Art
Floating bridge art installation connects remote island to mainland in Italy
The Floating Piers is a buoyant bridge comprised of 220,000 modular plastic components that span Lake Iseo in Italy, skimming the shoreline of the large isle of Monte Isola and surrounding the much smaller San Paolo.
Massive Montana ranch becomes architecture and arts destination
The sprawling new Tippet Rise Art Center aims to "erase the traditional boundaries between art, nature and architecture."
Artist Olafur Eliasson Fills Versailles With Dazzling Art Installations
The works, include outdoor pieces—like Waterfall, pictured here—and ones inside the palace, all of which center on a theme of water and are designed to play with visitors' sense of space and scale.
Animated Music Video Takes Viewers on a Joyride Through Japanese City
This cool animated music video, inspired by Chong's time in Japan, takes viewers on a psychedelic trip through that southeast Asian country's city streets, transit systems, and more.
Should a Building be Demolished for Ruining the Skyline of a Public Sculpture?
The sculpture, comprising 64 concrete pyramids arranged in a perfect circle around two and half acres of black volcanic rock, is one of most peaceful places in the city. But a new eight-story building threatens to disrupt all that.
Massive London Art Project Will Illuminate 17 Bridges Across the Thames River
Mayor Sadiq Khan wants to shine a light on the riverfront to provide an economic and aesthetic boost to the city
John Margolies, Photographer of Quirky Roadside Architecture, Dies at 76
If you've ever seen a faded color photograph of a donut shop shaped as a, well, donut, or a building shaped as a teepee, ice cream cone, or a hot dog, chances are you've encountered the work of photographer John Margolies.
Celebrating Lotte Reiniger, the Pioneering Animator
Today marks what would be the 117th birthday of Lotte Reiniger, the pioneering German filmmaker who introduced the world to the wonders of animation in the 1920s. Here's a look back her impressive career.
These Whimsical Architectural Illustrations Are Oddly Mesmerizing
They're not absurdly detailed or cleverly animated, but these illustrations sure are fun to look at nonetheless. For one, we're reminded of the blockbuster game Monument Valley.
A Brass Bench With Ripples Like the Surface of Water
Japanese designer Tokujin Yoshioka already has one of his glass "water block" benches permanently installed within the Musée d'Orsay in Paris. Now, he's created part deux for another exhibition, but this time with brass.
The History of Color in Architectural Drawing: From Simple Sketches to Today's Renderings
Evolving over the centuries, architectural drawings grew from monochrome sketches to today’s 3D models due to shifts in technology, culture, and even our ability to recreate color.
These Colorful Geometric Tables Are Works of Art
Sometimes furniture and other functional objects can crossover into the realm of art. These colorful, abstract, geometric tables from Milan-based designers Emiliano Salci and Britt Moran of Dimorestudio do just that.
12 Designy Toys to Spark Your Creativity
What would toys created by designers—and not professional toy makers—look like?
Amazingly Detailed Historical Dollhouses Spotlighted in New Exhibit
Opening this month at Washington, D.C.'s National Building Museum is a marvelous new show spotlighting elaborate British dollhouses spanning the last 300 years. Here's a preview.
The Louvre's Iconic Pyramid Disappears in New Optical Illusion Art
In a bit of architectural sleight of hand, French artist JR is sheathing the Louvre's glass pyramidal visitors pavilion with a wallpaper-like covering that mirrors the historic building behind it.
Striking Furniture Showcases Natural Materials and Indian Craft
Indian architect and founder of Studio Mumbai Bijoy Jain created this striking furniture collection inspired by traditional Indian craft for Brussels-based company Maniera. Items feature a range of materials, including brick and marble.
Statue of Freud Having His Body Torn Open Is Just What Every Plaza Needs
This one in coming to New York City in June.
Google is Turning Data Centers into Blank Canvases for Public Murals
Google is asking artists to help counteract the ominous image of data centers by covering them with murals.
