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Dezeen 24m ago

MVRDV tops "polite yet radical" Eindhoven housing with angular roofs

A cluster of housing blocks with jagged grass-covered rooftops form Nieuw Bergen, a residential complex completed by Dutch studio MVRDV in Eindhoven. Comprised of seven buildings, the mixed-tenure development contains 237 homes, including luxury penthouses, within five new blocks and two renovated 2

by Starr Charles
Dezeen 4h ago

Charlap Hyman & Herrero adds custom workstations to futuristic LA office

US studio Charlap Hyman & Herrero has built in rows of metal workstations to create a futuristic yet comfortable work environment for an aerospace manufacturer's office in California. Charlap Hyman & Herrero was tasked with designing the space to both inspire workers of the manufacturer and create a

by Ben Dreith
designboom — Design 8h ago

sculptural foldable roof shields white floating micro-home drifting across lake como

combining a foldable roof, modular interiors, and recycled materials, the project connects mobile living to a broader lakeside infrastructure network. The post sculptural foldable roof shields white floating micro-home drifting across lake como appeared first on designboom | architecture & design ma

by G. Santosuosso
designboom — Design 14h ago

UT austin researchers develop a jacket that pulls drinkable water from the air

a hydrogel textile absorbs moisture through the fabric, collecting 400 to 900 milliliters of water per day for outdoor and emergency use. The post UT austin researchers develop a jacket that pulls drinkable water from the air appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

by kat barandy I designboom
Dezeen 15h ago

Comic spotlighting AI evolution among projects from Parsons School of Design

Dezeen School Shows: a comic strip that examines AI's impact on designers is among the student projects by Parsons School of Design. Also featured is a branding proposal for a make-up company and a project exploring how the creative industry may be affected by AI. Parsons School of Design Institutio

by Dezeen staff
Gothamist 16h ago

MSG to host Knicks Game 5 watch party: What to know

An MSG spokesperson says up to 3,000 ticketed fans will be allowed into Plaza33, just west of the Garden. An MSG spokesperson says up to 3,000 ticketed fans will be allowed into Plaza33, just west of the Garden. [ more › ]

by Ryan Kost
Dezeen 16h ago

Architecture acts as "silent guide" at Mexico City yoga studio by Talo Atelier

Light-oak tambour panelling covers the walls and curves onto the ceiling inside this yoga studio in Mexico City, designed by local firm Talo Atelier. Align Studio offers yoga sessions, pilates classes and other wellness-focused activities within a flexible studio space that Talo Atelier founder Tade

by Dan Howarth
Gothamist 17h ago

New York City loves the Knicks. So does Hollywood.

Amy Schumer performs with the New York Knicks City Dancers during their game against the Los Angeles Lakers at Madison Square Garden on February 01, 2025 in New York City Revisit some of the team’s most memorable onscreen cameos. [ more › ]

by Sonia Rao
designboom — Design 18h ago

taarini anand on creating whimsical menswear inspired by indian art and culture

working with hand knitters across india, the designer creates a colorful collection inspired by the country's rich visual, artistic, and cultural heritage. The post taarini anand on creating whimsical menswear inspired by indian art and culture appeared first on designboom | architecture & design ma

by annalise kamegawa I designboom
Brownstoner 19h ago

Top 5 Stories on Brownstoner This Week: Bakery to Debut on Bed Stuy Corner

East New York Affordable Housing Lottery Has $1,238 Two-Bedroom Apartments An affordable housing lottery has launched for a new 13-story development on Atlantic Avenue in East New York. The 229-unit building largely replaced a row of two and three-story mixed-use buildings that long stood on the art

by Anna Bradley-Smith
Dezeen 23h ago

Built Works wraps Yogi's Cabin in East Sussex with charred wood

UK studio Built Works has nestled a yoga retreat in an East Sussex woodland, wrapping it with charred timber and a raised veranda evoking a traditional Japanese engawa. Named Yogi's Cabin, the 38-square-metre retreat sits alongside a pond in Great Park Farm. It was designed for Architects Holiday, a

by Jon Astbury
Dezeen yesterday

Six British houses that put a contemporary spin on their neighbours

Contemporary interpretations of traditional UK homes feature in our latest roundup, which gathers six British houses derived from their neighbours. As a result of strict UK planning laws, new residential proposals are often required to fit into the existing local context – dictating design elements

by Starr Charles
Dezeen yesterday

This week we celebrated the work of Antoni Gaudí

This week on Dezeen, we launched our Gaudí Centenary series marking 100 years since the death of Catalonia's most famous architect. We kicked off the series with an introduction that looked at the key moments and buildings from Antoni Gaudí's life and career. As the central tower on Gaudí's most fam

by Tom Ravenscroft
designboom — Design yesterday

baobab-inspired floating waterfall power plant generates renewable energy off madagascar

the visionary design morphs from a self-sustaining social rehabilitation center into a lush, green energy resort, offering a striking blueprint for future coastal survival. The post baobab-inspired floating waterfall power plant generates renewable energy off madagascar appeared first on designboom

by Ahmad Eghtesad
Artnet News yesterday

How Agostino Bonalumi Turned Painting Into Space

In collaboration with Archivio Bonalumi, the artist's 1970 sculpture returns to view at Art Basel Unlimited. The post How Agostino Bonalumi Turned Painting Into Space appeared first on Artnet News.

