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Design For Aging-Memory

Junya Ishigamis stalled project for dementia patients prompts writer Laura Raskin to reflect on memory and its role in design for aging.

They're Smart, But Are They Bright?

The building facade is fast becoming one of contemporary architectures discovery zones.

Nurturing Thoughtfulness

Wanted Design’s founders discuss why a platform for socially and environmentally responsible design is so important.

Productsphere Neocon Preview

We look ahead to the 51st edition of NeoCon, the annual trade show for commercial interiors.

New Talent Circular Reasoning

New Affiliates creates visually pleasing design, but its most interesting work is cerebral.

Building Details Bogie Down

The new cultural hub designed by Diller Scofidio + Renfro glides on a unique system of steel wheels, or bogies.

Playing For Keeps

In the pursuit of design made to last, Fyrn’s Stemn collection—on view at ICFF this year— adopts a kit-of-parts approach.

Spectrum

An essential survey of architecture and design today.

Can Building Sector Avert Catastrophic Climate Change?

Why the building sector may be humanity’s best hope for averting catastrophic climate change.

Community Colleges Step It Up

With major architecture firms getting involved, these formerly neglected institutions are having a design renaissance— and showing us how design could transform the American education system.

Designing Connections

The latest iteration of BIO, Ljubljana’s design biennale, aims at the full socialization of design and miraculously succeeds.

Scenographic

The recent popularity of architectural collage has led to a lot of cloning and some groaning. But collage is more than an aesthetic—it helps reconceive space in new, often scenographic ways. 

Motley Harmony

The newly reopened Musée d’arts de Nantes, one of France’s great art institutions, unites four centuries of architectural styles.

The Big Pattern

Schumacher finds fresh purpose in new applications for Frank Lloyd Wright’s textiles and wall-coverings.

Sina Pearson's Next Act

After running her own textile company for 25 years, the designer is now bringing her brand and inimitable creative process to Momentum Group.

Mood Light

A quick Google search on Himalayan salt lamps dredges up link after link touting the health benefits of the pink mineral. While some claims are outlandish, like neutralizing electromagnetic radiation from cell phones, others, like mood enhancement, seem a bit more plausible—especially when the light looks as good as Brave Matter’s Archaic Modern pendant. “As a designer, I believe that objects we surround ourselves with have the power to influence the way we feel,” says Christina Zamora, cofounder of the Oakland, California–based design studio. The terraced clay luminaire, topped by a hefty brass disk and rounded salt bead, adds warmth to any space. “I could definitely see them in residential, retail, and hospitality environments,” says the industrial designer, who has also had interest from people designing for the wellness field because of the mineral’s purported effect on well-being. The Archaic Modern light is handcrafted and available in six shades ranging from a deep black Mica Ore to a muted Terra Pink.

New Talent Orkidstudio

For these architects, the best way to achieve social change is through the process of building.

Spiraling Summit

Frank Lloyd Wright’s single New York City public building is not a swaggering, self-glorifying monument but rather a kind of Rosetta stone to interpret a lifetime of ideas, argues a new book.

Adam Nathaniel Furman

Relying on his own imagination rather than trends for inspiration, Adam Nathaniel Furman— a master of surface and ornamentation—designs exuberant works at all manner of scales.

Berlin

Its status as a “special city” as taken a few hits in recent ars, but Germany’s capital still a magnet for creatives.

Helsinki

By embracing communitydriven initiatives and tapping into urban tradition the city is well equipped to meet future challenges.

Rainlight

Two product veterans launch their own studio.

Todd Bracher

In his strategic role, the designer is making user experience a priority in products.

Shimoda Design Group

For the expansion of its Mart showroom, Steelcase turned to its longtime collaborator.

Klaus Nienkämper

Fifty years after establishing Nienkämper, its founder is as future-facing as ever.

Dani Arps

With a dozen-odd start-up offices under her belt, the designer is making waves in the world of workplaces.

Form Us With Love

The Stockholm-based studio takes an inclusive and passion-driven approach to design.

Grace Eun

The senior associate at Clive Wilkinson Architects is a rising star in interior design.

Khodi Feiz

The product designer discusses today’s social office and his new collections for Studio TK.

Materials Shine On

Versatile, sustainable, and resilient, the Glowing Metals collection from Chemetal is a material all-rounder.