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Circularity in products
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Profiles
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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Products
16 New Releases Doing More by Design
From tactile surfaces to reworked natural references and systems, these products foreground durability, flexibility, and sensory experience.
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Products
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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Products
14 Products Shaping a More Responsive Office
Return-to-office mandates and hybrid-work models have some companies rethinking their office spaces—and design-forward manufacturers are keeping pace. These latest office furnishings and components address the evolving
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Products
Discover the Winners of the METROPOLISLikes 2026 Awards
This year’s product releases at NeoCon and Design Days signal a transformation in interior design.
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Products
Boss Design’s New Label Changes How Designers Specify
The Carbon Efficiency Label turns complex lifecycle data into a visual tool for informed specification.
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Products
Jesús Llinares on Andreu World’s Path to Circular Design
The CEO of the Spanish furniture manufacturer speaks to METROPOLIS about the company’s history, approach to circularity, and recent research into bio-based materials.
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Viewpoints
How a Fresh Materials Mindset Can Transform Your Projects
METROPOLIS’s Products 2025 issue explores inspired material alternatives that prevent harm, do good, and expand what’s possible in design.
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Products
8 Sleek Ways to Soften Sound
Discover how sound can shape your space with innovative design elements that enhance commercial interiors.
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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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Products
New Furniture and Flooring for the Evolving Office
Inspired by nature and design icons, new workplace flooring and seating bring ergonomic, versatile, and sustainable updates that connect people and place.
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Projects
3 Workplaces with Light Carbon Footprints
These office designs demonstrate that avoiding carbon emissions goes hand in hand with cost savings, healthier spaces, and beautiful interiors.
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Products
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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Viewpoints
Rooted in Place: Exploring North American Design
METROPOLIS's Summer 2025 issue explores how American architects, designers, and makers are reshaping the built environment.
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Viewpoints
How Can We Furnish a Better Future?
Lisa Brunie-McDermott and Madison Gentry discuss how thoughtful furniture can improve health, reduce carbon, and transform our built environments.
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Profiles
Can Rarify Revolutionize the Design Industry?
The e-commerce platform rooted in history, innovation, and sustainability is reframing the future of the furniture market.
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Products
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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Products
Sustainable Glass Trends and Technologies for Smarter Design
Discover the latest information and offerings in this category to help you make beautiful, sustainable choices on your next project.
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Programs
Carnegie Changemakers Tour Europe In Search of Sustainability Insights
The Changemakers trip, hosted by Carnegie and METROPOLIS, brought sustainability champions together for five days of insights and inspiration.
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Profiles
Inside Three SoCal Design Workshops Where Craft and Sustainability Meet
With a vertically integrated approach, RAD furniture, Cerno, and Emblem are making design more durable, adaptable, and resource conscious.