Former McLaren Designers Bring Supercar Thinking to Furniture
Before João Dias and Patrick Carton designed furniture, they were designing machines built to exceed 200 mph.
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What we learned: PLAY
Play looks back at how pleasure, permission, uncertainty and participation can turn play into a serious tool for rethinking design.
The Winners of the 2026 Pure Street Photography Awards Invoke Happenstance and Commotion
Eight winners were selected in this year's contest from nearly 1,600 entries submitted by photographers in 50 countries.
A Menagerie of Animal Sculptures by 50+ Artists Populate ‘The Ark’
Powerhouse Arts asks, will we care for the future of our planet the way we care for the animals we love?
Ken Kelleher’s Colorful Characters Take Over a Botanical Garden
Ken Kelleher’s first Canadian exhibition blooms at the Royal Botanical Gardens.
Frank kunert’s miniature worlds bend the logic of familiar architecture
Using scale to loosen the rules of the built world, hand-built miniature sets turn familiar architecture slightly absurd.
Under Glass Cloches, Amber Cowan Nests Enchanting Flameworked Scenes
Known for her lush assemblages of flameworked glass, Amber Cowan reimagines a ubiquitous yet fragile medium.
‘play is itself a function’: Luca Boscardin on designing toys, cities, and spaces
The designer reflects on playful design, open-ended objects, and why curiosity should shape cities, schools, and everyday life.
Urn Studios reimagines memorial objects into expressive celebrations of life
UK-based Urn Studios releases its first US collection, which saw seven artists reinterpret the urn as an object of identity, intimacy and enduring design ‘For decades, the funeral.
New York City’s Last Standing Wood Column Company Closes After 110 Years
110 years later, Brooklyn's American Wood Column Corporation is closing.
Monumental Painted Wood Carvings by Jiang Miao Center Mindfulness
Whitestone Gallery in Seoul presents artist Jiang Miao's solo exhibition of recent acrylic-painted wood carvings, 'Spiral of Energy.'
Jen Lewin’s Monumental ‘Ursas’ Find a Permanent Home Along the Gowanus Canal
For many public artworks, permanence is the exception rather than the rule.
Tiny Faces Surface Amid Sweeping Lines in En Iwamura’s Expressive Sculptures
Japan-based artist En Iwamura is interested in the ways we measure and understand the spaces between ourselves and others.
Monumental Joyful Murals by Ella & Pitr Fill Urban Rooftops and Fields
Known for their monumental murals, which span entire public squares, rooftops, playing fields, and more, Ella & Pitr bring eccentric joy to urban spaces.
Yinka ilori’s new book explores the chair as a vessel for memory and identity
Project notes and archival material accompanies the photography spread from chairman featuring works from the There is Good in all of Us collection.
Reflections Dazzle in the Hyperrealistic Chrome Faces of Kip Omolade’s Vivid Portraits
Set against uninterrupted backgrounds, metallic oil portraits by Kip Omolade float almost deity-like amid vibrant color.
Heritage Bookbinding Elements Transform in Contemporary Sculptures by Adelene Koh
For Loewe Foundation Craft Prize finalist Adelene Koh, an under-appreciated element of a book's construction becomes the highlight.
Lifelike Birds Emerge from Foliage in Painted Paper Reliefs by The Paper Ark
The Paper Ark aims to raise awareness of biodiversity and conservation by evoking a sense of wonder similar to what we feel in nature.
Tearing paper and wrestling mud, gutai played with creative freedom in postwar japan
In postwar japan, artists used unruly media and playful, audience-involving performances to practice a new form of creative freedom.
Innovation Meets Heritage in West African Contemporary Artists’ Masquerade Ensembles
'New African Masquerades: Artistic Innovations and Collaborations' celebrates creations by artists in Nigeria, Burkina Faso, Sierra Leone, and Cameroon.
Lucy Sparrow Invokes ’90s Supermarket Nostalgia in ‘The Beginning of Convenience’
Lucy Sparrow's new exhibition, 'The Beginning of Convenience' is stocked to the brim with more than 20,000 handmade felt objects.
‘Colorstruck!’ Examines the Connection Between Race and Chromatic Expression
A nude Black woman lies on a stark white chaise, her head propped up by her thin arm.
Sculptural exhibition design traces a glowing path through antiquity in poland
NArchitekTURA organizes the Lanckoroński Collection across five interconnected rooms at Wawel Royal Castle in Krakow.
A New Colossal Shop Collection Highlights Local Artists and Chicago-Made Goods
Discover one-of-a-kind and handmade objects from Chicago-based artists we're excited to share a city with.
GridType vol.—1 explores how digital tools generate new typographic forms
Geometric grids are built from forms including rectangles, triangles, and circles the publication presents type specimens developed through the GridType tool.
Felicia Chiao’s Domestic Scenes Reflect the Emotional Structures of Daily Life
Felicia Chiao's warm illustrations capture emotion and the variances of mental health through surreal compositions.
Damien Aubin Documents a Former Soviet Mining Settlement Suspended in Time
French photographer visits the Arctic region of Pyramiden to document the snow-covered remnants of a former mining town.
‘first for mental workout and game’: how starck’s iconic lemon squeezer broke the mold
More than 35 years after its debut, the aluminum citrus squeezer continues to spark debate, proving that the most influential designs are not always the most practical.
Playful Knitted Pillows by Donna Wilson Infuse Interiors with Whimsy and Joy
The London-based designer celebrates vibrant patterns and playful creatures, especially in her series of cushions.
Debra Broz’s Kitschy ‘Superorganisms’ Are Both Familiar and Strange
The Seattle-based artist's quirky sculptures are made from from found figurines, which she cuts and reassembles into hybrids.
Pittsburgh’s Pickleball Courts by Sharmistha Ray Are an Abstract Riot of Color
'Geometry of Play' comprises murals across three pickleball courts, marking the first artist-designed versions in the country.
Orior gives the humble foosball table a high-design makeover
The table trades pub-tastic plastic for handcrafted luxury, turning a games room staple into a collectible design object
Presence, Memory, and Time Merge in the Surreal Works of ‘Architects of Absence’
The five-person group exhibition at Gallery Wendi Norris plumbs the dialogue between absence and presence.
Céleste boursier-mougenot composes music through a ring of swings and bells
points de suspension is installed within the historic courtyard of Frac Normandie in Caen
In praise of the useless path: how labyrinths turn disorientation into play
Parc de la Distance, Precht, proposal, 2020 | visualization © Precht
Cocoa Plantations Set the Scene for Divine Events in Marc Padeu’s ‘Memento Vivere’
Humans' futile control of time forms the basis of a new suite of works in Padeu's solo show at Larkin Durey.
Trompe-L’œil Paintings by Jason Limon Reveal a Hidden Skeletal World
Jason Limon imagines a playful world in which vintage illustrations are the colorful veneer concealing a universe populated by skeletons.
Jia curated 2026 displays craft, design, and culture on bali’s beachfront
jia curated 2026 takes over bali’s beachfront, exploring design, craft, and material innovation under the theme 'nature weave'.
Experience Ana Mendieta’s Visceral, ‘Neolithic’ Work in a Major Survey
A large-scale, immersive exhibition of her work opens today at Tate Modern.
Korea’s Coastal Folklore Surfaces in Jeongmin Lee’s Ink Illustrations
On traditional Korean mulberry paper, Jeongmin Lee draws delicate lines in ink and pigments known as bunchae.
