Metropolis Gift Guide 2020: Read
This holiday season, Metropolis’s editors are highlighting our picks for the best design-minded gifts.
Design
NYCxDESIGN Announces Not-For-Profit Status
The move sets the stage for an expanded slate of opportunities and partnerships to support the city’s designers.
Glenn Adamson, Stephen Burks, and Design's Most Ambitious Conversation Series
Since the pandemic started, the duo has been interviewing a broad roster of international figures in architecture and design for gallery Friedman Benda.
Mirrors Worth Marveling At
When it comes to mirrors, these four designers aren’t afraid to play up vibrant colors and lustrous materials.
Lime Continues to Find Applications in Architecture
From the Roman Pantheon to contemporary homes and low-carbon concrete, lime offers brightness and durability.
5 Products Whose Geometric Designs Delight and Inspire
Geometric signatures in these textiles and surfaces originate in sources ranging from the heroic to the mundane.
Designers on Holiday Puts Adventure and Whimsy Back into Sustainable Design
Tom Gottelier and Bobby Petersen’s camp-based residency program advocates for a fiercely ad hoc, experimental, and collaborative approach.
NYCxDESIGN Gathers Odes to New York From Designers Near and Far
25 designers from the five boroughs and beyond offer a heartfelt message to the world’s epicenter of design during an uncertain time.
Cappellini’s New Lud'o Chair Is A Sustainable Spin on Timeless Italia
How a collaboration with Milanese designer Patricia Urquiola is putting an unconventional spin on the traditional armchair.
Paintzen Perfects the Painting Process
Any designer who has juggled shifting project timelines, unreliable trades, and demanding clients will tell you that whether a project is small or massive, streamlining the entire process is a game-changer.
An Exhibition Explores Architecture's Playful Side
Architects at Play, on view at Brussels' CIVA gallery catalogues playgrounds, huts, arks, games, and stage sets designed by some of the field's greats.
Lochlyn is a Storage Solution for Virtually Any Space
The new storage and display system from National combines organization and exhibition in infinite permutations.
Lineadecor's S-Matt Reinvigorates the Matte Kitchen Trend
S-Matt is a durable and sustainably-produced product that can be applied to almost any kitchen surface.
Full Circle: Aquafil Makes the Next Generation of Recycled Fabric
With its signature ECONYL® product and carpet recycling efforts, Aquafil is raising the bar for what recycled fibers can do.
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.
6 Product Trends That Defined 2019
Against the background of climate disaster and political uncertainty, the year's design trends reflect a cultural desire for calm and familiarity.
Think Investing in Good Design Is a Waste? Think Again.
A groundbreaking new study from McKinsey & Company shows that companies who invest in good design reap major fiscal rewards.
Kengo Kuma's Shiplike V&A Dundee Lands in Scotland
The futuristic, concrete-clad outpost of the London-based design museum is part of a larger effort to attract tourists to Dundee's burgeoning waterfront.
Artist Tauba Auerbach Covers a Decommissioned Fireboat in Swirling ‘Dazzle’ Camouflage
The boat project, created using a marbling technique and sponsored by the Public Art Fund, will visit docks around New York this summer.
Designer Toan Nguyen Shines a Light on Process and Innovation
With a new customizable lighting system for Vibia, the industrial designer Toan Nguyen finds poetry in mathematics.