by Artnet Gallery Network
Brownstoner yesterday

A Marine Park House With a Garage and More to See, Starting at $1.098 Million

Our picks for open houses to check out this weekend are found in Bed Stuy, Bay Ridge, Marine Park, and Sheepshead Bay. They range in price from $1.098 million to $2.295 million. 82 Chauncey Street Price: $2.295 million Area: Bed Stuy Broker: Compass (Tali Berzak) Sunday June 14, 1-2:30 p.m. See it h

by Cate Corcoran
Artnet News yesterday

What Comes After Grow-or-Go? How Goodman Gallery Changed Course

Amid a tough market, the South African stalwart cut fairs, reduced its roster, and invested in new businesses. The post What Comes After Grow-or-Go? How Goodman Gallery Changed Course appeared first on Artnet News.

by Katya Kazakina
Dezeen yesterday

Fisher & Paykel designs EuroCucina installation to be "oasis of calm"

Promotion: luxury appliance brand Fisher & Paykel unveiled the Nature – Ritual exhibition at EuroCucina at Salone del Mobile this year, which showcased its kitchen designs against a backdrop of New Zealand forests. Nature – Ritual's concept and sculptural kitchens were created in partnership with Al

by Dezeen staff
Artforum yesterday

David Hockney, Master Painter of Modern Life, Dead at 88

British painter David Hockney, known for his bright, pleasure-suffused paintings of 1960s and ’70s Los Angeles, died in London on June 11. He was eighty-eight. His death was announced by his publicist, Erica Bolton. Hockney in the 1960s recuperated figurative painting and, more specifically, the hum

by Polly Watson
Chicago Reader yesterday

The Brown Line Presents: Whose World Cup? Where Chicago’s Global South gathers to watch

The Brown Line is an emerging, independent Chicago newsletter named for the elevated train—aiming to cut through redlining to elevate the underground arts, culture, and community life of the city’s Global South diasporas. Hop on board with the newsletter here, and make sure you never miss a stop on

by Ghazala Irshad, founder of The Brown Line
designboom — Design yesterday

atelier oï and A-POC ABLE ISSEY MIYAKE sculpt lamps from wire and pleated cloth

presented at 3daysofdesign, the 'O series' brings steam stretch textile technology into portable lighting with interchangeable shades. The post atelier oï and A-POC ABLE ISSEY MIYAKE sculpt lamps from wire and pleated cloth appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

by kat barandy I designboom
Gothamist yesterday

10 videos of fan freakouts from NYC's Knicks fever dream

Spike Lee in Brooklyn after the Knicks won game two of the 2026 NBA Finals. The greatest fans in the world in the greatest city in the world. Including Hare Krishnas, Spike Lee, and robots. [ more › ]

by Hannah Frishberg
Hyperallergic yesterday

25 Art Shows Reckoning With the US at 250

From Indigenous survivance to quilting to modernism, these exhibitions and projects reframe and challenge the story of the United States.

by Rhea Nayyar
Surface yesterday

EN Japanese Brasserie Returns to Fête a Trio of Dom Pérignon Vintages

In December 2024, EN Japanese Brasserie, a fashion and art world hotspot for two decades, closed its doors. That was until Dom Perignon invited founder Reika Alexander and executive chef Kenjiro Shioyama to revive the legendary locale's cuisine for Expressions of Harmony, an experiential New York Ci

by David Graver
Dezeen yesterday

Dezeen Showroom New Releases newsletter includes scaffolding-like table

The spring 2026 edition of the Dezeen Showroom New Releases newsletter features a metallic side table that resembles scaffolding. Subscribe to Dezeen Showroom New Releases now! South African outdoor furniture design brand Haldane looked to Japanese bamboo scaffolding to inform the construction of it

by Alice Laycock
Artnet News yesterday

The Wit and Wisdom of David Hockney

Never shy of giving a good quote, David Hockney frequently made headlines with his thoughts about contemporary culture and fellow artists. The post The Wit and Wisdom of David Hockney appeared first on Artnet News.

by Richard Whiddington
Hyperallergic yesterday

Knicks and Spurs Game Gets an Arts Wager

San Antonio’s Department of Arts and Culture challenged the NYC agency to make a deal: Whoever loses Game 5 posts their favorite artwork in the winning city.

