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by Bansari Paghdar Mar 20, 2026
Staged at the Palais de Lomé, Design In West Africa: Unity in Multiplicity fuses the ancestral heritage of several West African regions with contemporary design.
by Sunena V Maju Mar 14, 2026
In his first New York solo exhibition, Babin merges painting, sculpture and furniture-making to translate the rhythms of the French countryside into objects of everyday use.
by Bansari Paghdar Mar 10, 2026
The Japanese designer's latest works, including As, bespoke lighting Nave and sculptural ladder Resonique, explore overlaps and mediation between materials and medium.
by Chahna Tank Mar 09, 2026
STIR speaks with the Latvian designer about his furniture practice and interest in introducing contemporary ornamentation as a storytelling technique.
by Mrinmayee Bhoot Mar 06, 2026
An exhibition by London-based Superflux at the Weltmuseum, Vienna, considers the vital role of craft and craft thinking for our precarious present and derelict future.
by Domus Academy Mar 02, 2026
Presenting the Master's in Design Futures and Design x AI, two innovative pathways to train leaders capable of shaping future scenarios, between speculative vision and ethical AI.
by Chahna Tank Mar 02, 2026
Conceived by Mexican architect Brenda Isabel Pérez, the research-driven board game draws on the writings of Mexican women authors to question gendered norms embedded in domestic life.
by Zohra Khan Feb 20, 2026
In Down Under, Formafantasma lends nature an assertive, lyrical voice, unsettling the assumption that the more-than-human world is silent or unseen.
by Bansari Paghdar Feb 20, 2026
At ArkDes in Stockholm, the design exhibition positions collective imagination as a civic and political act and design as a method of rehearsing hopeful futures.
by Jincy Iype Feb 17, 2026
Indian designers, including Ashiesh Shah, Gunjan Gupta and Vikram Goyal, reflect on scale, craft and why collectible design now demands its own space at the art fair.
by Chahna Tank Feb 16, 2026
The design exhibition marks the second iteration of Blunk Space’s ‘100’ series, bringing together 100 designers to reimagine the candleholder through various sculptural forms.
by Mrinmayee Bhoot Feb 13, 2026
Regarded for her work on matsutake mushrooms, Tsing speaks to STIR about the design exhibition co-curated with Feifei Zhou at the Nieuwe Instituut that builds on this.
by Sunena V Maju Feb 12, 2026
At New York’s Park Avenue Armory, gleaming silver, Tiffany glass and framed constitutional prints quietly reveal the comforts and contradictions of elite collecting.
by Bansari Paghdar Feb 11, 2026
The experiential product gallery at the recent Architecture & Design Film Festival staged a series of encounters including culinary experiences and other cultural programming.
by Chahna Tank Feb 09, 2026
For the exhibition, 22 Los Angeles–based designers responded to the 2025 wildfires through furniture and objects that explore care, resilience and renewal, using salvaged wood.
by Akash Singh, Zohra Khan Feb 06, 2026
At Pinakin Patel’s 50-year retrospective at the Nilaya Anthology in Mumbai, STIR spoke to the polymath about a journey spanning decades, disciplines and daring ideas.
by Cristina Mateo Feb 05, 2026
As social spaces erode and immersion rises, we explore how fourth spaces can turn immersive design into a catalyst for presence, play and belonging.
by Bansari Paghdar Jan 31, 2026
The Swiss designer and artist brings humour, ambiguity and art-world provocation to design, where functionality gains abstract underpinnings.
by Zohra Khan Jan 30, 2026
An embodied response to the exhibition Designing Motherhood: Things That Make and Break Our Births examines how design shapes care, access and maternal experience.
by Bansari Paghdar Jan 29, 2026
The London-based studio’s debut furniture collection, inspired by human movements and nature, is conceived in 3D-printed sand and metal to evoke the tactility of stone.
by Mrinmayee Bhoot Jan 28, 2026
The second chapter of the ~log(ue) programme, powered by JSW, expanded its scope to move beyond conversations to reconceive spatial hierarchies through porous exchanges.
by Chahna Tank Jan 23, 2026
STIR explores how Olympic medals have evolved from symbolic rewards of athletic victory into meticulously commissioned design artefacts of global significance.
by STIRworld Jan 23, 2026
Backed by 65 years of trust, PPS uses a ‘sketch to site’ approach to enable bold design executions with comprehensive support across the entire lifecycle of the project.
by Zohra Khan Jan 22, 2026
Conceived by interior designer Shalini Misra, the residency underscored collaboration as a critical practice and handmaking as a site of narrative accumulation.
by Chahna Tank Jan 01, 2026
Designed by the creative co-op Forge, the campaign design fused multilingual signage, comic-book vibrancy and grassroots energy into a distinctly New York aesthetic.
