Design
Björk’s latest musical experiment? Architecture as instrument
Her custom resonance chamber is inspired by sound sculptures and exploring spaces with her voice.
Gunta Stölzl’s Bauhaus dorm blanket is coming back with modern updates
Textile studio Wallace Sewell referenced an archival photo of the original blanket to accurately capture the "rhythm and simplicity of Gunta’s design."
What we saw (and loved) at NYCxDesign 2019
New York City’s annual celebration of all things design, NYCxDesign, has officially wrapped. Here’s what stood out.
A stylish cat tree you might actually want in your home
The streamlined design is made from birch plywood, carpet, and metal, and then coated in a sophisticated shade of oxblood.
Sea Ranch graphic designer debuts three new works
Barbara Stauffacher Solomon’s famous supergraphics take center stage in a new exhibition at Placewares Gallery.
Chandelier-like sculpture collects rainwater among trees
Strung into the tree canopy, the hand-shaped pouches gather rainwater as it dribbles through the leaves, turning humble materials into thousands of glistening gems.
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NYCxDesign 2019: News, trends, and more
Curbed will on the ground checking out the latest and greatest in furniture and decor launches, design exhibitions, and Instagrammable installations.
The NYCxDesign spectacles you’re about to see all over Instagram
The two-week-plus design extravaganza is back in NYC and here’s an idea of all the eye candy you can expect.
Design trends to watch from Salone del Mobile and, soon, NYCxDesign
Curbed’s editor-in-chief shares intel from Milan Design Week and predictions for this month’s design festivities in New York City.
Ruth Asawa, famed wire sculpture artist, celebrated in today’s Google Doodle
Asawa’s sculptures are dynamic and airy, a three-dimensional exploration of texture and shape.
Can Notre Dame be rebuilt with 3D printing?
A Dutch company explores how to 3D-print the cathedral’s gargoyles from crumbled limestone and ash.
Major Donald Judd retrospective coming to MoMA in 2020
According to the MoMA team, even for Judd aficionados there will be plenty of unseen Judd to ogle.
Lego’s brilliant new bricks teach kids to read Braille
The newly piloted bricks come molded with studs in the shape of Braille letters instead of the standard rows.
Need a little green in your life? These micro terrariums can help
The plastic boxes are filled with puffs of plants and can be arranged into sculptural stairs or Barbie-sized architectural living walls.
These marble-like tables are made from recycled jeans
Sophie Rowley’s designs are a practice in upending expectations.
Shells, feathers, volcanic ash: How exciting materials are powering sustainable design
Milan Design Week 2019 offered materials galore, including inventive uses for natural materials and various new takes on recycled plastic.
Impressive robot-built pavilions were inspired by nature
The wizards of futuristic building processes at the University of Stuttgart’s Institute of Computational Design have done it again.
3D-printed chair folds all the way up
A new prototype from French designer Patrick Jouin folds up like a high-design picnic chair.
Graphic novel depicts the life of Mies van der Rohe
A 176-page illustrated comic where modernism counts as a superpower.
Knoll and OMA team up for a history lesson on the Bauhaus
Exploring the connections between Knoll and the German design school.
Bauhaus 100: Shop cool products to celebrate the anniversary
Publishers and design companies are releasing their most covetable Bauhaus or Bauhaus-inspired wares.
Today’s Google Doodle celebrates the 100th anniversary of Bauhaus
Established by German architect Walter Gropius in 1919, the short-lived Bauhaus school changed design forever.
Verner Panton’s Bond villain seating is back in production
The bent steel seating system is famous for its starring role in the 1977 movie The Spy Who Loved Me.
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Salone del Mobile 2019: Milan Design Week news and trends
The design world shares its latest and greatest
100 years of Bauhaus: The short-lived school that changed design forever
Curbed spoke with 11 of today’s design leaders to assess its impact.
This gorgeous marble-like material comes from sunflowers
Designer Thomas Vailly has figured out a way to turn sunflower crop byproduct into a gorgeous material that can be used to craft panels, home objects, and packaging.
This 3D-printed tower might be the future of architecture on Mars
The Mars X House by SEArch+ won NASA’s most recent 3D-printed habitat challenge.
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The 21 best things to do in Milan if you love design
Locals and frequent visitors dish on their favorite haunts in Italy’s hotbed of design.
Bauhaus turns 100: Here are the 13 best exhibitions to check out
To help design nerds keep up with all that’s happening this year, we’ve rounded up the most exciting Bauhaus shows on the calendar so far.
How America’s individualistic streak shaped design for disability
DIY innovators, and consumer products, have had to fill gaps in policy
These adorable 3D-printed habitats are for the bugs in your home
What if instead of getting rid of the bugs in your house, you gave them a cozy place to stay?
Celebrating six trailblazing Bauhaus women
As the Bauhaus turns 100, we turn the spotlight on the school’s extraordinary women, whose experiences are still instructive today.
Prague’s iconic tram gets a modern makeover
The ’60s design was updated with finishings like light wood floors, sleek white seats, and curved windows.
Can old-school private clubs become cool again?
In an era of WeWork and the Wing, country clubs and private clubs seek to regain relevance.
Dine underwater at this new Snøhetta-designed restaurant
Located at the southernmost point of the Norwegian coastline, the restaurant will function both as a dining destination and a research center for marine life.
Paris unveils Champs-Élysées fountains featuring more than 3,000 Swarovski crystals
Designers Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec created six new fountains for the Champs-Élysées.
AI software turns simple sketches into photorealistic images in seconds
Using neural networks that have been trained on millions of stock images, the software is able to interpret the intent of an abstract shape and turn it into a real-world scene.
Step inside a NYC townhouse turned into a paradise for high design
The Future Perfect outfitted a five-story West Village townhouse for its new "residential gallery" concept.
Glorious golden egg sauna is finally hatching in the U.S.
The golden egg sauna is touching down in stateside for the first time, hatching at the courtyard of the American Swedish Institute in downtown Minneapolis through April 28.