Amid a war, designers and activists are fighting to ensure the country’s heritage doesn’t disappear with reconstruction—and in some cases,…
Towards Organic Modernism: 1950s American Interiors
How technical mastery and creative vision brought woodcraft to the fore of American postwar design. Whether for or against the…
Soft-Firm and the Art of Activist Space-Making
Soft-Firm is a self-described “interdisciplinary practice and flexible platform” that seeks understated design and architecture solutions through collective effort. There is…
Songs from the cellar: Ukrainian creators bare their hearts ahead of Triennale Milano
“Sorry, there are no designers here in Ukraine. There are soldiers/volunteers/civilians.” Approximately one week into the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Kyiv-based architect…
New Tricks
Brooklyn-based CIVILIAN completes its biggest project yet, for Newlab Detroit. “We have moved through many different postures towards the husband-and-wife…
BEADED CURTAINS, FAMILY LEGACIES, AND THE POLITICS OF IMAGE-MAKING
An Interview with Cosmo Whyte Artist Cosmo Whyte was born in 1982 in St. Andrews, one of 14 parishes established by English…
In Cancún, Two Architects Are Using Rental Apartments to Try to Reinvigorate a Neighborhood
Donceles has languished in the shadow of exclusive beach resorts, and the designers think new residents could bring life back…
The Art of Assembly
Interior, object, and clothing designer Faye Toogood has always blended her cross-categorical interests into different disciplines. Now, for the first…
A Dark Serpentine Structure Works as a Surprisingly Airy Family Home
Though the building, located outside of Mexico City, might seem brutal at first, its emphasis on and integration with nature…
Meet Slava Balbek: defender, designer, optimist behind the RE:UKRAINE project
The 38-year-old Kyivan sheds these titles while fighting against demolition of historic buildings, preparing rescue kits and creating an emergency…
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