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In Eny Lee Parker’s Hands, Clay Has Unlimited Potential

The Brooklyn ceramicist’s sculptural furniture is puffy, playful, and will make you smile. Here,

Design
When Algorithms Become the Designer

Computers take the lead in Chinese designer Zhang Zhoujie's world.

The Art Issue
These Chinese Bookstores Feel Like Infinity Rooms

Li Xiang, the founder of Shanghai design firm X+Living, dreams up illusory bookstores that forge...

PERSONAL UNIFORM
The Fashion Bricolage of Job Smeets

The Dutch provocateur wears his irreverence on his sleeves.

SURFACING
A Japanese Design Studio Threads the Line Between Human and Nature

Takt Project’s lighting fixtures melt and grow like icicles.

EXTREME BEAUTY
Meet Tokyo’s Most Daring Florist

Floral artist Makoto Azuma pushes the boundaries of art, fashion, and nature with his experimental...

The Boundaries Issue
Google’s Ivy Ross Wants You to Simply Be

Ivy Ross, vice president of hardware design and user experience at Google, has embarked on a...

The Boundaries Issue
Wisdom: Clodagh, Designer, New York

"I didn’t grow up wanting to be a designer. My father planned his children’s lives, and I was...

Need To Know
For Architect Neil Logan, Less Isn’t More—It’s Everything

“People should remember that architecture is also a service industry—as humble as that might...

Design
The Biggest Design Breakups of the Decade

From Sagmeister and Walsh to Apple and Ive to Marc and Louis, these are the splits that have marked

Design
Jony Ive Leaving Apple to Start New Design Studio With Marc Newson

After a tenure that helped define the look of the computer giant through iMacs, iPhones, and more,...

The Find
The Force Awakens with Kenneth Cobonpue’s ‘Star Wars’ Collection

The Filipino industrial designer goes on a galactic space journey with the famed film franchise.

PROJECT SPOTLIGHT
In Midtown Atlanta, The Canopy by Hilton Hotels Channels Art to Soothe Weary Travelers

The Canopy by Hilton teams with Krause Sawyer to apply local creative influences to smart, restful...

PROJECT SPOTLIGHT
A Safari-Themed Kid’s Bedroom, Termite Mound Included

Studio SHK responded to a brief for a child's space with something that is, yes, adventurous and...

PROJECT SPOTLIGHT
Woods Bagot Creates an Australian Beach House That Swims Against the Tide

Tidal Arc is both of its environment and a unique statement within it.