Shops We Love: Forage Modern Workshop This Minneapolis idea shop and store focuses on practical Midwestern goods with personality.
Laser-Cut Lampshade Made from Seaweed Get by with a little kelp from my friends: Julia Lohmann’s lighting solution illuminates the possibilities of seaweed.
Peaking Lights: The Wobbelhead Lamp A lamp prototype from Norway adds distinct personality to lighting design.
Sustainable Single-Family Homes in Cambodia Three sustainably designed dwellings in Phnom Penh show how far two grand can go.
Danish Army’s Next Mission: Sustainable Building The armed forces go mod and green with a cleverly designed set of barracks.
Photographer Candida Höfer's Lush Images of Architecture The photographer's large-scale interior photos function like architectural character sketches.
Rediscovering Icons of Norwegian Design This blockbuster exhibit makes it clear that Norway shouldn’t be the lesser-known country in the world of Scandinavian design.
Gorgeous New Kitchen Appliances with a Handle on Technology These Italian-designed kitchen-tech tools are part of the Internet of Things We Covet.
Design Icon: 8 Works by Buckminster Fuller Buckminster Fuller's focus on innovation and efficiency willed a more enlightened, expansive future into existence.
Easy, Indoor Gardening for City Dwellers Starting with an origami-inspired microgreen kit, two brothers want to bring your garden inside.
Slick Blankets From a Team of Icelandic Designers Blankets from Børk Studio blend modern colors and materials with historical graphics.
Havana: World Capital of Urban Farming? The Buena Vista Growers Club: the new book Farming Cuba explores Cuban's urban farming movement.
Shops We Love: MADE The two Toronto curators behind this showcase for innovative Canadian design run through 10 of their current favorites.
Textured, Woolen Tapestries Made of New and Vintage Yarn An Aussie expat drops the needle on tactile, multi-hued wall art.
<em>Shape</em>: Doodles for Design Learning A cartoon created by the Dublin City Council aims to get kids to question and shape their environment.
Judge These Books by Their Covers: Graphic Designer David Pearson A gallery show spotlights the acclaimed bookwork by British graphic artist David Pearson.
Chicago’s Summer of Design A massive exhibition and a new permanent design museum put the past, present, and future of the city’s design community in focus.
Shops We Love: twentytwentyone This London institution for furniture and modern design travels from vintage to modern in 10 striking pieces.
10 Inspiring Modern Churches One of the oldest types of public space gets reimagined in incredible visions of glass, steel and concrete.
Design Icon: 8 Buildings by Hans Hollein The late, Pritzker-winning Viennese architect was a key proponent of postmodernism.
Desk Typography: A Font Based on the Open Office Plan French designer Benoit Challand designs a cubicle-based font that dares you to rearrange the office.
10 Things You Didn’t Know About Charles and Ray Eames Clowns, churches, and an aquarium: Find out how far the boundless curiosity of Ray and Charles Eames stretched.
The History of the Modern Workspace Power dynamics, economic upheaval, and design thinking: cubicles aren’t just a Dilbert punch line.
Q&A: industrial designer Konstantin Grcic The German designer talks about the futuristic visions in his Vitra exhibition and the thrill of making irritating furniture.
Q&A: IDEO Looks Into the Future of Design A multimedia brainstorm from the acclaimed design firm explores how tech’s next steps will shape tomorrow.
Exploring the Process of George Nakashima Woodworker New York's 1950 Gallery showcases rare photos and a posthumous collaboration between George and his daughter Mira.
Soundsystem Built to Look Like a Cubist Minaret A pair of architects working in the United Arab Emirates put a modern spin on minarets.
Design Icon: 8 Works by Raymond Loewy The godfather of industrial design streamlined the look of midcentury America.
Design Icon: 10 Buildings by Marcel Breuer The Bauhaus designer’s modern vision helped post-war American building see the future.
Virtuous Cycles: The Bike Design Project A design competition with five teams, fives cities, and one urban utility bike for the masses.
Carreau du Temple: Parisian Poetry in Glass and Steel Studio Milou’s restoration of a public pavilion showcases the beauty of the Marais.
Rock, Paper, Circuits: Pulplites Lamps The Vancouver design duo Dear Human finds an illuminating use for recycled paper.
8 Endangered Modern Structures These modern gems are slated for demolition, in need of repair, or the subject of fundraising campaigns.
Shanty Storage Cabinet: Groove is in the Art Doshi Levien’s corrugated steel furniture elevates the design of DIY homebuilders.
Kickstarter of the Day: Crafty Manual Coffee Maker Chicago designer Craighton Berman creates a bespoke brewer for your morning ritual.
Public Access: Cool Spaces Goes Behind the Blueprint A new television show showcases exceptional public buildings and design.