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9 Designers Revolutionizing Bio-based Materials
From 3D-printed date seeds to moss-covered facade panels, these projects showcase how bio-based materials are shaping the future of design.
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How Far Has 3D-Printed Architecture Come?
METROPOLIS tracks the development of 3D-printed buildings, and how they promises to revolutionize speed and sustainability in construction.
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Colombia’s Fundación Organizmo Builds for Planetary Well-being
The Bogota-based organization was recently awarded a Practice Lab grant from the architecture philanthropy platform re:arc institute.
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Patti Carpenter On Working With Artisans Around the World
In a recent METROPOLIS Penn 1 Talk in New York City, the global trend ambassador discussed sustaining culture through craft and design.
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The Clay Studio Puts Down New Roots in Philadelphia
The state-of-the-art-facility, designed by local firm Digsau, is the result of a years-long collaborative design process.
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New Wolf-Gordon Wallcoverings Catalyze a Conversation on AI
Designed by seven creatives and Wolf-Gordon's CCO Marybeth Shaw, the “Project: HI > AI” collection reflects on the relationship between human and machine intelligence.
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A Carpet Collection Commemorates Hip-Hop
Shaw Contract collaborates with hip-hop architect Michael Ford on a carpet collection that channels the music genre.
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BellonBouillot’s PAW Chair Receives a Sculptural Update
Softness in stone inspires this new edition of the Parisian designer's iconic chair.
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Constantin Boym Creates a Collection of DIY Animal Houses
Ecophilia is a do-it-yourself experiment in inter-species design.
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The School of Architecture Adapts to an Uncertain Future
After a messy divorce from the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation, the unconventional architecture school relocated to Arcosanti. So far, it’s going well.
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16 of the Best Young Designers from Milan 2023
A vast array of youthful design talent was on display during Milan Design Week and Salone del Mobile—these are some of our favorites.
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Profiles
These 3 Artists Find Inspiration in the Built Environment
Working with cut paper, organic cotton, and oil on canvas, these visual artists reinvent the architectural world as they see it.
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The Radical Reshaping of Craft
From museums to TikTok, explore radical craft as a response to climate crisis, a means of storytelling, and an exploration of new materials.
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Meet the Design Practices Shaking Things Up in Mexico City
The city-wide event Design Week Mexico debuts up-and-coming designers shifting the creative hub’s design scene.
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Nick Cave Mines His Creative Processes in a New Collection for KnollTextiles
Inspired by his Soundsuits, the collection of upholstery and wallcoverings balances art and function.
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Germane Barnes’ First Gallery Exhibition Explores Narratives of Materials and Migration
On view at Miami's Nina Johnson gallery, Unsettled features tapestries, furniture, and 2D works produced while Barnes was on residency at the American Academy of Rome.
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Rediscovering a Master of Brazilian Modernism
Joaquim Tenreiro: Tectonic Master at R and Company in New York examines the legacy of a furniture-maker who was much more than a paper artist.
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Profiles
Shantell Martin Shares the Stories of Music and Scholarship Behind Her Artwork
The visual artist known for her spontaneous hand-drawn art sheds light on other key aspects of her practice.
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Nine Female Textile Artists Bring Belgium’s Sober Aesthetic to New York
The Gift to be Simple group exhibition, curated by Li Edelkoort, highlights designers reinterpreting the country’s rich textile history in pared-back, yet poignant, fashion.
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Maison & Objet Celebrates Independent Talent Navigating the New “Meta-Sensitive” World
For its second 2022 showing, the major Parisian trade show was awash in bold colors, playful patterns, and seamless digital integration.