Design

“Warm, moody colors dominated the aisles of Cersaie 2026 and the windows of almost every storefront in Bologna,” notes Danielle McWilliams, principal at Novità, the communications agency for Ceramics of Italy. “Just like in fashion, Italian tile manufacturers debuted collections…

While the concentrated light of a spotlight compels us to take center stage, the soft glow of a shaded lamp invites us to decompress and settle in. Through his new collections Touch and Strut, Coil + Drift founder John Sorensen-Jolink…

In a market saturated with collaborations of all shapes and sizes, it can be challenging to break through the noise. Sure, these partnerships create buzz, but collab fatigue is real. Every once in a while, though, a collaboration still manages…

Fragments of mirrored glass split, gather light, then come together as a new whole. In the storied rooms of Toronto’s Spadina Museum, an 1866 mansion, interdisciplinary artist Ry Van Der Hout’s sculptures catch light and open fresh ways of seeing…

When talking about luxury fashion, there are certain conventions that consumers have come to expect: sumptuous materials, opulent detailing, and conceptual—if not impractical—design. Fortunately, Freitag designer Anne Bachmann doesn’t dabble in conventions. Read another article:What Is Women’s Equality Day and…

Veronica Mishaan grew up with a love of design. Sure, it helps that her mother, Susana Mishaan de Millán, was also a successful designer in Bogotá and Cartagena, Colombia. She credits her mother with her lifelong passion for painting and…

Is there any logo more iconic than the Nike swoosh? Unlikely. In fact, it’s arguably the most recognizable symbol in sports. But how did a small running company become a global powerhouse? Vitra Design Museum set out to find out,…

The Hôtel Costes‘s reputation precedes it. One of Paris’s most exclusive hospitality destinations, it opened in 1995 under Jean-Louis and Gilbert Costes, the impresario brothers who kicked off their careers with a legendary bar designed by a then-unknown Philippe Starck.…

Growing up in a creative family, Toast CEO Suzie de Rohan Willner developed a deep appreciation for art, design, and craftsmanship. That interest still shapes how she approaches her work, sometimes in unexpected ways. When Toast Creative Director Laura Shippey…

At a busy corner in Brooklyn’s Williamsburg neighborhood, a new residential building rises from its narrow 25-foot-wide site, bridging the area’s past and present, brick by brick. Completed earlier this year, the six-unit building nods to the area’s richly layered…

Highland Park’s latest whisky collaboration starts with an unusual design brief: What does a flavor look like? For the second edition of its Between You and I series, the Orkney distillery partnered with New York-based artist and creative director Laila…

Memory is rarely as simple as looking backward. In Wangari Mathenge’s latest body of work, it becomes something more active: a process of gathering, reconstructing, and reconsidering what history has left behind. That idea drives Re-membering, Mathenge’s first solo exhibition…

As the hospitality industry moves away from brand-standard “copy-paste” design, Cincinnati’s Fidelity Hotel embraces the shift with a site-responsive approach rooted in adaptive reuse. The 165-key hotel occupies the historic Gwynne Building, a Beaux-Arts landmark designed by early 20th-century architect…

When Hannah Buechler was 13 years old, she spent hours in her mother’s garage, happily painting with her hands and making a mess. Even at this young age, she had already discovered her calling. “I realized then—and I still believe…

Featuring restrained grids, playful motifs, and decorative edges, the new rug collection from Patty Studios comes in a variety of styles, all with one thing in common: elegant sophistication. Inspired by the wild gardens and architecture of the South of…

New Yorkers are no strangers to camping, with myriad options in the Catskills and Adirondacks, and music-forward retreats upstate making the culture even more expansive and accessible for hardcore urbanites. Since 2018, Collective Retreats has offered an even closer option:…