•make your fridays matter with a well-read weekend
by Aarthi Mohan Sep 08, 2025
A screening of E.1027 – Eileen Gray and the House by the Sea (2024) turned into a meditation on power and a flawed architectural history as Kadri delivered a searing ~epilog(ue).
by Aarthi Mohan Aug 05, 2025
French landscape collective TER’s installation at the Potager du Roi coalesced architecture and environmental data, making sensors like heat, water and wind part of the experience.
by Aarthi Mohan Aug 04, 2025
The Istanbul and Milan-based studio’s new collection balances cultural memory with material clarity, proposing a mindful, contemporary way to live with and within design.
by Jincy Iype Jul 23, 2025
The Parisian monument reopens after a monumental, four-year renovation, with a renewed clarity of its architectural heritage and expansive public access.
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 Jul 04, 2025
STIR speaks to the Swiss architect on his curation for BAP! 2025 in Versailles, his studio's research prerogatives and adapting to global warming as a central strategy for architecture.
by Chahna Tank Jun 14, 2025
Designed by the Paris-based architect and interior designer, the store sports a multisensory retail island where leaving feels optional.
by Anushka Sharma Jun 02, 2025
In her first solo museum show in China, the Waanyi artist from Australia reflects on land, water and ancestral memory, mapping insidious ecological loss.
by Mrinmayee Bhoot May 13, 2025
The current show at Canadian Cultural Centre in Paris, curated by Léa-Catherine Szacka, unravels the stories of three women, Gae Aulenti, Ada Louise Huxtable and Phyllis Lambert.
by Debika Ray May 02, 2025
A case of two cities—both bona fide global cultural capitals—reveals insights on precarity in the creative industries, fleeting trends and engagement in making, beyond numbers.
by Lee Daehyung Apr 21, 2025
For his first solo exhibition in Korea, Mueck presents sculptures conceived across three decades which draw us inward, beckoning reflection on the nature of existence.
by Sunena V Maju Apr 17, 2025
At Milan Design Week 2025, the French brand redefined luxury through architectural restraint, artisanal mastery and quiet longing.
by STIRworld Apr 14, 2025
The Contemporary and Bawwaba sections of Art Dubai 2025 anchor artistic inquiries into ecology, migration and identity through context-rich, geographically informed works.
by Ranjana Dave Apr 11, 2025
In a frenetic week of art fairs, auctions, exhibitions and parties, Hong Kong channels longer histories of global trade.
by Manu Sharma Mar 21, 2025
STIR speaks with Meyohas about her compelling conceptual art at Desert X 2025.
by Jincy Iype Mar 04, 2025
Published by Fisheye Editions, this book relays the Parisian photographer’s documentation of peculiar hotels shaped like UFOs and cruise ships, offering privacy for amorous activities.
by Rémy Jarry Mar 03, 2025
The Bangkok Kunsthalle and the Khao Yai Art Forest opened in January 2024 and February 2025 respectively, both projects driven by philanthropist Marisa Chearavanont.
by Anushka Sharma Feb 21, 2025
The Paris-based firm’s 'archaeological' proposal for the redesign of the Museum’s Western Range underpins a reverence to the structure’s history and incumbent future identity.
by Manu Sharma Feb 04, 2025
STIR helps you navigate the art fair’s 100-plus booths so that you get the most out of your festival experience.
by Giulia Zappa Jan 31, 2025
In conversation with Designer of the Year, Faye Toogood, STIR explores the fair's evolving outlook and familiar tropes while probing her oeuvre and inspirations in Womanifesto!.
by Simran Gandhi Jan 11, 2025
With an exposed wooden facade and thoughtful spaces, this social design facility fosters belonging through sustainable and accessible architecture.
by Erik Augustin Palm Jan 09, 2025
Syrian-French artist Bady Dalloul’s Land of Dreams at the Mori Art Museum in Tokyo invites viewers into a world where migration, memory and fiction collide.
by Maximiliane Leuschner Jan 03, 2025
At Kettle’s Yard in Cambridge, the Harare-based artist Portia Zvavahera intimates her subconscious revelations across 15 fabled paintings.
by Jincy Iype Dec 31, 2024
STIRred 2024: Reminiscing the influence of and learnings from design and architectural projects that we attended and featured, from leading design weeks to urban renewal plans.
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 Manu Sharma Dec 15, 2024
Curators Joseph del Pesco and Marcella Lista join STIR to explore the works on view, and frame the show within the ongoing debate on art and AI.
by Giulia Zappa Dec 12, 2024
An exhibition in Paris featuring installations, paintings and video art uncovers a silenced chapter of art history, inviting reflection on how geopolitics shape artistic legacies and national identity.
by STIRworld Dec 08, 2024
Asia Now 2024, featuring guest curators Radicants, brought an intergenerational cohort of Asian artists grappling with community, tradition, ritual and modernity to Paris.
by Sunena V Maju Dec 05, 2024
Diane von Furstenberg: Woman Before Fashion, celebrating the life and work of the Belgian fashion designer, makes its North American debut at the Skirball Cultural Center.
by Giulia Zappa Dec 02, 2024
At the Galerie des Gobelins in Paris, the manifesto exhibition on designer and scenographer Richard Peduzzi honours 50 years of his career marked by a holistic approach to decorative arts.
by Giulia Zappa Dec 02, 2024
The Colombian artist, a pioneer of fiber art, is the focus of a major retrospective at the Fondation Cartier in Paris, challenging misconceptions about textile's expressive power.
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 Alexandra de Cramer Nov 11, 2024
With works by eleven contemporary artists, the group exhibition at Yapı Kredi Culture and Arts centres on ecological concerns and the need for equitable resource management.
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 Deeksha Nath Oct 19, 2024
The I and the You traces Clark's journey from spatial exploration through abstraction to forefronting audience experience with manipulative objects and participatory performances.
by Alisha Lad Oct 03, 2024
STIR examines the redesign of Centre Pompidou by Moreau Kusunoki, Frida Escobedo Studio and AIA Life Designers while probing the underlying case for the structure’s iconicity.
by Manu Sharma Sep 30, 2024
Leading up to the presentation from the Global South, STIR looks at the art fair, exploring some of the installation and performance works that audiences can view in October.
by Giulia Zappa Sep 20, 2024
Stepping away from the focus on localism of recent years, the French design week embraces a renewed aspiration for universalism, echoing the Olympic spirit that recently captivated the world.
by Manu Sharma Sep 07, 2024
The artist joins STIR for an interview amidst a presentation at the Berlinische Galerie. The conversation explores his unique approach towards critical artmaking.
by Mrinmayee Bhoot Sep 04, 2024
The learning centre designed by MGM arquitectos and Beaudouin Architectes for the University of Paris-Saclay is enveloped in a porous façade, giving it the appearance of a floating cloud.
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