A new show seeks to restore a pair of modernist weavers to a place of prominence in British design history.
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Madrid’s Enterprising Heritage Seen Through Its Signs
With their exhibition of signs, Madrid collective Paco Graco has created a catalyst for conversations about the city’s past, present, and future.
Women Chairmakers Get a Seat at the Table
Seating Assignment centers 15 female designers who are pushing the boundaries of the traditional furniture object.
When Book Covers Outshine Their Pages
Judging a Book by its Cover at Manhattan’s Grolier Club pays homage to the highly specialized art form.
Deb Sokolow’s Wackadoodle World of Design
Sokolow’s overarching concern in her current exhibition, Visualizing is with the coercive potential of built environments.
The Best Memes Roasting the “We ❤️ NYC” Campaign
A graphic designer on Twitter created a hilarious send-up of the universally reviled logo, and the rest is history.
Ezhishin, the First-Ever Conference on Native North American Typography
The conference organizers set out to see what Native practitioners are making, and what they’re needing or wanting in the realm of type.
Indigenous Fashion Takes the Stage in Santa Fe
Curator Amber-Dawn Bear Robe brings together historic and contemporary Native clothing designs at Santa Fe Indian Market.
A Bruce Mau Documentary Can’t Explain What the Man Does
MAU is too charmed by its subject to nail down what he has achieved, or why people should even care about him in the first place.
These Ramen Bowls Are a Feast for the Eyes
A new exhibition at Japan House Los Angeles indulges its viewers in the visual gratification of looking at artisanally designed ramen bowls.
Searching for a More Inclusive History of Ornament
While the ancient art form of ornament often contains deep meaning, European modernist theory attempted to erase ornament from the design world.
Like Elizabeth Holmes, Design Students are Being Taught to Present Optimism over Reality
Many of these MFA design programs are teaching fraud at scale.