by Rhea Nayyar
Colossal yesterday

‘Big Walk’ Is a New Video Game about … Walking and Talking

The antithesis of Fortnite or Grand Theft Auto. Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7 per month. The article ‘Big Walk’ Is a New Video Game about … Walking and Talking appeared first on Colossal.

by Christopher Jobson
Chicago Reader yesterday

Nitrate kisses

The Moviegoer is the diary of a local film buff, collecting the best of what Chicago’s independent and underground film scene has to offer. This is the third Nitrate Picture Show I’ve written about in my Moviegoer column, and as long as they both continue, the festival will be an annual staple of my

by Kat Sachs
Hyperallergic yesterday

A View From the Easel

“Without the fabric there would be no painting.”

by Lakshmi Rivera Amin
designboom — Design yesterday

treehouses, boat houses, and pumpkin cottages scatter along wuhan’s lakeshore

this treehouse resort expands along houguan lake in wuhan, china, immersing guests into trees, water, and nature. The post treehouses, boat houses, and pumpkin cottages scatter along wuhan’s lakeshore appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

by Eric Podolsky
6sqft yesterday

Greenwich Village block co-named for Jimi Hendrix

A block in Greenwich Village has been co-named in honor of legendary guitarist Jimi Hendrix, paying tribute to the street where he built the historic Electric Lady Studios. After a major snowstorm forced the ceremony in February to be rescheduled, part of West 8th Street was officially co-named “Jim

by Aaron Ginsburg
AnOther Magazine yesterday

Lose Yourself in Some of David Hockney’s Most Memorable Works

Following the news of David Hockney’s passing, revisit the Art Project from AnOther S/S21 in which RA artistic advisor Edith Devaney and Paco Rabanne creative director Julien Dossena revisited a prolific period in the British artist’s career

by Sophie Bew
Gothamist yesterday

5 NYC parks to host overnight soccer games throughout World Cup

Brooklyn Bridge Park provides lights for night soccer games. Some groups want them to stay on even later. Mayor Zohran Mamdani's announcement is a boon for footballers who struggle to find field time in the city. [ more › ]

by Liam Quigley
Artforum yesterday

Photographer-Provocateur Duane Michals Dies at 94

Self-taught photographer Duane Michals, known for unconventional and deeply personal narrative image sequences incorporating handwritten text, died in Manhattan on June 9 of pneumonia. He was ninety-four. His death was announced by New York’s DC Moore Gallery, which represented him. Mystical, metaph

by Polly Watson
6sqft yesterday

Edge NYC opens new kaleidoscopic experience that leads to 100th-floor sky deck

Get ready to make some content. A new TikTok-friendly exhibit has opened at Edge NYC’s sky deck at 30 Hudson Yards. The largest transformation of the observation deck since opening in 2020, the colorful, immersive indoor exhibit includes seven installations of moving color, sound, and light that lea

by Lidia Ryan
Chicago Reader yesterday

Milo’s Market gets in our cabeza at the next Monday Night Foodball

On the second day of Sueños, Grant Park got soaked, and so did Gilberto Bahena. That was the summer of 2024, which was shaping up to be the Summer of Berto. His three-year-old pop-up concept was riding high on an ingenious Mexican riff on the classic French croque monsieur, aka the quesabeeria—a sou

by Mike Sula
Dezeen yesterday

Populous creates heart-shaped gateway for World Cup fan area in Kansas City

With the World Cup 2026 kicking off yesterday, spectator areas are popping up across the three host countries, including an official FIFA Fan Festival zone designed by architecture studio Populous in Kansas City. Located on the National WWI Museum and Memorial's south lawn just outside Downtown Kans

by Ellen Eberhardt
AnOther Magazine yesterday

AnOther Loves: A Silver Venetian Slipper

Photographed for AnOther’s new issue, a silver iteration of Louise Trotter’s Bottega Veneta Gondola clog reimagines a house signature rooted in the curves of the Grand Canal

by Alexander Fury
AnOther Magazine yesterday

A Guide to the X-rated Gay Cinema of James Bidgood

As the erotic fantasia Pink Narcissus returns to cinemas, we explore the legacy of the late underground filmmaker, with help from fans John Waters and Peter Strickland

by Miriam Balanescu
Colossal yesterday

Delcy Morelos Tends to Sepulchral Installations in a Divine Connection to the Land

