Year in Review 2018: Plastics Are Back
Our contributors comment on an event or a moment from the last year that demanded more of how we should practice, frame, and respond to design.
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SageGlass Harmony Selected for Innovative Swiss Office Tower
sponsored by: Remove the excess. It’s a good way to approach most things in life; A&D is no exception. This mantra helped Yann Guyonvarc’h, owner of Millennium (a smart office building set to be completed in Crissier, Switzerland, in 2020),…
Forest for the Trees: Perkins+Will Brings Biophilic Design to an Atlanta Office
The facade of flooring company Interface's new HQ doesn't just symbolize biophilia: It mimics the dappled light created by a forest canopy.
Mitsubishi Electric Outfits New Cottages at Award-Winning Boutique Hotel, Inn at Willow Grove
advertisement from: Historic plantation turned boutique resort and spa, The Inn at Willow Grove, in Orange, Virginia, recently underwent a major expansion, opening 10 additional rooms within two new cottage buildings. The central structure of The Inn, a manor house…
In Landmarked Empire State Building, Patcraft Helps M Moser Solve Flooring Design Challenges
sponsored by: When M Moser Associates embarked on a renovation of several floors inside New York City's Empire State Building…
The Right Environment: Lisa Heschong on Why Daylight is the Most Important Architectural Consideration
sponsored by: Metropolis magazine, in partnership with Lutron, presents The Right Environment: a series of profiles featuring experts who are helping to make buildings better for occupants. For the second installment of the series, Metropolis caught up with design researcher and consultant, Lisa Heschong. Heschong…
Trend Alert: Circles and Arcs
Esoterica is back, and with it the archetypes of so-called sacred geometry.
Cirio: Simple, Elegant Fixture Illustrates the Design Ethos of its Spanish Makers, Santa & Cole
sponsored by: Cirio translates directly to “candle” in Spanish. It is a fitting name for the Santa & Cole family of fixtures that embodies the likeness of this most ancient light source’s…
With Pier 17, Channel Glass Brings a Contemporary Edge to the South Street Seaport
The building's icy, transparent envelope deploys an unconventional type of glass in a crenellated profile that, according to SHoP's Gregg Pasquarelli, suggests “almost a contemporary version of pier architecture.”
8 Architectural Products to Inspire Your Next Design
This selection of buildings—ranging from Atlanta to Kansas City to Basel, Switzerland—highlight stand-out materials and products.
Here's 2019's Trendiest Color, According to Benjamin Moore
The paint company forecasts that its subdued gray shade "Metropolitan AF-690" will be a prominent interior trend to watch next year.
Trend Alert: Circular Logic
Arcs and circles are making an appearance in all manner of furnishings and accessories, restoring a sense of balance to the universe.
Heath Ceramics Collaborates with Artist Stan Bitters to Craft a Unique Tile Collection
Bitters helped define an expressive, even carnal side of modern Californian clayware; this Heath collection echoes his raw and dramatic sculpted works.
Metropolis’s 5 Biggest Tile Trends at Cersaie 2018
We highlight standout designs across five trends from the annual ceramics extravaganza in Bologna, Italy.
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.
How Fashion Can Signify Advances in Textiles’ Performance, Technology, and Ethics
For this six-part series, Metropolis asked Knoll Textile's creative director, Dorothy Cosonas, what inspires her—here's what she told us.
8 Contemporary Designs That Channel the Original 1859 Thonet Bentwood Chair
Au courant echoes of Michael Thonet’s No. 14 chair, with its strongly vegetal origins, have cropped up in cane, bamboo, and bentwood products.
Paola Lenti Reflects on 25 Years of Design
Lenti's namesake company, famous for its outdoor furniture and exuberant color schemes, is celebrating its 25th anniversary with new releases and as-yet-undisclosed festivities.
Allsteel's Park Collection Combines Coziness with Low-Tech Flexible Design
A collaboration with Norm Architects, the workplace-focused collection unites Allsteel’s experience in manufacturing with Norm’s expertise in crafting wooden furniture.
Five Years in the Making, Artistic Tile's New Release Uses Murano Glass Handcraft Techniques
The brand's Fiammato tiles use small slices of millefiori, a uniquely Venetian pattern created by bundling and slicing glass rods.
