Please Stop: Designer Gingerbread Houses
In this edition of “Please Stop,” our occasional look at design trends that need to...
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2018 Was a Terrible Year. These Products Made It Better.
The 10 imaginative objects that held us back from the void.
Why Do All Millennial Companies Look and Sound the Same?
Surface Media’s CEO on the branding trends du jour. Also, pineapples!
David Yurman Has a Side Hustle Creating Themed Scarves, Hats, and Jackets for His Crew of Cowboys
For nearly four decades, the famous jeweler has gotten his kicks by escaping to trails with a...
How We Could Have Predicted Kanye’s ‘Dragon Energy’ Trump Tweet
All the clues lie in an interview we conducted with Yeezy right before his "psychiatric emergency"...
Manhattan’s Starrett-Lehigh Building Is Covered in Fake Furniture
Our CEO points to a problem that pervades real-estate projects around the world: originality.
How Apple Inc. Is Like a Classic American Diner
David Rockwell believes that 20th-century diners largely embodied the U.S.’s interest in...
Living the Good Life: Valerie Steele and Stefan Sagmeister on Happiness
The FIT Museum director and graphic designer discuss childbearing, Céline dresses, luxury hotels,...
Does Luxury in Flight Exist Anymore?
A British writer laments the absurd aspects of modern-day commercial air travel, while longing for...
Venus Williams Pays Very Close Attention to Hotel Design
The superstar tennis player and interior-design mind shares her pursuit of the “wow” effect.
Naughty by Nature: Valerie Steele and Erdem Moralıoğlu on Vulgarity
The FIT Museum director and fashion designer discuss Jeremy Scott, Jean-Paul Gaultier, reality TV,...
Please Stop: Trying to Save Times Square with Valentine’s Day Art
No amount of art or high design can redeem the cheesy holiday or neighborhood.
Why Designing Instagram Moments Equals Failure
Surface Media’s CEO pleads with architects and developers to focus on building lasting...
Why Many Artists Need Galleries Now More Than Ever
Surface Media’s CEO on the vital role of representation—even in the age of Instagram.
The Architecture of 2017 in 7 Buildings
From the overexposed to the overlooked, these buildings—and one curious structural...
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