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Projects
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.
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Profiles
Stephen Burks Uses Global Design as a Means for a More Inclusive World
A prodigious industrial designer and part of Metropolis’s Specify Hot List 2021, Burks works with artisans from around the world.
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Profiles
Brian Peters’ 3D Printed Ceramics Merge Art and Technology
Based on an initial prototype launched during Dutch Design Week in 2012, the Pittsburgh artist’s full-time fabrication studio pushes the limits of 3D printing with clay.
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Products
A New Generation of Designers Brings ‘Sloppy Craft’ to Commercial Interiors
An unconventional handmade aesthetic is emerging, challenging the predictability and sameness of contract furnishings.
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Products
Two Designers Lean Into Craft
Brite Bodies' plasterwork tables and Tracy Glover's handblown glass lighting emphasize the material and the method.
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Viewpoints
Can Craft Save America?
A trio of exhibitions seeks to rediscover something about our nation through the work of its makers and artists.
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Viewpoints
Q&A: Vinu Daniel on Building with Mud, Brick, and Waste
Making use of readily available resources, the Indian architect advocates for the value of earth and waste as building materials.
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New York’s Museum of Arts and Design Puts Craft Front and Center
Uncovering historical works from its permanent collection, the museum seeks to capture the zeitgeist of the contemporary craft revival.
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Profiles
NYCxDESIGN’s Emerging Designer Residency Brings Craft to Commercial Retail
In partnership with Arts Thread, the 2021 designers-in-residence transform a storefront in The Shops at Hudson Yards.
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Viewpoints
A New Exhibition Makes Motherhood Visible Through Design
Organized by Egg Collective and Tealia Ellis Ritter, Designing Women III: MOTHER brings together 28 artists and designers—all of them mothers.
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Profiles
Paul Cocksedge Explores the Performative Side of Craft
On view at New York’s Friedman Benda, two new sculptural collections embody the theatricality of making.
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Profiles
The Fantastic Architecture of Niki de Saint Phalle
In her first major museum exhibition in New York City, MoMA PS1’s Niki de Saint Phalle: Structures for Life investigates the artist’s underexplored relationship to the built environment.
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Profiles
Ceramics and Architecture: The Legacy of Betty Woodman
A 1984 Metropolis article captures artists Betty and George Woodman’s nomadic lives. Nearly four decades later, The Woodman Family Foundation archives the architectural sources of Betty’s work.
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Viewpoints
An Exhibition Celebrates 50 Years of the Japan Society Building and Centuries of Craftsmanship
When Practice Becomes Form: Carpentry Tools from Japan showcases the invisible structures that underlie traditional building.
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Products
Meet the Makers Behind the Tufted Rug Renaissance
Tufting is blowing up, and no it’s not just a TikTok trend. Metropolis spoke with the artists and designers who are helping popularize the technique and some who have taken it up during quarantine.
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For Andrés Reisinger, Dreamscapes Are a Necessity
The Argentinian artist and designer known for his 3D visualizations launches a new collection of work through an online exhibition and auction.
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Products
Bouroullec Brothers Design a New Rug for Kvadrat and Maharam
While finding inspiration in nature is nothing unusual in the world of design, a new rug from the Bouroullec brothers is distinctly influenced by topography, material availability and development, and a certain degree of
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Dutch Design Duo Alissa + Nienke Transforms Flat Surfaces into Optical Illusions
The studio's recently-released tile collection with Decoratori Bassanesi is just the latest in an ongoing exploration of materials and their visual effects.
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Viewpoints
By Embracing New Talent and a Bold Vision, Dan Chong Transformed Legacy Furniture Manufacturer HBF
Within one year, Chong masterminded the development of ten contemporary furniture collections, all crafted by established and emerging designers.