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by Jincy Iype Apr 24, 2021
Designed by will.i.am and Jose Fernandez, XUPERMASK combines tech, safety and style in its bluetooth and microphone-equipped smart form, for the mid and post-pandemic world.
by Jincy Iype Sep 28, 2020
Celebrating nature’s mighty presence, the circular cultural memorial will be built on Montevideo’s coastline, as a space to reflect, mourn and remember victims of COVID-19.
by Meghna Mehta Jul 17, 2020
‘Market on Wheels’ by MuseLAB from Mumbai proposes to transform a hand-cart into a standalone kiosk, addressing social distancing and sanitisation through its design during the pandemic.
by Jincy Iype Jul 14, 2020
Made from recycled CDs and designed for dining-on-the-go, The Pebble from Otherware includes a fork, knife, spoon, straw and chopsticks, tucked inside a compact case.
by Jincy Iype May 25, 2020
Christophe Gernigon Studio imagines a safe way to dine with Plex’eat - suspended, transparent visors that hang over a diner’s upper body, reducing risk of COVID-19 transmission.
by Sukanya Garg May 25, 2020
STIR speaks to Tokyo's teamLab about their immersive work 'teamLab SuperNature', exploring new perceptions of the post-COVID world through continuity between man and nature.
by Meher Varma and Harshyla Singh May 15, 2020
EXCLUSIVE: COVID-19 has changed the way we view the world, and in this lens, lies a fresh life for colour. Meher Varma and Harshyla Singh chart the new shades and meanings being born.
by Shristi Nangalia May 08, 2020
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Austrian architecture firm’s social-distancing park reimagines future green spaces in the form of a fingerprint-inspired safe garden.
by STIRworld May 08, 2020
Led by Hyderabad-based architect Takbir Fatima, the series share insights on alternate career paths in architecture, while raising funds for those affected by the global crisis.
by Rahul Kumar May 07, 2020
STIR shortlists a selection from the overwhelming 450+ entries to share the emotion and idea behind works centred around the idea of ‘21’.
by Shraddha Nair May 04, 2020
Through her immersive art installation about interconnectedness that uses AI and spatial sound, in Sao Paulo, Petric asks viewers, ‘are you aware of the impact you leave on the universe?’
by Rosalyn D`Mello May 01, 2020
As more art collections are calibrated for virtual quarantine viewing than ever before, will our art-viewing muscle memory be irrevocably altered?
by Meghna Mehta May 01, 2020
Frankie Pappas took on the task of bridging the landscape between a riverine forest and a sandstone cliff while raising a rare living space among animals and nature in South Africa.
by Jincy Iype May 01, 2020
The UK-based firm has transformed modular shipping containers to be retrofitted as floating hospitals that can be deployed to treat coronavirus patients across countries.
by Shraddha Nair Apr 29, 2020
The artist talks to STIR about his digital artwork that illustrated the importance of staying at home, and the need of communicating through social media in the time of panic.
by Jincy Iype Apr 29, 2020
Carlo Ratti Associati develops Pura-Case as a prototype for tech startup Scribit, which uses ozone to remove most bacteria and viruses from fabric in the post-pandemic world.
by Dilpreet Bhullar Apr 28, 2020
The artist uses VFX and simulation to encourage people to visualise Milad Tower, Eiffel Tower and Leaning Tower of Pisa as equal bearers of the coronavirus pandemic burden as humans.
by Shristi Nangalia Apr 27, 2020
Addressing the coronavirus pandemic, the Rotterdam-based architecture firm showcases a 4X4 grid model of a hyperlocal micro-market design that puts social distancing first.
by Jincy Iype Apr 24, 2020
The playful and creative design solution by Paul Cocksedge Studio aims to encourage people to continue maintaining the two metre distance even after the quarantine eases.
by Shraddha Nair Apr 24, 2020
Clap Studio, located in Valencia, transcends the boundaries between art and design to create its own perception of the experience of being isolated during the coronavirus pandemic.
