“Frame in Frame: Swiss Design in Motion,” presented during NYCxDesign 2026, treats an archive of experimental films as spatial material rather than something to be passively screened. More than two hundred works made in connection with the Film +...
The inaugural Global Design Forum Istanbul arrived in May 2026 at a moment when design culture is negotiating two opposing accelerations. Artificial intelligence can generate images and proposals faster than ever, while climate, material scarcity, and cultural preservation are...
In May 2026, three functioning arcade cabinets appeared near Washington’s World War I memorial as a deliberately provocative piece of protest art. Created by the collective Secret Handshake, “Operation Epic Furious: Strait to Hell” used retro role-playing game aesthetics...
A growing group of products is challenging one of contemporary consumption’s most frustrating assumptions: that the person who buys an object should remain locked out of its inner workings. From Kibu headphones designed for children to assemble, to a...
The most compelling material experiment at a renovated Sticks’n’Sushi restaurant in Lyngby, Denmark, begins with something that could easily have remained waste. Copenhagen-based Natural Material Studio used leftover kelp and spirulina algae from the kitchen to create semi-translucent lighting...
A new color can sound like the smallest possible product story, yet Bisley’s Emerald collection demonstrates how finish can alter the character of an entire design language. The British storage brand introduced the rich green tone across products ranging...
Clerkenwell Design Week returned to London in May 2026 with the familiar ingredients of a district-wide design festival—showrooms, installations, launches, and talks—but some of its most revealing conversations were not about the shape of a new chair. Programming around...
For Brooke and Jess, Coachella style is less about matching outfits than building a shared visual language. The UK-based creators, performers, and sisters approached the festival’s first weekend in 2026 with denim, vintage references, improvised details, and the kind...
In the ever-accelerating ecosystem of modern pop music, the transition between eras is a delicate tightrope walk. Step too far from the original formula, and you risk alienating the devoted fan base; remain too stagnant, and the critics will...
Sabrina Carpenter’s 2026 Coachella headline set was built less like a conventional concert than a piece of Hollywood theater. On Weekend One, she framed songs through comic interludes and celebrity appearances from Sam Elliott, Susan Sarandon, Corey Fogelmanis, and...
