We're surrounded by design genius every day, yet most of us barely notice it. That humble paperclip holding your documents together? It's a marvel of engineering. The espresso cup cradling your ...

A silvery tunnel with glittering streamers waving in the wind is a dramatic entryway. Designed by LAB at Rockwell Group, this extravagant portal, titled “Tinsel Town,” set the stage for what to expect ...

Katerina Kamprani is a designer who loves to mess with our minds by creating everyday objects that are completely impractical. Her project, "The Uncomfortable," is all about taking things we use every ...

Visiting Collective Design amid all of Frieze Week's art fairs is doubly refreshing: it's an unabashed celebration of beautiful objects and you can touch (almost) all of them. Isamu Noguchi, “Untitled ...

A new book, “How to Live With Objects,” from the founders of the design website Sight Unseen explores the topic. By Aileen Kwun “You can only afford so much sofa,” Monica Khemsurov said, speaking of ...

For the design-minded, a trip to MoMA's Design Store is always a thrill. The shop, which has locations in New York and Japan, carries an assortment of innovative furniture, home goods, tech, books, ...

Amid the glittery spectacle that is Miami Art Week, Design Miami offers a refreshing palate cleanser. Where flash and color can threaten to overwhelm at some of the other fairs, the name of the game ...

For Alzheimer’s patients, it’s not just the memories of people and places that begin to leave. Eventually, people may also forget movements that once were intuitive, like shaking hands with someone or ...

Unlock the full InfoQ experience by logging in! Stay updated with your favorite authors and topics, engage with content, and download exclusive resources. Dany Lepage discusses the architectural ...

Editor’s Note: Jahnvi Lakhota Nandan is a writer and perfumer with a doctorate in architectural design from the University of Tsukuba, Japan. The following article is an edited excerpt from her book ...