"Many people believe they are in a bubble, and that is why they can do things that harm nature, harm others, and also harm themselves." Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7 per month. The article De

by Grace Ebert
Dezeen yesterday

Eight products that debuted at 3 Days of Design 2026

Dezeen Showroom: following this year's edition of 3 Days of Design in Copenhagen, we've rounded up eight furnishings and surfaces that were launched during the event. Over 400 brands from around the world congregated in the Danish capital for the 13th edition of the annual design week, which took pl

by Alice Laycock
Brownstoner yesterday

Landmarks Backs New Design for Greenpoint’s Polonaise Terrace

In a case of déjà vu, the city's Landmarks Preservation Commission approved plans for a new building set to replace Polonaise Terrace on Greenpoint Avenue. The new plans call for a six-story red brick apartment complex, rather than the modern gray office design previously pitched and approved. At th

by Anna Bradley-Smith
Brownstoner yesterday

Daily Links: Pols Eye Brooklyn Libraries for Affordable Housing

In the News This Is What Joy Looks Like for Knicks Fans [NYT] NYC Leaders Propose Building More Homes on Top of Libraries [NYT] Tickets to Brooklyn's World Cup Fan Zone Come Out Friday [Eagle] The Borough’s Best… Read More > The post Daily Links: Pols Eye Brooklyn Libraries for Affor

by Anna Bradley-Smith
designboom — Design yesterday

from beads and clay to paper and wood, makers keep finding ways to make flowers bloom

flowers remain one of craft's most enduring subjects, inspiring makers across disciplines to recreate, reinterpret, and preserve the botanical world through handwork. The post from beads and clay to paper and wood, makers keep finding ways to make flowers bloom appeared first on designboom | archite

by thomai tsimpou I designboom
Artnet News yesterday

David Hockney, Revolutionary and Beloved Painter, Dies at 88

He captured the pleasures and contradictions of modern life with wit, warmth, and technical daring. The post David Hockney, Revolutionary and Beloved Painter, Dies at 88 appeared first on Artnet News.

by Jo Lawson-Tancred
Dezeen yesterday

MRTN Architects extends Melbourne home with cluster of red-brick volumes

Australian studio MRTN Architects has completed Laneway House in Melbourne, extending a Victorian terrace with a "collage" of forms in red-toned brick, metal and timber. Located in the suburb of Carlton, the home sits within a network of Victorian laneways, where homes present traditional frontages

by Jon Astbury
designboom — Design yesterday

liza laserow berglund defines textiles as the atmospheric foundation of a home

designboom talks with liza laserow berglund on defining nordic knots’ identity driven by the slow, deeply tactile reality of artisanal craft. The post liza laserow berglund defines textiles as the atmospheric foundation of a home appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

by mariana rodrigues
Dezeen yesterday

Five Antoni Gaudí furniture pieces that reveal the designer behind the architect

The undulating architecture of Antoni Gaudí is lauded around the world, but less known is his distinctive furniture. For our Gaudí Centenary series, we look at five of these striking pieces. Although globally celebrated as an architect, it would be remiss to consider Gaudí's legacy without mentionin

by Jane Englefield
Hyperallergic yesterday

The War Against Imagination

The SAIC cracks down on a professor’s thought experiment and the Obama Presidential Center embodies a nostalgic idea of public life.

by Hyperallergic
Surface yesterday

761 Madison Avenue, Meet Thom Sweeney

The London tailoring house favored by Leonardo DiCaprio, Glen Powell, and Michael Fassbender has taken Armani's former Upper East Side space for its first flagship--4,100 square feet across two floors, making it the brand's largest location outside London. To celebrate the occasion, co-founders Thom

by Sofia Quintero
Surface yesterday

Designing Delicious: Yugin

Chef Eugeniu Zubco brings an exacting standard of excellence to his omakase restaurant on the 37th floor of the GM Building Courtesy of Dorsia Every night for three and a half years, chef Eugeniu Zubco presented a single piece of squid--meticulously scored on both sides--to his mentor. The ritual ne

by Surface Media
Surface yesterday

Fendi Unveils Rome Venue for Couture Show, and Other News.

Plus, the Columbus Museum of Art offers free admission for visitors under 25 and Fondation Cartier hosts 'Exit: The Image of the Present,' a two-day symposium in Paris. Courtesy of the Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea. Fendi unveils a Rome venue for its couture show, and a Karl Lage

by Surface Media
Surface yesterday

Michael Bargo and BENI Unveil Oak Lane

Somewhere between Jean Prouve's architectural precision, the organic fantasy of Les Lalannes, and the minimalism of Brice Marden, the collection finds its own language. Photo by Bilal Taright. For interior designer and furniture dealer Michael Bargo, summer is a ritual as much as a season. Every Jun

by Sofia Quintero
Dezeen yesterday

LLLL.09 and LLLL.09.8 lights by Sarah Dehandschutter for LLLL

Dezeen Showroom: Belgian designer Sarah Dehandschutter has expanded the catalogue of her lighting brand LLLL with the addition of two new sculptural pendant lamps. Characterised by fluid, curvilinear metal frames wrapped in stretched knitted fabric, the lamps were designed to be hung vertically or h

