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Young Projects Designs for the Unknown
The Brooklyn studio experiments with materials, fabrication, and form to create architecture that puts discovery at the forefront.
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Common Object Studio Is Humanizing Concrete
Designed in collaboration with concrete manufacturer Mangrove, the studio’s Un Nido seating collection uses a leading-edge, low-waste additive process.
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Oxbow Architecture Creates a Permanent Structure for Powwows on the Plains
Rooted in Indigenous knowledge, the timber arbour provides a gathering place for the Muscowpetung Saulteaux Nation.
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HOOBA Design Group Crafts with Materials and Light
Windows, openings, tiling, and tectonics are forms of expression for this Tehran-based firm.
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8 New Products Leaning into Craft
From Milan Design Week 2026 and beyond, new furniture, lighting, textiles, and wallcoverings manifest fresh approaches to craft.
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Dorothy Cosonas Designs Textiles from the Fiber Up
The creative director carries forward Luum’s legacy of material innovation through close collaboration with mills and an emphasis on fiber-level experimentation.
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At Its New Seattle Office, IA Aims for Harmony
The workplace project is the testing ground for a new design framework and a one-of-a-kind foray into 3D-printed furniture.
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10 Standout Biobased Materials from NeoCon 2026
At METROPOLIS' 2026 Sustainability Lab, biobased materials lead the way for sustainable design—from cork to mycelium.
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How Can We Celebrate Craft in Architecture Today?
The designers of some of the most beautifully crafted buildings and spaces in New York City convened to discuss the role of artistry in architecture.
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Reseat’s Office Furniture Rescue
By salvaging huge amounts of quality office furniture bound for landfills, Reseat champions the circular economy.
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15 Booths We Loved at ICFF 2026
This year’s edition was filled with hand-crafted and digitally fabricated pieces made with bio-based and recycled materials. Check out METROPOLIS editors’ top picks here.
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Dyani White Hawk Weaves Lakota Symbolism into Monumental Mosaics
The Minneapolis-based artist’s work can be seen in collections across the country, including large-scale installations at Portland International Airport and JFK Terminal 6.
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The Shakers: Culture, Craft, Community, and Care
Behind the separatist Christian sect that believed that every tool, object, and design choice should serve a purpose.
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Rafael Freyre Creates Architecture that can Return to the Land
The Lima, Peru-based design and art studio believes in the interplay between natural materials, ancient techniques, and contemporary habitats.
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Products
Should Wool Play a Bigger Role in the Built Environment?
As mountains of waste wool pile up around the world, its untapped potential is coming into sharper focus.
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3 Companies Giving Office Furniture a New Life
Through thoughtful material usage, supply-chain logistics, and incentive programs, these leading manufacturers tackle their waste, giving used pieces a sustainable new chapter.
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3 European Brands Redefining Waste Materials Reuse
FRONT Materials, a:gain, and Aectual are all transforming waste—from coffee cups to demolition debris—into beautiful, usable building materials.
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Martin Rodriguez Jr. Brings Queer Joy to Taubman College
The University of Michigan M.Arch student’s digital work imagines the future through whimsical, candy-coated worlds.
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Four Creatives Harnessing the Energy of the Sun
Designers Shani Nahum, Pauline van Dongen, Yvonne Mak, and Mireille Steinhage are imagining a future where solar textiles are the norm.
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Studio ThusThat Gives Industrial By-products a Second Life
The Amsterdam-based designers create furniture and objects that explore industrial production and waste narratives.