How technical mastery and creative vision brought woodcraft to the fore of American postwar design. Whether for or against the … More
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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 … More
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 … More
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 … More
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 … More
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 … More
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 … More
Galerie Philia’s ‘Transatlántico’ exhibition bridges transatlantic creativity
Organised during Zona Maco Art Week in Mexico City, the exhibition is a temporary oasis taking place in an office building in Polanco.
Anicka Yi: Sculpting the Air
Prepare for an extrasensory glimpse into the world of soft robotics, atmospheric justice, and our potential openness towards olfaction. Ancika … More
Puutalo Oy and Finland’s Little Boxes
Born out of a necessity engendered by war in 1940, the Puutalo Oy Housing Consortium was established in Finland to … More