Ross Hansen's Objects Span the Playful to the Grotesque
In a new exhibition at Chicago's Volume Gallery, Ross Hansen transposes nature’s excesses to a startling, yet exquisite effect.
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Q&A: Mariana Pestana Revisits Empathy at the 2020 Istanbul Design Biennial
The program of virtual and public interventions assembles a wide range of projects that seek to foster a symbiotic rapport between objects, humans, and nature.
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.
An ODE to NYC Pops Up Around the City
Launched by NYCxDesign, a series of posters on display around the five boroughs celebrate the city's resilience in the face of uncertainty.
Sanford Biggers Uses Traditional Quilting to Issue a New Message
The artist engages with American lore in the exhibition Codeswitch at the Bronx Museum of the Arts.
Noteworthy: Artist Shinique Smith on Skins
Los Angeles–based visual artist discusses the surface as it relates to painting and assemblage.
The Surface May Not Be As It Appears
Investigations by architects and scientists may cause us to reconsider two familiar surface qualities: opacity and porosity.
Ahree Lee Highlights How Women Pioneered Weaving and Early Computing
With a virtual exhibition at USC Pacific Asia Museum, the artist connects jacquard weaving with computer programming and the lives of the women behind both.
Experiments in 3-D Printing Yield Iridescent Fashion
A dress by threeASFOUR consists of tiny spherical cells made of photopolymers that refract light, creating an iridescent effect.
Colors that Resonate in a Badly Damaged World
We asked two forecasting experts to weigh in on the colors, tones, and textures that feel right for 2021.
Luminaire Founders receive Italy's Highest Design Honor, the Compasso d'Oro
Nargis and Nasir Kassamali received the prestigious industrial design prize at the ADI Design Museum in Milan earlier this month.
Granby Workshop Reinvents Encaustic
This classic Victorian ceramic gets a sustainability update for the 21st century, courtesy of a U.K manufacturer.
In Defense of Decoration
After years of denigration, decoration deserves to be celebrated for what it is, rather than dismissed for what it isn’t.
NYCxDesign Announces a Podcast hosted by Debbie Millman
Called The Mic, the new venture will feature stories solicited from New York’s design community.
Camille Walala’s Latest Artwork is a Sprawling, Multi-Building Mural
London art collective Wood Street Walls commissioned Camille Walala's newest public artwork.
A New Exhibition Highlights Modernism's Debt to Japanese Architecture
Shofuso and Modernism: Mid-Century Collaboration Between Japan and Philadelphia explores the artistic interconnections between Antonin and Noémi Raymond, George Nakashima, and Junzo Yoshimura.
Pratt Students Convert Everyday Waste into Viable Products and Materials
The new Material Lab Prize recognizes emerging talents who create designs and composites out of reclaimed waste.
Li Edelkoort’s Sweeping Survey of the Neo-Materialist Movement Leaves No Stone Unturned
The Lille Métropole 2020 World Design Capital La Manufacture: A Labour of Love exhibition looks back at the design world’s two-decades-long obsession with material experimentation.
A Student Project Sheds Light on Local Materials
Working with materials indigenous to Mexico's many biomes, students at the Monterrey Institute of Technology, devised a set of solar lamps.
A Parking Lot Becomes a Vibrant and Versatile Public Space—For Now
In Cambridge, Massachusetts, Starlight Square serves as an ideal community center in the age of social-distancing.
