It’s easy, for me at least, to be cynical about the state of design. Our visual environment can feel bland, everything from brands to buildings homogenized around similar styles. The ever-impending AI ...

The Dagny Boston brings visitors closer to New England's rich history and design roots. As Boston’s first Art Deco skyscraper constructed in 1928, the building was designed by Massachusetts architect ...

Before marble meant minimalism and stone became a staple of modern luxury, these materials shaped the rhythms of daily life across African design traditions. Carved into ancestral altars, grounding ...

The world of antiques is often seen through a familiar lens: French armoires, English campaign chests, Chinese porcelain, American Shaker furniture. These staples continue to influence contemporary ...

Following a competitive search, Sarah A. Lichtman has been named chair of the Department of History of Art and Design in the School of Liberal Arts and Sciences (SLAS). A design historian and educator ...

Towards global design history / Sarah Teasley, Giorgio Riello, Glenn Adamson -- The global renaissance: cross-cultural objects in the early modern period / Marta Ajmar-Wollheim, Luca Molà -- Response ...

Still from Reservation Dogs, “Satvrday” (2021), Season 1, Episode 8. All seasons of FX’s Reservation Dogs are available to stream on Hulu. (courtesy FX) What would you do as a teenager if you were ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover lifestyle, art, and interior design. You're probably doing it right now. It wouldn’t be at all surprising–the average ...

Preface: Defining design -- Design and decoration. Design and industry (1750 to 1860) : Industrialization ; Style and ornament ; Design reform -- Life, art, and design (1860 to 1910) : Art and Crafts ...

Louise Sandhaus is a graphic designer, author, scholar — and as the founder and co-director of The People’s Graphic Design Archive (PGDA) project to expand, diversify, and preserve graphic design ...

With roots in Ingolstadt and Simi Valley, the design history behind the infamous Audi TT is anything but boring. Yet, the design itself is simple and comfortable in just about any decade, ArtCenter ...