Close Ties: Windy Chien Pushes the Boundaries of Knot-making
Rope artist Windy Chien adapts her creative medium to a range of scales for commissioned works.
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New Talent: EXTENTS Expertly Weaves the Digital and the Physical
Through installations, conferences, and teaching, the Michigan-based studio engages critically with technology.
Michael Chen Unveils Micro-Apartment Prototype at KBIS
The Transformer-type installation incorporated a kitchen range, an entertainment system, a vanity, and a bed.
T SAKHI’s Urban Interventions
Founded by sisters Tara and Tessa Sakhi, the intercontinental studio aims to change how people interact in cities.
Artist David Hartt Takes Over a Frank Lloyd Wright–Designed Synagogue
On view through December 19, David Hartt: The Histories (Le Mancenillier) explores themes of diaspora and belonging.
Can a Soccer Stadium Full of Trees Change How We See Nature?
"For Forest: The Unending Attraction of Nature" is a temporary art intervention by Klaus Littmann that turns a stadium into a living forest.
5 Textile Artists You Should Know
With works ranging from glitchy jacquard to architectural-scale quilts, these artists are pioneering wild and innovative aesthetics.
NYCxDesign 2019: A Kinetic "Human-Actuated" Pavilion Is Coming to Brooklyn
Studio INI's Urban Imprint installation at the A/D/O design center will invite visitors to push back—quite literally—on reality.
A 3D-Printed Installation, Made With Sustainable Bioplastics, Debuts at Milan Design Week
Fashion brand COS commissioned the 3.2-ton structure, which was designed by London-based architect Arthur Mamou-Mani.
A New Installation in Washington, D.C. Plays with Color, Perspective, and Geometry
Prismatic, designed by Brooklyn-based firm Hou de Sousa, uses hundreds of colorful cords to create a kaleidoscopic experience.
Jenny Sabin Creates an Otherworldly Wonderland for Peroni Pop Up
The installation, drawing from technology used in the designer’s winning pavilion for MoMA PS1 last year, makes its first stop in New York this weekend.
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.
Dutch Design Duo Alissa + Nienke Transforms Flat Surfaces into Optical Illusions
The studio's recently-released tile collection with Decoratori Bassanesi is just the latest in an ongoing exploration of materials and their visual effects.
MoMA and MoMA PS1 Announce 2018 Young Architects Program Finalists
The finalists will compete to design a temporary structure in the MoMA PS1 courtyard for the museum's summer music series.
Material Experimentation Drives This Year's Design Biennial Boston
Four large installations include CNC-milled wood, a vinyl-sided "forest," an aluminum mesh canopy, and more.
A Tale of Two (Fictional) Cities at the Chicago Architecture Biennial
A pivotal portion of the show explores the city in two different axes.
The Architectural "Blob" is Dead, Long Live the "Pile"
The blob ostensibly obliterated the culture of tectonics within architecture, but it was a short-lived fad. Interest has shifted again toward a loosely “aformal” approach—the pile. What are the consequences of architects piling it up?
Could Humans & Plants Co-Create the Post-Industrial Cities of the Future?
"Geomerce" proposes a future where plants naturally de-contaminate and reconfigure our post-industrial town- and landscapes.
These "Pocket Parks" Bring Plants Into Overlooked City Corners
Architect Huy Bui wants to introduce plant life into the city's most unexpected corners.
Pattern Play: Marimekko Collaborates with Artist for Textile Month
For the special installation, artist Sarah Zapata married Marimekko prints with traditional Peruvian craft techniques.