by Sukanya Garg Apr 23, 2020
In her latest solo, Silently, at the Centre for Contemporary Art in New Delhi, artist Pooja Iranna talks about encroachment and urban overgrowth, urging for ecological redressal.
by Meghna Mehta Apr 23, 2020
Danish firm BIG is printing scarce life-saving equipment like face shields based on open-source files designed by Erik Cederberg of 3Dverkstan to protect medical teams against COVID-19.
by Meghna Mehta Apr 20, 2020
In response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Philippine firm has designed temporary structures to increase capacity of hospitals and house people who are under investigation.
by Abhilasha Srivastava and Aseem Hasnain Apr 20, 2020
Part 3: In our Climate vs. COVID-19 series, experts tell us what the coronavirus can teach us about the environmental crisis, and why prudence, not panic, is the solution.
by STIRworld Apr 17, 2020
In our Moments of Affection: Milanese Alliances (M.A.M.A.) series courtesy of FLOS, Hoppen, Zupanc and Malerba show solidarity for the Milan Design Week amid COVID-19.
by Medha Patkar Apr 17, 2020
Part 2: In our Climate vs. COVID-19 series, experts tell us what the coronavirus can teach us about the environmental crisis, and why prudence, not panic, is the solution.
by STIRworld Apr 15, 2020
As the world battles the novel coronavirus, STIR draws a comprehensive list of design and architectural solutions that are helping fight and prevent the spread of the disease.
by Sukanya Garg Apr 13, 2020
German artist Mischa Kuball, the winner of STIR UP 2020 contest for his light art installation DYS(U)TOPIA, urges to rethink the future of society in these dystopian times.
by Malaika Vaz Apr 10, 2020
In our Climate vs. COVID-19 series, experts tell us what the Coronavirus can teach us about the bigger environmental crisis, and why prudence, not panic, is the solution.
by STIRworld Apr 10, 2020
STIR remembers the notable figures from the world of art, architecture and design, who are believed to have died of COVID-19 complications.
by Sourabh Gupta Apr 09, 2020
Sourabh Gupta, the principal architect of studio archohm and design dean of The Design Village institute, recommends books to browse and reflect on during COVID-19 lockdown.
by STIRworld Apr 08, 2020
STIR looks into the reading habits of leading creatives – Architect Mariana Schmidt of MNMA Studio ponders on the future of Brazil reading Hans Ulrich Obrist’s Entrevistas Brasileiras.
by Laurie Sheck Apr 07, 2020
The New York-based novelist and poet pens a heartwarming tribute in memory of the acclaimed architect and critic Michael Sorkin who recently lost his life to coronavirus.
by Dilpreet Bhullar Apr 07, 2020
British artist Luke Jerram uses the technique of glass microbiology to sculpt Coronavirus - COVID-19 in an effort to pay tribute to medical researchers and health officers worldwide.
by STIRworld Apr 06, 2020
STIR looks into the reading habits of leading creatives - French architect Pauline Kerzerho is immersed in ‘Guns, Germs and Steel’, a much relevant quarantine read, by Jared Diamond.
by Rahul Kumar Mar 20, 2020
STIR speaks with a few Indian galleries participating in the first virtual fair launched by Art Basel, and also brings to you exclusive day one success statistics from the art fair.
by STIRworld Mar 19, 2020
STIR looks into the reading habits of leading creatives – the Italian designer re-visits The Laws of Simplicity by John Maeda, relating it with our reactions to Coronavirus.
by STIRworld Mar 14, 2020
As museums and galleries shut doors and major events get suspended due to the global COVID-19 pandemic, STIR brings you a list of missed action in art, design and architecture.
by STIRworld Feb 26, 2020
Organisers have pulled the brakes on Milan’s biggest design fair and Frankfurt’s leading trade fair for lighting and building services, owing to the global health emergency.
by Jincy Iype Feb 22, 2020
The inauguration of the museum in Shunde, featuring an oculus skylight and a double helix staircase, has been postponed due to the Coronavirus outbreak in China.
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