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by Bansari Paghdar Sep 30, 2025
From traditional craftsmanship to upcycling futures, the district’s 9th edition at London Design Festival 2025 united brands and disciplines for evocative, site-specific exhibits.
by Vamika Sinha Aug 12, 2025
This year’s Edinburgh Art Festival takes a slower, deeper curatorial approach, integrating within its home city more than ever before.
by Mrinmayee Bhoot Aug 01, 2025
STIR speaks to the co-founder of Atelier LUMA and artistic director of Veenweide Atelier on her approach to biodesign and the relevance of peat landscapes today.
by Srishti Ojha Jul 25, 2025
In a door left ajar, multimedia artists Diambe, Thiago Hattnher and Michael Ho bring a postmodern spin to landscape painting, using grids, layering and assemblage.
by Mrinmayee Bhoot Jul 18, 2025
STIR speaks to the interdisciplinary studio’s founders, Florian Heinzelmann and Daliana Suryawinata, on their vision for the small-scale cultural interventions in Indonesia.
by Hili Perlson Jul 10, 2025
A 19th-century portrait of a kleptomaniac sparked the artist’s yearslong dive into the history of psychiatry.
by Mrinmayee Bhoot Jun 17, 2025
Hassanain’s solo exhibition at Kunstinstituut Melly highlights the central role of infrastructure and temporality in affecting slow violence on indigenous communities in Sudan.
by Jincy Iype Jun 06, 2025
STIR interviews Maia Garau and Tristan Hupe-Guimarães of Tellart, reflecting on how the experiential design studio operates from the intersection of culture, nature and technology.
by Anushka Sharma May 30, 2025
Talks, installations, screenings and interactive pavilions await as London hosts a city-wide dynamic celebration of design, innovation and the forces that guide them.
by Mrinmayee Bhoot May 07, 2025
National participants at the architecture biennale explore resource efficiency, adaptability and sustainability, foregrounding national aspirations and universal applications.
by Bansari Paghdar Apr 30, 2025
STIR engages with the curators of the Togo, Azerbaijan, Oman and Qatar pavilions—debuting at the Venice Architecture Biennale 2025—on representation, access and shared histories.
by Manu Sharma Apr 22, 2025
Linda Franken, assistant curator of the exhibition Not a Love Song, joins STIR to explore the Bosnian-Dutch artist’s AI-powered sound art.
by Almas Sadique Apr 18, 2025
The book, co-published by MACK and CANactions and edited by Bohdan Kryzhanovsky, comprises several essays citing historical examples of resilience across countries.
by STIRworld Apr 14, 2025
Led by OMA’s David Gianotten, the proposal to renovate Tirana's chief stadium and its vicinity features flexible urban spaces and programmes, along with structural and facial upgrades.
by Almas Sadique Apr 12, 2025
The design exhibition, on view at BasicVillage within the Isola Design District, encapsulates objects that stimulate the mind, vision, touch, movement and emotions of visitors.
by Jaipur Rugs Apr 12, 2025
In their latest collaborative collection with the designer, the brand reimagines handmade rugs as heirlooms for tomorrow, drawing from heritage, craft and whimsy.
by Mrinmayee Bhoot Apr 04, 2025
Through the lens of diverse designs for country pavilions at the upcoming World Expo in Osaka, STIR presents an overview of its themes and sustainability commitments.
by Manu Sharma Feb 28, 2025
STIR in conversation with the director of the Amsterdam museum about its efforts to build an inclusive programme and collection.
by Aarthi Mohan Feb 17, 2025
A Rotterdam warehouse becomes a cultural landmark, telling stories of loss, transformation and hope.
by Almas Sadique Feb 14, 2025
The book, associated with the International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam, explores an understanding of architectural evolution in the context of climate change.
by Simran Gandhi Feb 10, 2025
Selva & Maugin Architectes and urbanmakers conceive an architectural response that transforms a historic site into a model for sustainable living.
by Anushka Sharma Jan 14, 2025
The multimedia display at the Nieuwe Instituut presents its recently concluded research project investigating the (loss of) archives in the field of garden and landscape architecture.
by Mrinmayee Bhoot Dec 23, 2024
STIR lists the events, projects and exhibitions that looked beyond occidental boundaries to reveal and unravel otherwise unknown or little explored stories of modernity’s legacy.
by STIRworld Dec 04, 2024
An immersive installation featuring glowing orbs of light by the Indian design studio swirl synchronically, lighting up the annual festival of lights in Amsterdam.
by STIRworld Nov 29, 2024
The seventh edition of the global architecture and design awards by Dezeen honours individuals and practices for their innovative, diagnostic and reparative approaches at different scales.
by Mrinmayee Bhoot Nov 09, 2024
An ongoing exhibition at the art museum in Eindhoven presents trans-local stories and sustainable practices around soil and our diverse and complex relationships with it.
by Mrinmayee Bhoot Nov 06, 2024
Designed by Rotterdam-based architects Beatriz Ramo and Bernd Upmeyer based on their ergonomics, the apartment is centred around the couples' desire for a spa area.
by Anushka Sharma, Bansari Paghdar Oct 29, 2024
STIR delves into six projects from the graduate showcase that address progressive changes in the world through inventive designs while underlining collective responsibility.
by Anushka Sharma Oct 17, 2024
Set to commence on October 19, 2024, the design event will showcase a comprehensive programme branching into five missions—each envisioning a better future through design.
by Almas Sadique Oct 11, 2024
The International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam 2024, with its theme Nature of Hope, opens space for creative inquiry into reasons behind and solutions for ecological imbalance.
by Rosalyn D`Mello Aug 24, 2024
Art museums, this writer attests, are inherently toddler-unfriendly. This art critic mother braved a visit while solo parenting.
by Mrinmayee Bhoot Aug 16, 2024
Really? Art and Knowledge in Time of Crisis critiques what the public perceives as knowledge, filtered through channels such as newspapers and social media – and the perils of its manipulation.
by STIRworld Jul 24, 2024
The annual award announces 33 awardees across 11 categories addressing various pertinent global issues such as climate change, refugee crisis and more.
by STIRworld Jul 02, 2024
Studio RAP designs gateways with 3D-printed ceramic tiles in New Delft, inspiring conversation on retrofitted historic structures as potential spatial and urban activators.
by Almas Sadique Jun 14, 2024
The book, published by nai010 publishers and authored by Frank Suurenbroek and Gideon Spanjar, serves as the culmination of the two-year research project Sensing Streetscapes.
by Anushka Sharma Jun 12, 2024
The 22 winners, all striving for innovation and better built environment, include projects from diverse typologies responding to a range of socio-cultural and environmental challenges.
by Almas Sadique Jun 01, 2024
In conversation with STIR, Vincent van Velsen details the human cost of constructing the Afobaka dam in Suriname, heralded as a developmental project by the colonial Dutch entity.
by Ayesha Adonais May 22, 2024
This immersive exhibition in The Hague brings together creations by Dutch designers like Sigrid Calon, Marcel Wanders, Studio Mieke Meijer and Studio Job.
by Manu Sharma Apr 27, 2024
Co-curators Yolande Zola Zoli van der Heide and Chala Itai Westerman discuss the Korean artist’s dreamlike films with STIR.
by Anushka Sharma Apr 10, 2024
STIR enlists showcases in the upcoming design festival in Milan that delve into the simmering design talent of different regions of the world.
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