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By The Waters in Ahmedabad by Suryam Developers is an ode to slow living
Apr 13, 2026by STIRworld Apr 13, 2026
Designed around an aquiferous ‘blue heart’, By The Waters redefines the state of the luxury dwelling through thoughtful design and abundant natural sights.
Porta Venezia stirs the notion ‘Design is Act’ at the Milan Design Week 2026
Apr 09, 2026by Pranjal Maheshwari Apr 09, 2026
Porta Venezia Design District advocates for a vision of design beyond production, embracing it as a valuable gesture that fosters relationships, visions and new possibilities.
Dorte Mandrup’s sweeping Crafts College is a living archive of material and making
Apr 06, 2026by Pranjal Maheshwari Apr 06, 2026
The institution, run by Denmark’s Foundation of Crafts Colleges, coalesces shelter, learning and community for aspiring craftspeople while positioning its architecture as pedagogy.
STIRpad: a launch pad for your new
by Amit Gupta Jul 01, 2021
Explore STIRpad, our brand NEW digital launch pad to help creators, studios, galleries and manufacturers share and demonstrate their NEW collections, exhibitions, special projects, new designs, collaborations, milestones and much more...
Quake Brutalist Jam III prods architecture's discomfort in engaging with spatial violence
Apr 03, 2026by Bansari Paghdar Apr 03, 2026
A Brutalism-inspired community-built mod for the classic video game Quake (1996) draws observations on architecture’s fixation on ease, comfort and passive inhabitation.
In which ‘those ones’ don’t cut it anymore: Reflections on Pradip Krishen’s 1989 film
Mar 27, 2026by Mrinmayee Bhoot Mar 27, 2026
Following the Film Heritage Foundation's restoration of In Which Annie Gives It Those Ones, STIR probes the hopes and quirks of 70s architecture students and their relevance today.
Housing with brick: The material ethics and socialities of living together
Mar 18, 2026by Mrinmayee Bhoot Mar 18, 2026
The Living together category of the BRICK AWARD 26 considers urban residential developments and the pivotal role brick plays in shaping aesthetics, cost and material efficiency.
Framing stillness and the uncanny with Yorgos Lanthimos
by Anmol Ahuja Mar 13, 2026
A collection of over 180 photographs by the celebrated filmmaker at Onassis Stegi, staged as a ‘rare artistic event’, prompts an enquiry into film, space, framing and the maker’s eye.
Adam Nathaniel Furman on laying chromatic feasts for people through his public works
Apr 02, 2026by Pranjal Maheshwari Apr 02, 2026
In conversation with STIR, the British designer reflects on the role of ornament, colour and crafted materiality in reanimating overlooked spaces in contemporary cityscapes.
Maria Tyakina on narrating material journeys through balance and tension in design
Mar 24, 2026by Pranjal Maheshwari Mar 24, 2026
The Netherlands-based designer explores the duality of natural forces and geological journeys of materials to shape furniture and objects.
Alexandra Munroe and Jitish Kallat on art, space and interstellar encounters
Mar 20, 2026by Ranjana Dave Mar 20, 2026
In a conversation with STIR, Kallat and Munroe reflect on the instability of knowledge and what it means to stage a tightly argued exhibition inside an imperfect building.
Andrejs Sosenko on using ornamentation to fight modernism’s monopoly on design
Mar 09, 2026by Chahna Tank Mar 09, 2026
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