Original Home of Whitney Museum to Open to the Public for First Time in History
Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, socialite, sculptor, and art collector, established the Whitney Museum of American Art in 1931 from a makeshift compound created from connecting townhouses and carriage houses in Greenwich Village.
Olafur Eliasson Partners With Museum, Refugees on Modular Light Art
The project aims to address Europe's ongoing refugee crisis with a collaborative work that provides a metaphoric lighthouse for those fleeing strife in their home countries.
Painter Edward Hopper's Interiors Come to Life on the Silver Screen
Austrian artist and filmmaker Gustav Deutsch recognized the cinematic qualities of Hopper's paintings and translated them to film in his 2013 feature, Shirley: Visions of Reality.
The Startup Revolutionizing Digital Art for the Home
With one screen, NYC-based Electric Objects brings 15,000 different artworks into the home.
Liquid Marble Installation Turns Castle Courtyard into Fantastical Pool
The latest from designer Mathieu Lehanneur resembles waves frozen in time
Metal Music: Designer Harry Bertoia’s Beautiful, Resonant Sound Sculptures
A new exhibit at New York's Museum of Arts and Design showcases the resonant musical creations of a midcentury creative heavyweight
London Gallery Opens Cool New Outpost Under the High Line
Designed in collaboration by studioMDA and Studio Christian Wassmann, the new building nestles under a segment of the elevated park and stretches from 23rd to 24th Streets, making it a unique "block-through building" in the heart of the Chelsea neighborhood.
Curbed Young Guns 2015 Winners at NYCxDesign: Where Are They Now?
With our 2016 Young Guns class just days away from making its debut, and New York Design Week well under way, we're checking in with two members of the 2015 class to see what they're up to during NYCxDesign.
Sofa Appears to Have Been Hewn From a Huge Boulder
It's like the fanciest caveman sofa.
Avant-Garde 'Art Walk' Unites Vitra Campus With Swiss Art Museum
A new pilgrimage for art- and design-lovers
Street Artist Dresses Up Italian Village as 'The Internet'
Biancoshock has brought the village of Civitacampomarano into the 21st century, sort of.
High Schooler's Art Project Valued at $50,000 on 'Antiques Roadshow'
It's actually worth a good deal less than that, but the mis-appraisal did boost its value.
Meditative Space in England Is Made Out of 10,000 Different Types of Wood
More trees than you knew existed, all assembled in one space.
New Exhibition Takes Viewers Down the Rabbit Hole With Studio Job
Founded in 2000, Studio Job creates unusual, extremely ornamented pieces that challenge the distinction between art and design—think punched-out cabinets in gold and upside-down monuments fashioned into tables.
This May Be the Most Beautiful Pop Up Book Ever Created
This pop up book is not for kids.
Artist Paints Fantastic Faux Street Tiles, Remixing Portuguese Patterns
Inspired by traditional designs, Portuguese street artist paints tiles so realistic, they fool the eye.
Here's a Portrait of Jackie Chan Made Out of 64,000 Chopsticks
It is far more recognizable than you would have imagined.
Lost New York City Jazz Clubs Recreated with Brilliant Sculptures
Musician and artist Jason Moran is recreating two long-demolished jazz venues, the Savoy ballroom and the Three Deuces, in a Brooklyn gallery.
Inside Snøhetta's SFMOMA Expansion: The 15 Best Instagrams
The new Snøhetta-designed SFMOMA doesn't open until May 14th, but you can catch a glimpse of the spectacular expansion by clicking through to our favorite Instagrams.
Met Costume Exhibit Housed in Otherworldly, Airy Alcoves Designed by OMA
For this year's Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute exhibition, Manus X Machina: Fashion in an Age of Technology, OMA New York created "ghost cathedrals" to showcase some of the most exquisite pieces that marry handmade and machine-made techniques. Here's a closer look.
Yayoi Kusama Creates Ethereal Installation for Philip Johnson's Glass House
The piece, which includes 1,300 metallic spheres floating in a pond on the grounds of the compound, marks the year of Philip Johnson's 110th birthday.