A Private San Francisco Flat Becomes a Living Archive of Queer Visual Culture
For 45 years, Ron Zuckerman built a collection of queer photography and art on a fundraiser’s salary. His Castro district flat, an…
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GridType Vol. 1 Examines How Digital Tools Reshape Type Design
A new publication from Slanted Publishers presents ten typefaces developed with an experimental online tool, tracing the influence of digital stencils on…
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Philippe Starck’s Juicy Salif at 35: How a “mental workout” became a design icon
More than three decades after its debut, Starck’s aluminum citrus squeezer remains one of the most debated objects in industrial design –…
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Peixiaoyu Yu’s Awarded AI Design Work Highlights a Shift Toward Calmer Digital Interfaces
A new Amazing Architecture interview frames Peixiaoyu Yu’s iF, MUSE and Red Dot-recognized projects as evidence that award juries are rewarding AI…
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Institute for Public Architecture Plans 13th Annual Friends Party on Governors Island
The Institute for Public Architecture will mark 13 years of public-interest design programming with a July 25 event at the Block House…
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Benjamin Slinger’s ‘Empire’ Reimagines Fast-Food Branding as Design Artifacts
Artist Benjamin Slinger's 'Empire' exhibition in London transforms vintage fast-food bags into illuminating paper lanterns, challenging notions of design value and consumerism.
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Haus der Kunst Exhibit Explores Children as Collaborators in Art and Architecture
An exhibition at Munich's Haus der Kunst redefines art history by showcasing works where children act as active collaborators, influencing spaces and…
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‘Inner Child’ Exhibition Explores Play and Emotion in Contemporary Design
An upcoming exhibition at Artipelag in Stockholm, "INNER CHILD: Playing with Design," curated by Lidewij Edelkoort and Philip Fimmano, investigates a global…
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Range Rover’s Matched Pair Puts Bespoke Restoration in the Design Spotlight
Range Rover has paired a restored 1993 Classic with a new SV Ultra to show how colour, trim and material decisions can…
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Eight Cottage Living Room Interiors Offer Rural Retreat Inspiration
A new Dezeen lookbook showcases eight cottage living rooms that blend contemporary design with traditional architecture, providing inspiration for peaceful rural getaways.
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