#ideas-in-design Stories

Book
This Google Designer Thinks in Circles

Manuel Lima chronicles humanity’s interest in all things round.

Studio Visit
Jader Almeida on Modernism, Globalization, and the Senses

The designer invites us into his seaside home and showroom on the Brazilian island of...

Architecture
Rice University’s New Arts Building

Designed by Michael Maltzan Architects, the Moody Center fits right in while making a statement.

Design
Yinka Ilori, the Dreamer

The young, London-based designer imagines stories, memories, and more when creating his furniture.

Art
“Merce Cunningham: Common Time”

The late choreographer’s two-museum retrospective embodies his come one, come all ethos.

Design
Knitty Gritty

Tabula Rasa designer Emily Diamandis impressed Design Within Reach with her knitwear know-how.

Art
“Breaking News” at The Getty Center

The show explores the ways in which artists have responded to the media since the 1960s.

Tech
Sensory Percussion Lets Drummers Go Electric on Their Terms

The new drum set from the music-tech company Sunhouse is what drummers have been waiting for.

Books
Total Records

A new book from Aperture presents a visual history of photography’s role in shaping music’s...

Design
Okeanos Aquascaping’s Elevate Terrarium Is Next Level

New from Okeanos Aquascaping, this terrarium is as limitless as your imagination.

Design
Germans Ermičs is Crystal Clear

The young designer presents the latest products to come out of his fixation with glass and color at

Studio Visit
Hank Willis Thomas Would Consider Running for Office

In the lead up to the 2016 U.S. presidential election, the New York-based artist and super PAC...

Design
Indira Lourenço Renders African Patterns in Three Dimensions

For her first collection, Angola-born designer Indira Lourenço found inspiration by combining...

Studio Visit
Everything Is An Adventure for Alexandra Champalimaud

The globetrotting interior designer, whose work can be seen inside iconic hotels like The Carylye,...

Critic
Discovering the Media You Know

Writer Gabriella Fuller knows: big ideas and a copy of Strunk & White don't count like followers in

Fashion
Cone Denim Mills Weaves Through Time

Denim label 3x1 collaborated with the textile manufacturer to celebrate Cone Denim Mills's 125th...

Architecture
The Estonian National Museum Transcends a Dark Past

Spearheaded by the young architecture firm DGT, the institution encompasses a figment of the...

Books
Up Close with Terence Donovan

A new monograph highlights portraiture from the British fashion photographer's archives.

Fashion
Assembling a Permanent Collection

Two curators, both with rigorous academic backgrounds, apply their acumen to a new fashion and...

Studio Visit
The Natural Order of Monique Péan

The jewelry designer discusses her new SoHo space, creating fashionable, wearable pieces from...

Fashion
When Japanese Fashion Took Paris

Nearly three decades after the fashion capital welcomed an influx of Japanese designers, a new show

design
“A Kook Milieu” Indeed: Kelly Behun’s Pop-Up at Barneys New York

The interior designer found a muse in Holly Solomon, a pop art dealer whose personality was as loud

Critic
Finding Pleasure in Pain (On The Dance Floor)

The appeal and addiction of boutique fitness according to writer Sheila Marikar.

Design
How Sony’s New Television Replicates the Real World

The model, part of the Z series, combines the latest advancements in high-resolution and color...

art
The Art of the Metropolis

A group show of contemporary artists at Dio Horia in Mykonos, Greece, draws a connection between...

Fashion
Around the World with Louis XIII

The Grande Champagne label honors its place in the history of luxury travel with specially...

design
In Madison Tuton’s Arizona, Cacti And Aliens

For the young designer, the American Southwest is a place of desert elegance and sci-fi mysteries....

design
AHA Front Brings Life to Dumbo

Online store AHA Life opened its first physical location in the Brooklyn neighborhood and designer...

Studio Visit
There Are No Rules at Kara Mann’s Studio

Interior designer Kara Mann discusses Baker Furniture, an upcoming project in Dubai, and her life...

Critic
Why I Make Lists and Reject Listicles

Writer Kim Velsey lives in a bulleted world of contrast.

architecture
A Simple Design for A Vital Public Service

A new public safety answering center in the Bronx, PSAC II, combines fortress-like durability with...

Studio Visit
Robots and 3-D Printers are Joris Laarman’s Tools of Choice

The Dutch designer lets us into his robotics factory, MX3D, which is spearheading programs that...

CRITIC
Jayson Blair On Where the Facts Lie

The notorious former New York Times reporter tries to see truth in an age of deception.

art
Moholy-Nagy: Future Present Opens at the Guggenheim

The New York City museum hosts the first U.S. retrospective of the Hungarian artist and designer in

Studio Visit
Gaetano Pesce Embraces Clutter

He's one of the most celebrated Italian designers in modern history, and, as ever, social issues...

design
Othr is 3-D Printing Real Design

The American brand is freeing designers from mass-production and connecting consumers with...

Critic
A.I. Might Be Man’s New Best Friend

Author Elliott Holt asks: In the age of technology, can artificial intelligence cure human...

Architecture
Speed Art Museum’s Overhaul

The continuously evolving Louisville museum gets a new look.

Design
Google Gets Crafty

The OnHub Makers Series turns the boring wireless router into a functional piece of art.

Architecture
Elements House in the Desert

A minimal but mighty guest house in New Mexico delivers a raw experience of the landscape.