From his “Dancing Walls” for Vitra to “A Piece of Sky” for Sky-Frame. A visit to the studio of Zurich-based designer Stephan Hürlemann.
Politics Has Failed Mothers. Can Design Help?
Designers, curators, and entrepreneurs are scrambling to make sense of motherhood in a culture that’s often hostile to it.
Pantone’s Color of the Year is awful
Happy-Medium Design: The Sweet Spot Between Minimalism and Maximalism
Simplicity can be too stark. Over-the-top design can overwhelm. Good news: The trend pendulum has settled at a livable middle point. Kathryn O’Shea-Evans explores the new admiration for modulation.
From Berlin out into the world
Berlin-based Designstudio 7.5 has developed the “Cosm” office chair for US office specialists Herman Miller – and the newcomer is fast becoming a world hit.
Pantone’s 2020 color of the year is the new black
Allseating’s Products Featured in Quadrangle’s Award-Winning Project OCAD U CO
Metropolis Acquired by Design Media and Tech Company SANDOW
The acquisition by SANDOW, which publishes Interior Design magazine, will help Metropolis build on its 38-year legacy as a leading storyteller for the architecture and design community.
Clever Presents: NeoConversations - Designing Branded Spaces
Material Bank Is A Game Changer For A&D Specifiers
Material Bank powers complex searches across hundreds of manufacturers and thousands of materials in seconds, turning hours of work into minutes.
Designer David Allan Pesso Sweats Every Detail (and it Shows)
There are office furniture designers who are perfectly capable of creating beautiful products like chairs, desks and casual seating. But when the industry needs a unified collection of products that spans the office, capable designers of such complicated systems are few and far between.
Stairs to nowhere are everywhere these days. Where are they taking us?
Stepped seating is big these days in tech headquarters — Slack, Evernote, Amazon Ring, and Facebook all have it.
Creativity is being "brushed aside" by digital media says Lego's head of design
Lego has become the world's largest toy manufacturer by selling plastic bricks, but with the future of physical toys under threat from digital alternatives Ashton believes that children's creativity is suffering.
How Nature’s Shapes & Patterns Have Inspired Our Product Designs
People love patterns. Our brains recognize and resonate with geometric designs in the world around us. Our eyes look for naturally repeating patterns, called fractals, without even realizing we’re doing it.
Watch: Alexander Girard’s designs come to life
Conscious Design
Foster + Partners Creates Custom Furniture for Cleveland Clinic
At Cleveland Clinic's Shelia and Eric Samson Pavilion, Foster + Partners designed furnishings to accommodate both plants and humans.