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Design
Ara Thorose’s Sculptural Chairs

The designer creates a trio of chairs that are part furnishing, part art.

Book
This Google Designer Thinks in Circles

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

Travel
The Anti-Airport Lounge

Cathay Pacific and Ilse Crawford want to make layovers relaxing.

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...

Retail
Dakar Collection: A Transcontinental Collaboration

David Weeks and Abdou Salam Gaye's furniture collection was inspired by Dakar, Senegal's capital...

NYCxDesign
Studio Gorm Brings Shaker Style Forward

A fascination with the minimalist objects of the religious sect led to several recent projects by...

Art
Dale Chihuly’s Glass Gardens

After more than a decade, the artist's signature explosions of color have returned to New York...

Tech
Aura is the Home Security System of the Digital Age

Surpassing outdated audio and motion-sensing models, the new device picks up on patterns in radio...

Books
Peter Marino’s Garden is a Living Fantasy

There are new discoveries at every turn on the lush grounds surrounding the architect’s...

Design
How a Simple Plastic Chair Won Over the World

An exhibition at Vitra Design Museum delves into the history of the ubiquitous Monobloc.

Studio Visit
Studio Visit: Atelier Biagetti

The Milan-based duo shares their take on contemporary obsessions with our editor-in-chief.

Design
A Designer Updates a Centuries-Old Pottery Tradition

While touring the Yangtze Delta, Christopher Jenner stumbled on the town of Yixing and its famous...

Architecture
Snøhetta Designs a Contemporary Cave at Lascaux

A new museum offers an unprecedented look at prehistoric paintings.

Architecture
X Marks the Plot

The OMA-designed Alexis de Tocqueville library privileges public space over stacks.

Fashion
Tilda Swinton Meets Gentle Monster

The actress collaborated with the South Korean eyewear brand on a beguiling new collection.

Art
“Person of the Crowd” at the Barnes Foundation

A show looks to subvert the privileged position of the flâneur.

Art
“Merce Cunningham: Common Time”

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

Tech
Like No Other Eero

A Wi-Fi router aspires to its iconic architect namesake.

Design
KBH’s Musical Chair for Sonos

The firm sought to harmonize the seat with the American brand’s new subwoofer.

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

Design
Indira Lourenço Renders African Patterns in Three Dimensions

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

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...

Architecture
Speed Art Museum’s Overhaul

The continuously evolving Louisville museum gets a new look.

Architecture
The Harbin Opera House Brings Nature Indoors

Step Inside the Modern-day Icon by Ma Yansong.

architecture
A Parking Garage Even Pedestrians Will Appreciate

In Miami, Leong & Leong and Iwamoto Scott Architects elevate a typically overlooked type of...

Architecture
Dior’s Seoul Flagship

A passion for horticulture has always been evident in the designs of Christian Dior.