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ART
Martin Roth’s “Plant Concert Hall” Comes Into Full Bloom

Thanks to a fundraiser organized by Strongroom, the late artist’s ambitious plans to convert a...

DESIGN
Exclusive: How Mark Grattan Dominated “Ellen’s Next Great Designer”

The Vidivixi founder explains how he surmounted the competition and chats with finalist Arielle...

ARCHITECTURE
Theaster Gates Will Design the 2022 Serpentine Pavilion

The Chicago-based urban planner-turned-artist is the first non-architect to land the commission.

ARTIST STATEMENT
A Mural That Travels Through Space and Time

Debuting alongside an exhibition of his plaster glass furnishings, Patrick Naggar adorns the facade

Architecture
Germane Barnes Awarded the 2021 Wheelwright Prize

The architect's winning proposal “Anatomical Transformations in Classical Architecture,”...

STUDIO VISIT
Jose Dávila’s Eternal Pursuit of Equilibrium

After spending the pandemic year researching circles in Guadalajara, Jose Dávila emerged with...

DESIGN
Egg Collective Illustrates the Infinite Complexities of Motherhood

A group show curated by the New York furniture studio and artist Tealia Ellis Ritter honors...

Design Dose
The Surface Mother’s Day Gift Guide

From Shelley Caudill's effortlessly stylish Motorcycle Jacket to a Polish apothecary’s...

NFT
Announcing Surface’s First-Ever Covers NFT Auction: Azzedine Alaïa.

We're thrilled to announce an NFT auction of one of our most distinguished covers, the late fashion

Design Dispatch
Fortnite Developer Will Convert a Dead Mall Into Its New Campus

Epic Games, the software developer behind the popular video game Fortnite, will transform the...

DESIGN DISPATCH
The Rubin Museum Is Building an Emotional Wellness Lab, and Other News

Our daily look at the world through the lens of design.

CURRENTLY COVETING
Water Droplets Inspire BIG’s New Pendants for Louis Poulsen

The Danish lighting mainstay teams up with Bjarke Ingels Group for a series of sleek aluminum...

The March Issue
Jamian Juliano-Villani, Today’s Most Tireless Artist, Readies a New Chapter

Her inimitable paintings have made her one of the art world’s most magnetic talents....

ITINERARY
Quarantine Culture: 8 Ways to Experience Design and Art Without Leaving Your Home

An online art fair, ASMR videos, streaming symphonies, and other resources for you to enjoy from...

Next Frontier
An Art Exhibition That Questions What It Means to Be Human

“Uncanny Valley,” on view at the de Young Museum in San Francisco, examines how artificial...