Future100: Students Make Leaps in Industrial Design
Investigating everything from new social norms to biophilia, industrial and product design students make their mark at the object scale.
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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.
From the Metropolis Archives: 18 Insights From the Italian Master, Enzo Mari
The legendary Italian designer—a man of fiery polemics and rigorously pure forms—died on October 19. A piece from our archives explores his legacy.
Enhance Interiors with Practical “Barely-There” Hardware
Curate a timeless uncluttered space with Mockett’s timeless hardware and furnishing.
New Exhibitions Dive Deep Into Previously Unexplored Isamu Noguchi Projects
The twin shows at the Noguchi museum in Queens, New York, look at the designer’s work toward a “perfect” ashtray and for Idlewild Airport.
An Upcoming Show in New York Shines a Light on Eileen Gray
Eileen Gray at the Bard Graduate Center reveals there’s much still left to be said about the mother of Modernism.
Metropolis’s Ultimate 2019 Gift Guide
Here’s your cheat sheet for this year’s design-minded presents.
Open Style Lab’s Fashion Toolkit Is a Hack-In-A-Box
The lab’s new Hack-Ability Kit offers DIY fashion solutions for people with disabilities.
High Mineral Content: Geology-Inflected Designs Take Over
From furniture to accessories, surfaces to lighting, Metropolis digs up the latest designs that rock.
The Toilet That Dreams of Saving the World
Save!, designed by Austrian firm EOOS for Laufen, aims to upend how we process human waste and heal the environment in the process.
Open Style Lab, in Collaboration With Parsons School of Design, Helps Prove Accessibility Is Fashion Forward
The semester-long universal design program sees students work with a client to co-create bespoke wearables, all culminating with a showcase presentation.
Architect Alessandro Mendini's Famous LP Gets a Reissue
Mendini, a Milanese architect and designer, passed away at the age of 88 on February 18, a month shy of the reissue of his nine-track LP Architettura Sussurrante di Alessandro Mendini.
The New Istanbul Design Biennial Wants to Change How We Learn to Design
The sprawling biennial’s installations highlight how designers can find new sources of knowledge and collaboration.
Leather from Pineapple Leaves? New Sustainable Textiles Tap Unexpected Sources
Textile design is, to say the least, a varied field. High-tech woven wearables seem far removed from efforts…
8 Contemporary Designs That Channel the Original 1859 Thonet Bentwood Chair
Au courant echoes of Michael Thonet’s No. 14 chair, with its strongly vegetal origins, have cropped up in cane, bamboo, and bentwood products.
This Biodegradable Coffee Cup Was Made With a Gourd and a 3D-Printed Mold
An astounding 50 billion of those paper cups per year will end up in U.S. landfills because their material cannot be recycled or composted.
New Talent 2018: Nadine Goepfert's Diverse Practice Encompasses Fashion, Textiles, and Interiors
The Berlin-based designer is propelled by an intense interrogation of materials; her work ranges from table cloths to office interiors.
Designer Hlynur V. Atlason on the Motorcycle That Inspires Him
The first time I saw the Moto Guzzi 1000S was in 2004, while working on a project at a photography studio in New York City. The motorcycle made a big impression…
Industrial Designer Todd Bracher is Making User Experience a Priority in His Products
The designer discusses his approach to workplace design, and his new forays into branding strategy to give manufacturers a global edge.
Metropolis's Top Design Moments at NYCxDesign
All the designs, exhibitions, and booths that stuck with us during design week earlier this month.
