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Design
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Viewpoints
At Europe’s Oldest Design Biennial, A Socially Committed Approach to Design Stands the Test of Time
The latest edition of the Ljubljana Biennial of Industrial Design in Slovenia aims to direct resources and attention towards local action.
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Projects
A Los Angeles Skincare Destination Grows Up
Studio Life/Style designs a mature flagship for Facile, a dermatological and facial spa on West Hollywood's famed Melrose Place.
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Products
28 Recent Product Releases Reflect New Trends in Global Design
With whimsical colors, soft forms, and recycled materials, product manufacturers around the globe lean into change.
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Projects
In Southern California, Outdoor Dining Changes the Hospitality Landscape
The explosion of outdoor dining is both a survival tool for restaurants and a welcome cultural shift that may be here to stay.
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Projects
The Pendry Hotel and Residences Seeks to Reactivate the Sunset Strip
EYRC Architects and Martin Brudnizki Design Studio create the Sunset Strip's latest cool kid on the block at the Pendry Hotel and Residences.
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Profiles
Future100: Students Make Leaps in Industrial Design
Investigating everything from new social norms to biophilia, industrial and product design students make their mark at the object scale.
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Projects
Future100: Students Investigate Sacred Space
In designing places for worship, reflection, and ritual, architecture and interior design students question how design bridges the sacred and profane.
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Viewpoints
Q&A: Elissa Black, the Newly Appointed Head of NYCxDESIGN, Knows New York City Will Bounce Back
After roles at the Van Alen Institute and the Guggenheim Museum, this lawyer and advocate for design takes over NYCxDESIGN as executive director.
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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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Projects
London Coworking Space Douglas House Packs a Gentle Punch
Note Design Studio transformed a nondescript postwar office building into a multifaceted workspace that stimulates the senses.
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Viewpoints
Metropolis Gift Guide 2020: Read
This holiday season, Metropolis’s editors are highlighting our picks for the best design-minded gifts.
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Viewpoints
NYCxDESIGN Announces Not-For-Profit Status
The move sets the stage for an expanded slate of opportunities and partnerships to support the city’s designers.
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Profiles
Glenn Adamson, Stephen Burks, and Design’s Most Ambitious Conversation Series
Since the pandemic started, the duo has been interviewing a broad roster of international figures in architecture and design for gallery Friedman Benda.
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Products
Mirrors Worth Marveling At
When it comes to mirrors, these four designers aren’t afraid to play up vibrant colors and lustrous materials.
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Viewpoints
Lime Continues to Find Applications in Architecture
From the Roman Pantheon to contemporary homes and low-carbon concrete, lime offers brightness and durability.
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Products
5 Products Whose Geometric Designs Delight and Inspire
Geometric signatures in these textiles and surfaces originate in sources ranging from the heroic to the mundane.
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Profiles
Designers on Holiday Puts Adventure and Whimsy Back into Sustainable Design
Tom Gottelier and Bobby Petersen’s camp-based residency program advocates for a fiercely ad hoc, experimental, and collaborative approach.
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Viewpoints
NYCxDESIGN Gathers Odes to New York From Designers Near and Far
25 designers from the five boroughs and beyond offer a heartfelt message to the world’s epicenter of design during an uncertain time.
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Products
Cappellini’s New Lud’o Chair Is A Sustainable Spin on Timeless Italia
How a collaboration with Milanese designer Patricia Urquiola is putting an unconventional spin on the traditional armchair.
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Products
Paintzen Perfects the Painting Process
Any designer who has juggled shifting project timelines, unreliable trades, and demanding clients will tell you that whether a project is small or massive, streamlining the entire process is a game-changer.