Year in Review: New Talent
In 2019, Metropolis featured ten up-and-coming architects and designers. Together, they point design in a positive, progressive direction.
New Talent
New Talent: the Architect Lluís Alexandre Casanovas Blanco Knows How to Infuse Space With Narrative
The New York-based Spanish-born architect's work explores cycles of real estate boom and bust as well as his client's personalities.
T SAKHI’s Urban Interventions
Founded by sisters Tara and Tessa Sakhi, the intercontinental studio aims to change how people interact in cities.
New Talent: Alex Brokamp Breathes New Life Into Forgotten Objects
Designer Alex Brokamp, who is being honored at Maison et Objet this week for his furniture and lighting designs, has a knack for turning the familiar on its head.
OFFICIAL Brings Its Nimbleness in Residential and Product Design to the Workplace
The young Dallas design firm applies a multidisciplinary perspective to meet the challenges of creating a contemporary office.
The Paris Researcher Pioneering a New Way to Recycle Building Materials
Anna Saint Pierre's Granito project is harvesting the ingredients for new architectural building blocks from demolished structures.
Architect Jonathan Tate Is Pioneering a New Breed of Contemporary Infill Architecture in New Orleans
The six-person Office of Jonathan Tate (OJT) is a serious and thoughtful practice, and the built work is somehow of its place but wholly new.
From Playful Products to Clever Urban Interventions, New Affiliates Distills Design to Its Essence
Founded by Ivi Diamantopoulou and Jaffer Kolb, the New York–based firm creates visually pleasing design, but its most interesting work is cerebral.
Designer Brecht Wright Gander's Work Is Both Elusive and Exploratory
Gander’s practice is twofold, straddling conceptual and industrial design: He develops restrained commercial editions under a moniker and imaginative sculptural work under his own name.
Taller TO Explores Movement in Architecture on Mexico City’s Unsteady Ground
Firm founders Carlos Facio and José G. Amozurrutia's commitment to environmental and social responsibility has grounded the studio as it expands.
New Talent: Neogenesis+Studi0261 Melds Historical Influences into a Balanced, Minimal Aesthetic
The young Surat, India–based design trio has completed 60+ projects and has proved adept at balancing client demands, programmatic pressures, and spatial constraints.
Case Design Combines Local Craft, Art, and Architecture for a School in Mumbai
The firm uses the kind of architectural process that it believes is possible only in Mumbai—thoughtful, iterative, and craft-led.
Metropolis Magazine's 8 Rising New Talents
From a nonprofit revitalizing L.A.'s overlooked corners to a studio specializing in experiential graphic design, this year's New Talents feature multidisciplinary skill sets.
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.
New Talent 2018: Joe Lawton's Growing Studio Is a Hybrid of Graphic Design and Architecture
With a passion for environmental graphics, designer Joe Lawton has built a practice dubbed Media Objectives (M-O) within the architecture firm Valerio Dewalt Train Associates (VDTA).
New Talent 2018: Maria Jeglińska Examines the Social and the Political Though Her Products and Installations
The Warsaw-based designer and Konstantin Grcic alum interweaves social narratives and familiar household objects.
New Talent 2018: Karamuk Kuo Combines Levity and Rigor in Its Architectural Practice
In a relatively short time, the Swiss-American duo have built up an impressive portfolio, slyly navigating one of the more problematic yet compelling aspects of practice.
New Talent 2018: For Furniture Design Company Kalon, Each Piece Starts in the Designers’ Own Home
The Los Angeles-based design duo meticulously develops each of their products, fostering a unique blend of beauty and sustainability.
New Talent 2018: Nonprofit LA-Más Is Revitalizing Los Angeles's Overlooked Corners
The nimble L.A. practice seeks to unlock the city’s potential by conceiving policy solutions and reimagining unglamorous spaces throughout the basin.
New Talent 2018: Architect Thomas Kosbau Is Helping Create the Next Generation of Green Urban Tech
Just as he’s wrapped his largest and greenest project to date, Thomas Kosbau’s brand of idealistic architecture is growing up.
