•make your fridays matter with a well-read weekend
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 Almas Sadique Apr 03, 2026
The expansive Brera Design Week is set to host its 17th edition during Milan Design Week 2026 with dynamic designs and discourses amid the neighbourhood’s historic core.
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 Srishti Ojha Oct 31, 2025
The short film, created by Indian artist Shefalee Jain and cinematographer Shivi Bhatnagar, is based on stories retold by researcher Vijaydan Detha.
by Ranjana Dave Aug 19, 2025
An exhibition at Asia Art Archive in Hong Kong spotlights the cross-border rhythms of South Asia’s women’s movement through the archives of artists Sheba Chhachhi and Lala Rukh.
by Zohra Khan Jul 04, 2025
The Brooklyn-based co-lead of Anton & Irene looks back on his journey so far as a Tallinn-raised architecture graduate finding his ground in interaction design.
by Bansari Paghdar May 30, 2025
The Indian author elicits shared lived experiences and collective identity through fantastical tales, inviting a deeper introspection on the state of architecture.
by Manu Sharma May 01, 2025
This selling exhibition has been conceived as a collaboration between WWF, Artwise curators and Sotheby’s, to further ocean conservation initiatives across the UK.
by Mustafa Khanbhai Mar 25, 2025
India's metro-centric, closed-door art world encounters novel challenges in Goa, where markets are reinvented to side-step the usual economic forces.
by Bansari Paghdar Feb 07, 2025
African American artist Leroy Johnson's exhibition in New York City showcases 16 3D mixed media bricolages depicting the stories of Philadelphia neighbourhoods.
by Almas Sadique Jan 30, 2025
In a conversation with STIR, Chaal.Chaal.Agency’s founders, Kruti Shah and Sebastián Trujillo-Torres, delineate the studio’s ethos, inspirations, intentions, processes and learnings.
by Diana Baldon Jan 27, 2025
This transdisciplinary exhibition explores humanity’s urgent need for oceanic reflection.
by Manu Sharma Jan 15, 2025
The 2024 book presents essays by Mohsen Mostafavi and Max Raphael that explore the colour’s significance through the ages.
by Manu Sharma Jan 04, 2025
The show's curators discuss the Spanish artist’s phantasmagorical site-specific installation work in an interview with STIR.
by Manu Sharma Dec 23, 2024
Co-curator Maria Stavrinaki joins STIR for an interview exploring the show's multifarious articulations of atomics.
by Manu Sharma Dec 22, 2024
Curator Val Ravaglia explores the massive group show and connects it to contemporary discourse in an interview with STIR.
by Bansari Paghdar Dec 21, 2024
STIRred 2024: From drawings, sketches and posters to digital illustrations, typeface designs and data visualisations, STIR revisits the best of graphic and visual designs from the year.
by Aarthi Mohan Nov 20, 2024
The group exhibition at SFMOMA displays over 200 objects stressing themes of athletic discipline, a sense of camaraderie and events that shaped sports culture.
by Zeynep Rekkali Jensen Nov 08, 2024
Founder Tarini Jindal Handa and creative director Florence Louisy delineate the ethos and pursuits outlining æquō, self-described as ‘India’s first collectible design gallery’.
by STIRworld Oct 31, 2024
As AI technology continues to advance, STIR looks at artists like Harold Cohen and Yousuke Fuyama using AI for artistic and philosophical projects.
by Cleo Roberts-Komireddi Oct 11, 2024
STIRring 'Everywhere' in Venice: Shahzia Sikander reflects on her retrospective show Collective Behavior, a collateral exhibition of the 60th Venice Biennale.
by Soumya Mukerji Sep 26, 2024
It wasn’t easy for this pioneer of India’s contemporary street art movement to straddle different worlds and dilemmas. STIR pays tribute to artist Hanif Kureshi.
by Jerry Elengical Sep 06, 2024
The famed graphic designer reflects on his career and M+ exhibition, Henry Steiner: The Art of Graphic Communication, which highlights his impact on Hong Kong’s visual culture.
by Aarthi Mohan Jul 03, 2024
Discover the intricate world of French artist Ugo Gattoni’s posters; a Diptyque illustrating the tapestry of Parisian life and the Olympic spirit.
by Dhwani Shanghvi Jul 01, 2024
Studio Juggernaut and Studio GreyMatter facilitate an ecosystem that seeks to provide optimal conditions for queer bodies and communities to grow, change, and be.
by Aarthi Mohan May 15, 2024
Building Stories at the National Building Museum delves into a dialogue between literature and architecture, shaping our understanding of home and belonging.
by Mrinmayee Bhoot Apr 25, 2024
Ali AlYousefi’s recent book Labyrinth of Rooms: An Architectural Allegory presents a unique perspective on architecture, perception and representation.
by Manu Sharma Mar 30, 2024
Co-curators Kit Brooks and Frank Feltens explore the rise of paranormal elements in Edo-era theatre practices in Japan.
by Manu Sharma Mar 06, 2024
Gallerist Mortimer Chatterjee explores contemporary Indian artist Nikhil Chopra's unnerving landscape works in an interview with STIR.
by Zohra Khan Feb 24, 2024
The Brooklyn-based design studio delivers a riveting home interior with expanded areas of activity for a family of three.
by Daria Kravchuk Feb 18, 2024
Interdisciplinary artist Faina Yunusova on the expectations and oriental fantasies embedded in the post-colonial heritage of Central Asia.
by Aarthi Mohan Feb 15, 2024
Pushing the boundaries of imagination, STIR delves into Jiminie Ha’s trailblazing path in graphic design.
by Aarthi Mohan Feb 02, 2024
Discover the elemental beauty of Pinocchio’s design legacy in an enchanting exhibition at the ADI Design Museum in Milan, Italy.
by Jincy Iype Jan 08, 2024
Hand and Machine. Architectural drawings at Norway's National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design investigates the roles of drawing in architecture, and of architecture in society.
by Zeynep Rekkali Jensen Jan 03, 2024
STIR interviews Finnish multidisciplinary artist and designer Kustaa Saksi, whose works immerse viewers in the worlds inspired by the interplay of perception, myth, and creativity.
by Zohra Khan Dec 15, 2023
Starfish, crabs, sea squirts, and spotted eels create immersive chaos at the NGV Melbourne as the first Australian presentation of celebrated illustrator Jean Jullien.
by Daria Kravchuk Dec 12, 2023
Video and new media artist Jennifer Steinkamp discusses with STIR the engagement with dynamics and simulating natural physics through her practice.
by Jincy Iype Dec 12, 2023
STIRred 2023: From heartfelt autobiographies to activist readings, STIR recounts books published on global design and architecture that enabled creative learning and propagation.
by Zohra Khan Dec 07, 2023
Silvio Lorusso discusses the use of memes in the book as a manifestation of design-related angst, and why he thinks good design—a 'bricolage' in its essence—feeds on chaos.
by Manu Sharma Sep 22, 2023
American digital mixed-media artist Grant Fuhst explores his practice and discusses his views on the NFT space.
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