and museums, New York’s public art commissions seem more important now than ever.
Six Virtual Experiences Worth Getting Lost In
Designers, manufacturers, and curators continue to come up with imaginative solutions for experiencing design—without leaving your home.
An Exhibition in Singapore Challenges the Meaning of Repair
R for Repair shines a spotlight on the throwaway economy by pairing ten local designers with ten broken objects in need of a fresh lease of life.
Art Finds a New Audience When the Exhibition Space is a Model Apartment
West Coast branding agency frenchCALIFORNIA turns a San Francisco penthouse by Marmol Radziner and SOM into an art gallery.
A New Exhibition at Friedman Benda Explores the Split Personalities of Design Objects
Guest curated by Alice Stori Liechtenstein, Split Personality offers a diverse survey of contemporary design work that prioritizes story-telling over functionality.
