How It’s Made: Parachilna’s Ghost-like Lighting Fixture
Designed by Toronto-based Partisans, no two versions of the piece are the same.
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Three Projects Show Spanish Tile’s Wide Range
A hotel, a restaurant, and an office building show how Spanish tile can bring classic style and high performance to any space.
These 6 Products Show That Modular Living Is Going Luxe
From wallpaper to lighting, versatile and high-style design reveals how modularity is cropping up in today’s residential interiors.
8 Architectural Products That Perform Double Duty
The right architectural products or materials can help architects and designers address a whole host of problems or priorities in buildings.
New Documentary Provides a Portrait of Design Superstar Dieter Rams
In Rams, Gary Hustwit—of Helvetica and Objectified acclaim—looks into the enduring legacy of the 86-year-old German industrial designer.
These Architects Used a Common Construction Product to Form an Undulating Urban Landscape
An office tower in Chicago is integrated with its surrounding landscape through an increasingly popular use of geofoam, a classic building product.
Our 15 Favorite Products from IKEA's 2019 Catalog
The annual reveal coincides with the company's 75th anniversary and features a series of special collections, including throwback re-editions and updated staples.
A New Rug Collection Harnesses Unorthodox Dyeing Techniques
Deanna Comellini, the creative director for G.T. Design, took cues from history for the Italian rug company's latest offering, Volare.
Industrial Designer Todd Bracher is Making User Experience a Priority in His Products
The designer discusses his approach to workplace design, and his new forays into branding strategy to give manufacturers a global edge.
KPF's New Building at the University of Michigan Melds Sleek Geometries With Practicality
For the design of the school's Ross School of Business, the firm relied on a custom extruded terra-cotta rainscreen to create a highly-textured facade.
Announcing Our 'Metropolis Likes' Winners, NeoCon Edition!
Metropolis editors hand-pick the best new residential interiors products from American designers in advance of NeoCon this June.
FLOS Introduces Reconfigurable Jewelry-Like Light Fixtures
In the new system, called Arrangements, individual elements can be combined and recombined to create one-of-a-kind lighting displays.
Highlights from the September 2017 Edition of Maison & Objet Paris
Today marked the final day of Maison & Objet, the bi-annual furniture and interior design fair in Paris.
Q&A: Design Advocacy, Master Builders, and Material Sustainability
Susan S. Szenasy talked with the principals of Houston-based Kirksey Architecture about design advocates and how material sustainability and building codes reflect regional conditions.
Venerable Institutions, Iconic Products, and Key Texts Mark an Anniversary in 2016
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill is celebrating its 80th anniversary this year. Courtesy SOM © Ezra Stoller/Esto There are many reasons to celebrate architecture and design in the coming months as these venerable institutions, iconic products, and key texts mark an…
Everything About the Way We Work Is Changing. Here's How.
A to Z: Your guide to the new, diverse workplace.