by Dezeen staff
Dezeen 2d ago

"I still say to myself 'I have achieved a lot'" says Diébédo Francis Kéré

Pritzker Architecture Prize-winner Diébédo Francis Kéré has written a book candidly outlining his extraordinary career so far. In this interview, he explains why now felt like the moment to share what he's discovered along the way. Burkinabè architect Kéré became the first African to win the profess

by Starr Charles
Dezeen 2d ago

"I am definitely buying this one" says commenter

In this week's comments update, readers are discussing Lego's Sagrada Familia, which was launched to mark the centenary of Antoni Gaudí's death. The replica of the famous Barcelona cathedral is the latest in Lego's architecture series, and will consist of 12,060 pieces making it the largest set ever

by Ariane Shah
Dezeen 2d ago

Ukurant exhibition features squishy rubber tables and drywall vases

The Ukurant exhibition at 3 Days of Design includes craft-focussed furniture ranging from a raw branch wood stool to a vertebrate-like sun lounger rendered in gleaming plastic. Set in a former factory in the Danish capital, Ukurant Makes Room brings together pieces by 26 emerging creatives from arou

by Jane Englefield
Dezeen 2d ago

"A good designer is a good listener first" says Martin Lotti

Nike chief design officer Martin Lotti has joined Dezeen Awards 2026 as a judge. As the 2026 World Cup kicks off, he talks to Dezeen about five key projects that best represent his approach to design. Lotti has been at the helm of Nike's creative vision for nearly three decades. He is responsible fo

by Emma Gaukroger
Dezeen 2d ago

Lemmo's latest e-bikes place flexibility into rider's hands

Promotion: Berlin-based micro-mobility brand Lemmo has launched two e-bike models, which spotlight how digital integration and enhanced flexibility can transform travel. Lemmo One Collab.Ride is equipped with smart technology designed to support the rider's biking experience, whereas Lemmo Zero has

by Dezeen staff
Gothamist 2d ago

Trump nominates top SDNY prosecutor to key national intelligence post

File photo of U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton, top prosecutor in the influential Southern District of New York, who has been nominated by President Trump to lead the national intelligence agency. Jay Clayton has also served as chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission. [ more › ]

by Samantha Max
Hyperallergic 2d ago

Sarah Schulman’s Four Decades of Lesbian Fiction

“Nothing stops me except the publishing industry,” quipped the novelist and AIDS historian, who cut her teeth as an East Village journalist writing for queer and feminist papers.

by Lakshmi Rivera Amin
Artforum 2d ago

Phoenix Art Museum Receives 185 Indigenous Artworks in Major Gift

Arizona’s Phoenix Art Museum, the largest art museum in the American Southwest, has received a gift of 185 works made by Indigenous artists from the William P. Healey Collection of Native American Art, the institution announced on June 2nd. Artists featured in the Healey trove include Cara Romero (C

by Theo Belci
Hyperallergic 2d ago

Required Reading

This week: Jean Shin’s memorial to the trees of Greenwood Cemetery, the 250th anniversary nobody wants, Pride bar-hopping, and more.

by Lakshmi Rivera Amin
Artforum 2d ago

Iconoclastic Brussels Gallery Dépendance Goes Dark After 20+ Years

Brussels gallery dépendance, whose exciting young roster, thoughtfully curated shows, and commitment to remaining small earned it a reputation as an “artists’ gallery,” has announced its forthcoming closure. The gallery will cease operations at the June 27 close of its current exhibition, a solo sho

by Polly Watson
Artforum 2d ago

Frieze London, Frieze Masters Name Participants in 2026 Editions

Frieze London has named the 172 galleries set to participate in its 2026 iteration, while Frieze Masters has announced 140 participants. Both fairs will take place October 14–18 in Regent’s Park, with Frieze London centering contemporary art and Frieze Masters focusing on that made in the twentieth

by Polly Watson
Hyperallergic 2d ago

A Better World at the Obama Center

The new campus is an expression of the former US president's civic ideals, and a reminder of how distant they now seem.

by Lori Waxman
Colossal 2d ago

‘Women in Trees’ Celebrates a Quirky Collection of Anonymous Snapshots

Swiss newspaper Züricher Tagesanzeiger asked, "What are they all doing up there?" Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7 per month. The article ‘Women in Trees’ Celebrates a Quirky Collection of Anony

by Kate Mothes
Hyperallergic 2d ago

They Want to Control Our Imagination

A professor at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago asked her students to imagine a way to help someone they might encounter. Leadership found that beyond the pale.

