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Project Spotlight
Kvadrat’s L.A. Showroom is Adorned in Knitted Yarn

Color and craft come together in the textile designer’s house-within-a box showroom envisioned by

The Vanguard
Neri Oxman and Sir Norman Foster on the Future of Design

The venturesome Oxman talks experimental materials and lunar habitation with the renowned architect.

MEDIUM IS THE MESSAGE
Benjamin Shine Sculpts Feminine Faces Out of Tulle

Cosseting ballerinas and society swans, tulle has long been admired for its ineffable delicacy....

Design
Designtex Continues the Tapestry Woven By the Bauhaus School

The textile company recreates the designs of Gunta Stölzl and Anni Albers, Bauhaus’s master...

Surface Shops
Rediscovering the Forgotten Women of the Bauhaus, A Reading List

Influential, brilliant, bold, essential—the Bauhaus women come alive again in these books.

Fashion
Alex Israel Rides the Wave of Artist Collaborations with Louis Vuitton

The French luxury firm taps the Los Angeles-based artist for a capsule line.

PROJECT SPOTLIGHT
The Fiber Tree at the Center of VERDI’s Bogotá Showroom is Nothing Short of Magic

The handcrafted combination of sculpture and fiber art is a bold departure from typical retail...

Design
Book Report: 21 Designers Relay What They’re Reading This Summer

Scroll through this guide for the best of the written word.

THE LEGACY ISSUE
Wisdom: Artist Sheila Hicks on Success, Intuition, and “Not Wanting” a Legacy

"You should mistrust your culture. You should mistrust, I think, the people who dominate the...

CURRENTLY COVETING
J. HILL’s Standard Explores the Intersection of Illumination and Crystalware

The glassware brand branches out into lighting with stellar results.

DESIGNER OF THE DAY
Designer of the Day: Sandy Chilewich

Ever since devising “plynyl,” a proprietary woven vinyl that launched her career, the founder...

CURRENTLY COVETING
Bolon’s “Diversity” Collection Makes the Case for a Shoegazing Revival

Flooring patterns you can't help but stare at.

CURRENTLY COVETING
KnollTextiles’ Luxe Collection Is a Love Letter to Prophetic Pioneer Florence Knoll

"We try to always live up to the name and not off of it. Myself and the design team make sure she...

DESIGN
This Iranian Textile Artist Is Reinventing Ancient Weaving Techniques

Taher Asad-Bakhtiari works with a group of semi-nomadic female artisans to create one-of-a-kind...

THE LIST
5 Rugs That’ll Put Some Spring in Your Step

These bright, bold, and beautifully made textiles bring warm-weather vibes indoors.