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design
What Does Good Music Smell Like?

New York design studio Yummy Colours imagines 8 albums as fragrances—and predicts the...

Technology
This Sleek Speaker Fixes Auditory Anomalies in Your Architecture

Bang & Olufsen’s new BeoLab50 uses groundbreaking technology to deliver the ultimate sonic boom.

Design
Designer of the Day: Ian McDonald

The studio ceramist on shooting hoops, a forthcoming show in Japan, and his aversion to clutter.

THE LIST
9 Living Room Lounge Chairs

These comfy seats offer plenty of reasons to relax.

Design
Designer of the Day: Fernando Mastrangelo

The Brooklyn designer on the problem of taste, getting lost in landscapes, and the benefits of...

Wordplay
In the Age of Robots and Autonomous Assembly Lines, Is Craftsmanship Still a Thing?

Surface Media’s CEO on why data is now a key material in all design.

DESIGN
The Uncommon Approach at Objects of Common Interest

Architects Eleni Petaloti and Leonidas Trampoukis discuss collaborating, their tag-team style of...

Partnership
How It’s Made: Montblanc Writing Instruments

At Montblanc’s headquarters in Hamburg, Germany, making world-class writing instruments is a...

Design
Designer of the Day: Kustaa Saksi

The Amsterdam-based designer discusses his penchant for trippy textiles, pastries, and strolling...

Design
Li Edelkoort Calls the Work of Millennials Metaphors for Tomorrow

The celebrated trend forecaster discusses the next generation of designers—digital natives she...

Design
Flynn Talbot Morphs a V&A Gallery into a Vibrant Hall of Light

On view throughout the London Design Festival, the Australian designer’s immersive installation...

Design
Designer of the Day: Alex Lin

The founder of Studio Lin on his firm’s forthcoming book for OMA, the most meaningful website...

Design
Designer of the Day: Karlyn Sutherland

The Scotswoman talks baking, her connection to place, and working as an artist-in-residence at the...

Fashion
Designer of the Day: Mari Giudicelli

The Brazilian designer talks plants, green tea, and aliens.

art
Put Onstage, This Understated Textile Steals the Show

In the hands of international designers, Kvadrat’s Canvas fabric morphs into remarkable works of...