by Hrag Vartanian
Artforum 2d ago

Independent 20th Century Announces Details of 2026 Fair at the Breuer Building

Independent 20th Century, a fair dedicated to shaking up the public’s established understanding of 20th century art, has just announced the specifics of its fifth edition, which will take place in the Breuer building—the home of Sotheby’s global headquarters in New York—and run from September 24–27

by Mika Lee
6sqft 2d ago

City Council unveils proposal to build affordable housing on top of libraries

The New York City Council wants to build affordable housing on top of public libraries to ease the current housing crisis. Council Speaker Julie Menin on Thursday called on the Mamdani administration to invest $60 million to support the redevelopment of three initial library sites, one in each of th

by Aaron Ginsburg
Dezeen 2d ago

Eleven innovative collections from Chicago Design Week

An office chair by Foster + Partners Industrial Design made with reused fishing nets and lightweight aluminium benches designed by Naoto Fukasawa were among the objects displayed at this year's Chicago Design Week. This year's Chicago Design Week, which takes part between the city's sprawling Mercha

by Dezeen team
Dezeen 2d ago

Dezeen Agenda features our Gaudí Centenary series

The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features the launch of our latest editorial series. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. To mark 100 years since the death of Antoni Gaudí, Dezeen has launched the Gaudí Centenary series celebrating his legacy. This week's newsletter also included

by Saudatu Bah
Gothamist 2d ago

Tracking the legend of the New York City Nutcracker

Jerome Guthrie selling nutcrackers in Marcus Garvery Park “Every New Yorker has that ‘what’s a nutcracker’ moment. Once you try it, you’re like, I got hammered for like ten bucks or five bucks and it wasn't completely yucky.” [ more › ]

by Elizabeth Shwe
6sqft 2d ago

Historic Carroll Street Bridge in Gowanus reopens after 5-year renovation

The 137-year-old Carroll Street Bridge in Gowanus will reopen next week after a five-year rehabilitation, with access limited to pedestrians, cyclists, and emergency vehicles. The city’s Department of Transportation on Wednesday announced that the historic 1889 structure—one of just four remaining r

by Aaron Ginsburg
Chicago Reader 2d ago

Uncle Vanya goes to church

Uncle Vanya, through 6/22, Split Lip Theater at United Church of Rogers Park The post <i>Uncle Vanya</i> goes to church appeared first on Chicago Reader.

by Kerry Reid
6sqft 2d ago

A 70-foot brick smokestack anchors a private garden at this $2.1M Williamsburg loft

This duplex loft in the Jackson Foundry Lofts at 130 Jackson Street in Williamsburg has classic loft bones made modern with 21st-century design highlights. But the condo’s private outdoor space is truly extraordinary. Constructed within the building’s industrial architecture, the multilevel garden i

by Michelle Cohen
Chicago Reader 2d ago

Antigone grasps for relevance

Antigone, through 6/27, Promethean Theatre Ensemble at the Den Theatre The post <i>Antigone</i> grasps for relevance appeared first on Chicago Reader.

by Kelly Kleiman
Brownstoner 2d ago

Bed Stuy One-Bedroom With Mantel, Laundry, Yard Asks $3,050 a Month

On the garden level of a Bed Stuy two-family, this one-bedroom rental is compact but does boast an updated kitchen, in-unit laundry, and private outdoor space. On the far east side of the neighborhood facing Saratoga Park, the formerly Romanesque Revival style row house at 811 Halsey Street sports a

by Susan De Vries
Gothamist 2d ago

NYPD arrests 56 as crowds of 'unruly fans' storm Midtown after Knicks win

NYPD says more than 10,000 Knicks fans flooded Midtown streets after the Knicks won Game 4 Wednesday night, and many of them got rowdy. More than 10,000 people gathered in the area north of Madison Square Garden between Fifth and Eighth avenues, NYPD said. [ more › ]

by Brittany Kriegstein
Chicago Reader 2d ago

Eugene Onegin makes a stirring debut at Joffrey

Eugene Onegin, through 6/14, Joffrey Ballet at Lyric Opera House The post <i>Eugene Onegin</i> makes a stirring debut at Joffrey appeared first on Chicago Reader.

by Kerry Reid
6sqft 2d ago

SHoP Architects to design new Gotham FC training hub in NJ

Gotham Football Club has tapped renowned architectural firm SHoP Architects to design a new $35 million training facility in New Jersey for the championship-winning women’s soccer team. Announced on Wednesday, the project will transform the former New York Red Bulls training facility in Whippany int

by Aaron Ginsburg
Dezeen 2d ago

New York's art deco icons inform revamped restaurant at The Edge

Design studio Journey and Tao Hospitality Group have refreshed the interiors of dining venues at The Edge, the triangular observation deck at New York's Hudson Yards. The team has completely redesigned Peak with Priceless, the restaurant located on the 101th floor of the KPF-designed 30 Hudson Yards

