Kitchens & Baths 2020: The Best Projects, Products, and Technology
This special supplement from Metropolis is a handy guide to the best in kitchens and baths this year, including a preview of KBIS and IBS 2020.
Interior Products
Deliberate Progress: Teknion's Products Curb Textile Waste
Teknion advances sustainability at both the individual and corporate level, finding the opportunities and choosing the right initiatives to not just to expand the narrative, but also the reality of sustainability
11 Chic Alternatives to Vinyl Wallcoverings
Recent releases from Carnegie Fabrics and Maharam Design Studio up the ante for sustainable interiors.
Steady Change: Shaw Contract Designs Products for Multiple Lifecycles
The manufacturer has been committed to the Cradle to Cradle design philosophy, which embraces using recycled materials, for more than two decades.
The Path to Positive: LightArt Takes on the Living Product Challenge
Through recycling programs and red list–free products, LightArt is setting itself up for its next goal, making products that are beneficial to the environment.
Material Insights: Being Green Goes Beyond Product Development
3form shows its commitment to sustainability by pushing the envelope on recycled materials and being transparent about its progress.
Wilsonart's Virtual Design Library is the Place to Find Unique Laminate Designs
With over 500 boutique laminate options to choose from, and more released quarterly, the Virtual Design Library from Wilsonart is a trove of unique and design-forward High Pressure Laminate patterns.
These Rugs Draw Inspiration from the Sea
Andrew Kline and Ruoxi Wang's collection of handmade Shore rugs for Warp & Weft is influenced by the colors and materials of the Nantucket Coastline
These High-End Kitchens from New York's A&D Building Raise the Bar on Technology
These High-End Kitchens from New York's A&D Building Raise the Bar on Technology
8 Hospitality-Grade Products for Next-Level Living
The availability of attractive, hospitality-grade products on the market means everyday consumers can live the high life at home.
Continuing Form and Function
Available in new styles, DuPont's Tedlar™ wallcoverings are a design-forward option for almost any project.
Alpha Workshops and Benjamin Moore Team Up For a Handmade Wallpaper Collection
The wallpaper collection by Alpha Workshops for Benjamin Moore, which is hand-printed in a New York studio, shows off the craftsmanship of its makers.
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.
9 Products That Support Wellness in the Workplace
As our understanding of wellness grows more complex, designers are thinking about the full life cycle of products they are specifying for the workplace.
Good-Natured Ribbing: The Secret to This Glass Lies in Its Fluted Assemblage
Nathan Allan’s new Channel Bronze Silvered Glass harnesses the reflective properties of its silvered backing.
Boatbuilding Tools Inspired This Flat-Packed Side Table
Designed by BCXSY for Tortuga Living, the Contrast table features three slabs of differing geometries that interlock and clamp down to produce the finished product.
The Bouroullec’s New Collaboration with Skyline Design Harnesses Generative Design
Debuting at NeoCon this month, the glass panels use custom color analysis software to create an abstract, immersive “stained glass” effect.
A Humble Acoustic Panel Achieves the Design Industry’s Most Rigorous Sustainable Certification
Tectum is one of only 21 products certified by the International Living Future Institute under the Living Product Challenge Imperative, and the list’s only acoustic panel.
7 Releases We're Excited to See at Salone del Mobile
The 58th edition of the Salone del Mobile is a veritable menagerie of furnishings.
Bandido Studio Draws from Traditional Mexican Crafts in Its Modern Designs
The Puebla, Mexico–based studio works with local artisans to develop pieces that reference the country’s unique heritage of making while using clean forms that let their materials speak for themselves.
