by Pranjal Maheshwari Sep 07, 2026
The 24th edition of the acclaimed design festival is set to activate London with installations and showcases revisiting the relevance of traditional knowledge for global futures.
by Chahna Tank Sep 05, 2026
As Nada Debs launches WA Collective with Lina Shamma’s ceramic collection, STIR speaks with the two Lebanese designers about the project's origins and ideas.
by Jincy Iype Sep 04, 2026
Over three days, Design Democracy 2026 will converge design, craft and dialogue through exhibitions, installations and talks, exploring India’s evolving design landscape.
by Pranjal Maheshwari, Zohra Khan Sep 04, 2026
Two exhibitions explore the auditory dimensions of our artificially curated environments and, in turn, their influence on manipulating our perception.
by Pranjal Maheshwari Aug 29, 2026
In conversation with STIR, Seoul-based furniture designer Hanee Shin reveals how her eerie creations harness the comforting power of beliefs in times of grief and uncertainty.
by Pranjal Maheshwari Aug 25, 2026
A new homeware and furniture collection channels the historic London estate's brutalist architecture into modular, geometric designs with a distinctly contemporary sensibility.
by Pranjal Maheshwari Aug 22, 2026
In a joint art and design project by GINZA SIX and DAIKEI MILLS, six creatives trace the lifecycle of Yoshino cedar in Japan, honing their knowledge of craft and material.
by Chahna Tank Aug 20, 2026
With the smartphone as a portal to the relentless advent of newer technologies and conveniences, dumbphones seek to offer an analogue but curated detachment.
by Jincy Iype Aug 15, 2026
Curated by Georgia Smedley of Object Massive, Table Manners asks why cutlery design has stayed largely unchanged and what results emerge when we rethink its conventions.
by Pranjal Maheshwari Aug 11, 2026
Across a portfolio comprising lighting, furniture and more, the multidisciplinary Venezuelan designer references architectural systems to create objects with an emotional resonance.
by Chahna Tank Aug 08, 2026
The outdoor exhibition by Public Art Fund at Rockaway Beach gathers six creatives who elevate familiar ping-pong tables into sportive and interactive public sculptures.
by Jincy Iype Aug 07, 2026
In an interview with STIR, the Indian architect and designer reflects on copper's evolving materiality and the cultural narratives underpinning Taamr at Carpenters Workshop Gallery.
by Pranjal Maheshwari Aug 01, 2026
The ‘universal joint’ system by Milan-based designers Eugenio Costa and Nicolò Tallone grips found branches and other irregular natural forms to make chairs, tents, axes and more.
by Mrinmayee Bhoot Jul 25, 2026
STIR speaks with furniture designers Nata Janberidze and Keti Toloraia about their studio’s work, which distinctly blends romanticism with a contemporary design sensibility.
by Jincy Iype Jul 23, 2026
Published by everyedition, Alberto Vieceli’s latest book is a visual archive that charts how adverts have enlisted felines to sell everything (except cat food).
by Lisa Marie Sneijder, Kate Dooley Jul 22, 2026
Celebrating 25 years of MA Curating Contemporary Design, the symposium explored how language can move beyond fixed meanings to transform design-curatorial practice.
by Chahna Tank Jul 17, 2026
STIR speaks with the celebrated American graphic designer about the new retrospective publication by gestalten that chronicles the lesser-known world of his children's books.
by 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.
by Pranjal Maheshwari Jul 14, 2026
Taking a closer look at the comprehensive retrospective at the Vitra Schaudepot in Weil am Rhein, STIR explores the enduring relevance of the 20th-century designer.
by Pranjal Maheshwari Jul 14, 2026
Using salvaged wood, wild earth, copper remnants and more, the exhibition at ICA San Diego / North brings together 20 regional creatives exploring regenerative approaches to making.
by 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’.
by Pranjal Maheshwari Jul 06, 2026
Using hanji paper and stitches, Seoul-based MANO Design Studio channels the Korean concept of yeobaek-mi in a recent lamp series to restore 'thingness' to design through craft.
by Bansari Paghdar Jul 04, 2026
Designed by the Berlin-based firm, the vibrant renovation of an apartment features dramatic sculptures and wave-like forms cut into walls and furnitures.
by 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.
by Chahna Tank Jun 22, 2026
Conceived by DUDD HAUS, the open-call exhibition in New York brings together over 130 designs exploring hidden possibilities within an overlooked domestic object.