by Dan Howarth
Brownstoner 2d ago

The Insider: Repurposed Material Saves Cash, Character, Carbon in Bushwick Reno

The early 20th century row house had its charms for sure, including patterned tin ceilings, a bit of stained glass, wall moldings, and original doors. To some, it might not have been the kind of detail that cried out "restore me!" But the founding principals of Brooklyn-based CO Adaptive Architectur

by Cara Greenberg
Colossal 2d ago

Natural Dyes Merge with Mixed Media in Annalise Neil’s Dreamy Cyanotypes

"Matter is memory, and memory is a medium," Neil says. Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7 per month. The article Natural Dyes Merge with Mixed Media in Annalise Neil’s Dreamy Cyanotypes appeared f

by Kate Mothes
Dezeen 2d ago

Modular kitchens by Vermland

Dezeen Showroom: oak surfaces with a timeless appearance define interior design studio Vermland's modular kitchens, which are handmade in Denmark. Founded in Copenhagen by cabinetmakers Joakim Tolf Vulpius and Anton Bak, Vermland aims to make kitchens that are long-lasting in terms of both durabilit

by Dezeen staff
Chicago Reader 2d ago

In search of lost tunnels

This piece was copublished with n+1 as a part of City Mouse, a column by Morley Musick.  Earlier this year, I interviewed a retired steelworker named Tom Wells, who had taken hundreds of color photographs of Chicago’s freight train tunnels in the late 80s and early 90s. At their peak, the tunnels en

by Morley Musick
Brownstoner 2d ago

Crown Heights Tenants Sue Landlord, Alleging Broken Elevators, No Gas

by Isabella Gallo, amNY Disabled Brooklyn tenants are taking their landlord to federal court after years of unreliable elevators and wheelchair lifts and months without cooking gas have made it nearly impossible for them to reliably prepare food and get out of their apartments to go to school, work,

by amNY
Brownstoner 2d ago

Daily Links: Carroll Street Bridge Reopens on Monday

In the News This Parking Spot Is Free. Should It Be? [NYT] The City That Watches Together [NYT] Splashy Outdoor Pools Are Coming to NYC Rentals [NYP] Brooklyn Leaders Demand Action on Snap Benefit Theft [BP] … Read More > The post Daily Links: Carroll Street Bridge Reopens on Monda

by Anna Bradley-Smith
AnOther Magazine 2d ago

Mohammed Sami on His Vicious Circles

The Turner Prize-nominated artist returns with charged works of turmoil and trauma for a new solo show at Modern Art, Paris

by Ananda Pellerin
Gothamist 2d ago

Chinese immigrants overtake Dominicans as NYC's largest foreign-born group

File photo of people gathered people gathered in Chinatown, Manhattan, to celebrate the start of the Chinese New Year marking the Year of the Fire Horse in New York City, on Feb. 17, 2026. The Newest New Yorkers report tracks a bevy of other changes across the five boroughs. [ more › ]

by Arun Venugopal
Dezeen 2d ago

Herzog & de Meuron transforms mountain antenna tower into "iconic sculpture"

Architecture studio Herzog & de Meuron has transformed the industrial structure of the Titlis Tower in the Swiss Alps into a sculptural tourist destination with dramatic cantilevers and a panoramic viewpoint. Built in the mid-1980s, the former telecommunications tower sits over 3,000 metres above se

by Lizzie Crook
Dezeen 2d ago

House of Bones proves Gaudí is "very hard to imitate"

Continuing our Gaudí Centenary series, we look at Barcelona's House of Bones, Casa Batlló, which Antoni Gaudí covered with mosaics, skeletal shapes and topped with a scaly, reptilian roof. Located on Barcelona's central Passeig de Gràcia boulevard, Casa Batlló is one of Gaudí's best-known and most u

by Cajsa Carlson
Surface 2d ago

Lauded Architect, Designer, and Artist Hugo Toro Makes His Perrotin New York Debut

In "Ojo de Agua," abstract paintings and a conceptual installation conjure a place both real and imagined Installation views of Hugo Toro's 'Ojo de Agua' at Perrotin New York, 2026. Photographer: Guillaume Ziccarelli Courtesy of the artist and Perrotin. Haunting large-scale painted works by Franco-M

by David Graver
Surface 2d ago

MoMA Will Bring Mondrian’s New York Years Together, and Other News.

