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Arbitrary Nations by Asbestos invents new collectives through imagined flag designs
Jul 16, 2026by Chahna Tank Jul 16, 2026
STIR speaks with the Irish creative on his ongoing project reimagining the rigidity of nation states through myriad flag designs, probing identity, community and symbolism.
A 'signpost' amid the Alps, TITLIS Tower by Herzog & de Meuron is a structural triumph
Jul 15, 2026by Pranjal Maheshwari Jul 15, 2026
Boasting warm hospitality and panoramic views in cantilevered steel volumes, TITLIS Tower marks the onset of the Swiss architects’ renewal of the popular mountain destination.
At the home of IKEA, the probe for democratic design deepens
Jul 13, 2026by Anmol Ahuja Jul 13, 2026
An inflatable chair, a rocking bench, an angled, adjustable floor lamp and artistic textiles, among others, round out IKEA’s 10th PS collection, built around ‘playful functionality’.
Sunhil Sippy on the fading art of analogue photography and building a living archive
Jul 11, 2026by Srishti Ojha Jul 11, 2026
At Galerie Mirchandani + Steinruecke, photographer Sunhil Sippy joins Shivendra Dungarpur and Mortimer Chatterjee to discuss the effects different photographic formats tap into.
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...
STIR at UIA World Congress: Can Becoming planetary address our uncertain present?
Jul 17, 2026by Mrinmayee Bhoot Jul 17, 2026
The World Congress of Architects 2026 convened in Barcelona, demanding deep awareness of pre-existing physical and cultural landscapes for the futures architecture can make.
The architecture of socialist science and ambitions in Soviet Scientific Institutes
Jul 09, 2026by Bansari Paghdar Jul 09, 2026
Photographer Eric Lusito documents the Soviet Union’s laboratories, reactors and other scientific buildings across the former USSR landscape in a new book by FUEL.
Cao Fei’s Swiss exhibition reimagines what an art gallery can (or should) be today
Jul 02, 2026by Srishti Ojha Jul 02, 2026
Cao Fei: Testimonies to the Near Future transforms the Kunstmuseum Basel’s building into an immersive experience that is simultaneously virtual and real, futuristic and historic.
Backrooms: Tales of hauntings and disembodiments in junkspace
by Mrinmayee Bhoot Jun 25, 2026
The recent A24 film, Backrooms, illuminates popular culture’s fascination with liminal spaces, and the disorientation we associate with their eerie affect.
Behnaz Farahi on gaze, mindfulness and thinking through materials
Jun 24, 2026by Sunena V Maju Jun 24, 2026
In a conversation with STIR, the interdisciplinary designer discusses her research practice and why the most interesting designs ask questions rather than settle on answers.
Max Milà Serra’s kinetic objects are engineered as invisible tools of perception
Jun 11, 2026by Bansari Paghdar Jun 11, 2026
In a conversation with STIR, the Barcelona-based designer talks about the creative ethos and visual language behind his ethereally complex objects and installations.
Global Design Forum Istanbul framed multiple lived worlds of design in contact
Jun 02, 2026by Jigyasa Sharma, Zohra Khan Jun 02, 2026
Presented in collaboration with People Places Ideas, London Design Festival’s global design discourse—held outside London—attracted the passerby as much as design specialists.
The Milan Edit by STIR x The Third Space: Design and people beyond the Milanese fair
Jun 19, 2026by Jincy Iype Jun 19, 2026
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