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Contemporary Quilters Are Piecing Together a New Era of the American Craft

These six textile artists are building on the narrative potential of quilts for a new era that centers identity, circularity, and communities of care.
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Crafting Vladimir Kagan’s Modernist Legacy

Kagan was an icon of mid-century design. Today, in a humble factory in New Jersey, his furniture lives on.
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NYCxDESIGN is in Full Bloom with Floral Craft Activations

For the spring festival, Vitra releases a Flower Guide, Lutfi Janania unveils an installation, and the Museum of Arts and Design opens an exhibition, all positioning floral craft at the forefront of contemporary design.
Profiles

Contemporary Ukrainian Design Put to the Test

Standing for the resilience of an entire nation, the work of Ukrainian creatives exudes spirit and soulfulness.
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The Second Edition of Homo Faber Was a Celebration of Craft and Heritage

Presented by the Michelangelo Foundation for Creativity and Craftsmanship, Venice's Homo Faber exhibition showcased the best of European artisans and galleries.
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For Multidisciplinary Designer Bradley Bowers, Design is Boundless

With a fiercely independent art and design practice, Bradley Bowers sets an example for a more interdisciplinary design industry.
Profiles

The Eames Office Puts Ray Eames’s Design Contributions in Context

On the heels of the Eames Office’s 80th anniversary marked by an exhibition and a Ray-inspired sneaker, director Eames Demetrios spoke to Metropolis about the matriarch who continues to inspire design.
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Three Textile Exhibitions Prove Fabric Is an Enduring Medium for Storytelling

Joana Vasconcelos at MassArt Art Museum, Legacy Russell’s The New Bend at Hauser & Wirth, and Stitched at Paula Cooper Gallery examine the ways in which textile artists weave stories.
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50 Upcycled Wooden Chairs Are on Display at Copenhagen’s Connie-Connie Café

Multidisciplinary design studio TABLEAU commissioned 25 up-and-comers to create seats for Copenhagen Contemporary’s new eatery using offcuts provided by flooring giant Dinesen.
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Anne Boysen Creates Furniture that Prompts Play

The Dutch architect and designer is building a reputation for turning complex functionality into fun-loving furnishings.
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Stratasys Envisions The Future of Fashion Through Direct-to-Textile 3D Printing

With support from research platform Re-FREAM, the additive manufacturing giant calls on top industrial designers to rethink everyday accessories with sustainability and inclusion in mind.
Profiles

For Multi-Hyphenate Designer Alex Proba, No Surface Goes Untouched

Founder of Portland, Oregon and Brooklyn-based Studio Proba sits down with Metropolis to discuss her expansive practice, marketing product design in digital environments, and embracing failure.
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French Designer Audrey Large Aims to Challenge Perceptions of Reality

Large talks to Metropolis about the difference between digital and physical exhibitions, "vibrant matter", and designing objects using cinematic processes.
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Are Sustainability Certifications Outmoded?

Small design companies are devising a range of methods to communicate sustainability—without paying for certifications.
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15 Must-Reads to Help You Prepare for 2022

With insightful analysis, critical perspectives, and in-depth reporting, Metropolis contributors give you the tools you need for the year ahead.
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Six Architecture and Design Studios to Watch

Featured in Metropolis throughout 2021, these up-and-coming talents are designing a new way forward.
Profiles

What’s Next for UK-based Designer and Artist Mac Collins?

After centering storytelling and craft in wildly successful collections, the designer is getting ready to take his next steps.
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Carol Ross Barney On the Design Lesson in an Elephant’s Skull

The architect explains how anthropogenic designs can draw on the efficient elegance of naturally occurring structures.
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Three Contemporary Artists Explore the Narrative Potential of Wallpaper

Alec Egan, Liz Nielsen, and Barrow Parke take cues from the decorative arts in their painting, photo, and multimedia practices.
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A Pavilion Explores the Potential of Low Carbon Aluminum

On view at COP26 in Glasgow, design firm Nebbia Works and manufacturer En+ Group originally created the structure for the Victoria and Albert Museum’s garden pool.