Plus, Zurich Art Weekend returns for its ninth edition and The Phillips Collection in Washington, DC received a $15 million gift Courtesy of The Museum of Modern Art, New York. MoMA will bring Mondrian’s New York years together in a 2027 exhibition. Next spring, MoMA will stage a focused look at the

by Surface Media
Surface 2d ago

Blu Dot Debuts Graded-In at NeoCon 2026

Courtesy of Blu Dot. For NeoCon 2026, the Minneapolis-based Blu Dot returned to Chicago with their Floating Showboat activation and something new to show for it: Blu Dot Graded-In, a contract-focused upholstery program built for commercial design. The program pairs Blu Dot’s furniture with pre-appro

by Sofia Quintero
Dezeen 2d ago

Theo folding chair by Matteo Thun and Benedetto Fasciana for Plank

Dezeen Showroom: Italian architect Matteo Thun and designer Benedetto Fasciana have collaborated on a wooden chair for Italian furniture brand Plank that can easily be folded away when not in use. Made from moulded plywood with an oak veneer, the Theo folding chair was designed for the contract sect

by Dezeen staff
Surface 2d ago

Vitra and Studio Œ Introduce the Bascule Lounge Chair at 3daysofdesign

Photo by Benjamin Lund Developed in Switzerland by Vitra, in collaboration with Lisa Ertel and Anne-Sophie Oberkrome of Berlin-based Studio OE, the Bascule lounge chair conveys a relaxed visual language through its loosely fitted fabric adornment. Introduced at 3daysofdesign, the chair--which comes

by David Graver
Dezeen 3d ago

"IKEA has challenged the rest of the design world"

With the gap between cheap and expensive furniture wider than ever, IKEA's new PS collection is a timely reminder that affordable design can also be joyful, writes Debika Ray. IKEA didn't invent the notion of "democratic design", but it did flat-pack and sell it. In 1995, at Milan design week, the S

by Debika Ray
Dezeen 3d ago

Sixteen stadiums hosting games at World Cup 2026

With the World Cup kicking off in Mexico City today, we look at the architecture of the 16 stadiums in the USA, Mexico and Canada hosting games at the tournament. Unlike many previous World Cups, where stadiums were purpose-built for the tournament, all of the 2026 World Cup venues were built for ma

by Tom Ravenscroft
Gothamist 3d ago

MSG defends canceling Knicks watch party as fans pack bars around the Garden

Fans watch Game 4 at a Midtown cannabis dispensary after Madison Square Garden canceled plans for an outdoor Knicks watch party on June 10, 2026. Team owner James Dolan says city restrictions made the event unworkable, though MSG requested the permit. [ more › ]

by Charles Lane, Giulia Heyward
Colossal 3d ago

Domestic Arrangements Unfold in Kristof Santy’s Vivid Paintings

Known for his vibrant palettes and flattened perspectives, Kristof Santy translates common sights and everyday objects into vivid tableaux. Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7 per month. The articl

by Grace Ebert
Artforum 3d ago

2026 Gwangju Biennale Announces Participants, Including Matthew Barney and CAMP

The 16th edition of the Gwangju Biennale will debut this September 5 and run until to November 15, and the list of forty-three participating artists and groups has just been announced. The illustrious lineup includes contemporary artist, filmmaker and ex-husband of singer Björk, Matthew Barney; the

by Mika Lee
6sqft 3d ago

23 soccer ball sculptures installed across NYC and NJ ahead of World Cup

Twenty-three soccer ball sculptures are popping up across New York City and New Jersey to celebrate the arrival of the FIFA World Cup this week. The initiative, dubbed “Art of the Game,” includes large-scale public artworks by internationally recognized artists on major streets, parks, museums, and

by Aaron Ginsburg
Dezeen 3d ago

In Situ Studio and Surface 678 add elevated "canopy walk" to North Carolina park

A wildlife viewing deck and an elevated "canopy walk" through the forest are among the features at Beech Bluff County Park, which was designed by local firms In Situ Studio and Surface 678 for an area near Raleigh, USA. The 300-acre (121-hectare) park is located in southeastern Wake County, a suburb

by Jenna McKnight
Colossal 3d ago

Divination, the Renaissance, and Surrealism Commingle in ‘Tarot!’

The Morgan Library & Museum presents 'Tarot! Renaissance Symbols, Modern Visions' and delves into this centuries-old tradition of divination. Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7 per month. The arti

by Kate Mothes
6sqft 3d ago

Nearly 195,000 people slept in NYC shelters in 2025, the most ever

The number of New Yorkers sleeping in homeless shelters rose 27 percent under Mayor Eric Adams’ four years in office, driven by overcrowded housing conditions and evictions, according to a new report. The Coalition for the Homeless released its annual “State of the Homeless” report, which found that

by Aaron Ginsburg
Brownstoner 3d ago

Brooklyn Heights Three-Bedroom Prewar With Wood Floors Asks $3.25 Million

Awash in muted, calming shades, this Brooklyn Heights apartment has a generous amount of space for relaxing as well as three exposures. It is on the fourth floor of 15 Clark Street, an early 20th century building close to the Brooklyn Heights Promenade and within the neighborhood's historic district

by Susan De Vries