by BSH Home Appliances Dec 31, 2025
A walkthrough of the Siemens Experience Centre in Mumbai traces a century of engineering breakthroughs and the brand's vision for personal, intuitive living.
by Zohra Khan Dec 24, 2025
These projects at Design Mumbai 2025 illustrate how collaboration and plural perspectives are shaping contemporary design in India and beyond.
by Chahna Tank Dec 22, 2025
STIR speaks with Houston-based artist and sculptural furniture designer about her exhibition at R & Company that bends reality and bypasses material limitations through imitation.
by Chahna Tank Dec 16, 2025
STIR speaks with the French ceramic artist about her exhibition at the Twenty First Gallery, New York, exploring her vibrant palette, tartan motifs and the role of joy in her practice.
by Andreu World Dec 09, 2025
The Spanish furniture brand opens its new space in Mumbai, positioning design as a cultural and social tool through its curated spaces.
by Bansari Paghdar Dec 08, 2025
The second edition of Journeying Across the Himalayas by the Royal Enfield Social Mission comprises an expanded showcase with immersive installations, talks and vibrant crafts.
by Aarthi Mohan Dec 06, 2025
From immersive installations to conversations on AI and future homes, the second edition of the design showcase hopes to offer a gaze that is unafraid of the unfamiliar.
by Bansari Paghdar Dec 05, 2025
In a conversation with STIR, the Slovenia-based multidisciplinary creative opens up about his works as extensions of himself, underlining their beauty and absurdity.
by Aarthi Mohan Nov 28, 2025
The founder of White Dirt speaks to STIR about tactility, ritual typologies, collaborative making and the shifting scales that anchor her cross-disciplinary approach
by Mrinmayee Bhoot Nov 28, 2025
Vincenzo Latronico’s recent novel paints a distinct image of the millennial generation through the aspirations and rehearsed sociocultural norms as refracted through the products, desires and networks that make up our lives.
by Sunena V Maju Nov 27, 2025
This year’s trade fair revealed how boutique design has evolved beyond aesthetics into a powerful system of influence, emotion, experience and economic optimism across the industry.
by Zohra Khan Nov 26, 2025
As the event’s media partner, STIR reports on the most compelling designers, studios, brands, conversations and special projects set to shape this year’s edition.
by Bansari Paghdar Nov 26, 2025
With a revitalised London flagship store and a new collection by Giuseppe Bavuso, the Italian furniture brand explores modernity through a 'formal quality' rooted in craftsmanship.
by Chahna Tank Nov 26, 2025
Through nine diorama-like galleries, the exhibition reconstructs domestic life in the Netherlands during the Dutch Golden Age, foregrounding the global forces that sustained it.
by Bansari Paghdar Nov 22, 2025
The upcoming edition of Design Mumbai will present design as an act of participation through a series of installations by renowned ateliers, brands and artists.
by Aarthi Mohan Nov 21, 2025
By pairing sketches with realised lamps, the book by Daniel Schofield and Rhys Kearns shows how designers map illumination, shadow and intent before prototypes take shape.
by Aarthi Mohan Nov 20, 2025
Chanelling ancestral skill and honest materiality, the design studio proffers contemporary designs which become a testimony to endurance and care.
by Mrinmayee Bhoot Nov 19, 2025
In conversation with STIR, the founder of Stephen Burks Man Made discusses the importance of recognising the role of indigenous communities in crafting inclusive futures.
by Aarthi Mohan Nov 18, 2025
Over six days, the annual design festival traced new forms of connection, showing how design can move beyond trends to embody context, care and continuity.
by Mrinmayee Bhoot Nov 17, 2025
New York-based spatial designer Ceren Arslan transforms the visual aesthetic of video games and digital realms into a playful, modular design collection.
by Jincy Iype Nov 15, 2025
The second edition of Design Mumbai is set to unite distinguished global and Indian designers, brands and studios at Mumbai’s Jio World Garden for a four-day trade event.
by Aarthi Mohan Nov 11, 2025
From material intelligence to urban inclusion, the fair’s talks programme will reflect on how architecture and design engage with social, cultural and ecological contexts of our time.
by Chahna Tank Nov 06, 2025
Drawing inspiration from the anatomy of a circus tent, the design exhibition by Jacqueline Sullivan Gallery x BRUISES presents works reflecting on structure and balance.
by Mrinmayee Bhoot Nov 03, 2025
In an interview with STIR, the Los Angeles–based designer, artist, and curator discusses how both the Memphis school and his Chumash heritage inform his creative vision.
by Mrinmayee Bhoot Nov 01, 2025
Exploring humanity’s relationship with nature, the Berlin-based creative’s work centres on aluminium furniture, contrasting its clean surface with stone or leather.
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