by Pranjal Maheshwari Jun 20, 2026
Founder Doruk Kubilay’s latest collections, Resonance and Mother and Daughter, transform cultural heritage, craftsmanship and material experimentation into collectible designs.
by Jincy Iype Jun 19, 2026
These curated conversations from Milan Design Week 2026 gather the convictions and experiences of leading creative voices, including Maria Porro, Lina Ghotmeh and more.
by Pranjal Maheshwari Jun 13, 2026
STIR talks to the British designer about her lighting collection displayed at the Jacqueline Sullivan Gallery, marked by material fragility, exposed making and light’s shifting presence.
by Bansari Paghdar Jun 12, 2026
Typeface designer Pooja Saxena’s book is a journey across India’s streets, capturing over 300 handmade signs in various languages and scripts and some of their makers.
by 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.
by Jincy Iype Jun 08, 2026
From material-led investigations to ritual, participation and sensory encounters, STIR picks showcases that embody 3daysofdesign 2026's call to make this moment matter.
by Pranjal Maheshwari Jun 06, 2026
The furniture fair in New York City engaged its global audience with expanded programming and critical conversations reinforcing the position of design as a connective force.
by Mrinmayee Bhoot Jun 04, 2026
The alphabet artist’s recent book details their six-year research and design project, which documented the type designs of various LGBTQIA+ activist groups as an act of preservation.
by 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.
by Sunena V Maju May 30, 2026
From IKONstudio's Halston revival to USM's Food Form Function, NYCxDESIGN 2026 asked the questions that mattered most: Does design still matter, and will any of it last?
by Chahna Tank May 28, 2026
Gaetano Pesce: The Chiat\Day New York Project revisits a visionary workplace that heralded the advent of the flex office, through surviving furniture, doors and archival material.
by Pranjal Maheshwari May 27, 2026
With Symbio, the Dutch designer demonstrates two radical material visions: biophilic concrete as a carbon sink and biodegradable resin redefining the material limits of plywood.
by Bansari Paghdar May 26, 2026
Designed by Sir Jony Ive and Marc Newson’s LoveFrom, the brand's first fully electric road car, developed with over 60 patents, is technically extraordinary and visually anonymous.
by Bansari Paghdar May 23, 2026
The founder of Valencia-based Kutarq Studio introduces sculptural forms of a floor lamp, a music stand, a coffee table and three stools, crafted from folded metal sheets.
by Pranjal Maheshwari May 22, 2026
The Czech-based designer talks to STIR about honing material craft by blending intuition, manual tools and digital workflows with folklore to create objects that are ‘grown, not made’.
by Sunena V Maju May 22, 2026
STIR in conversation with Ralph Pucci and Eric Schmitt discovers how the former’s journey mirrors the latter’s belief that great design quietly outlasts its own time.
by Sunena V Maju May 21, 2026
The first design retrospective of the visionary American sculptor to appear in 25 years challenges everything we thought we knew about his work.
by Pranjal Maheshwari May 19, 2026
Returning to London for a landmark 15th edition, CDW adds new venues, brand interventions and material cultures to showcase the best of contemporary design from across Europe.
by Pranjal Maheshwari May 16, 2026
25 years after Gotham’s debut, the new variable typeface system extends its adaptability across digital interfaces, branding systems and contemporary design environments.
by Sunena V Maju May 09, 2026
The gold winners of the prestigious design award made the case that in the era of artificial intelligence, the human factor remains the only true differentiator.
by Aarthi Mohan, Pranjal Maheshwari May 08, 2026
STIR talks to the London-based artist and spatial designer about navigating contribution, care, and ownership when creating for and with the people.
by Chahna Tank May 06, 2026
STIR speaks with the studio's founders, Toluwalase Rufai and Sandia Nassila, about the collection’s conceptualisation and how materials and craft shape the experience of light.
by Bansari Paghdar May 02, 2026
This group show assembles five creatives whose uncanny, otherworldly ceramics project a future a century ahead, shaped by ecological, technological and biological systems.
by Pranjal Maheshwari May 01, 2026
The Mexico-based designer talks to STIR about evidencing presence and routine in his sculptural works that disrupt the utilitarian perception of furniture.
by Pranjal Maheshwari Apr 27, 2026
The fourth edition of the prestigious international awards at MDW 2026 felicitated projects that acknowledge the responsibility and humaneness of the design process.
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