Interior Design

Ai Weiwei And Rubelli Weave Symbols Of Protest Into Silk Ai Weiwei and Rubelli transform centuries-old silk craftsmanship into a powerful textile installation where luxurious fabrics became a bold canvas for dissent.

What does a design collection look like when it embodies cultural significance? A recent episode of the SURROUND Podcast Network’s Once Upon A Project podcast explores this idea through the lens of hip hop. Michael Ford, architect, educator, and founder of Hip Hop By Design and BrandNu Design Studio, joined show host AJ Paron to talk about translating a cultural movement into the world of interiors.

Although internationally renowned for its wine, Spain’s La Rioja region also enjoys a long-standing relationship with contemporary architecture. The region is home to several avant-garde wineries designed by celebrated architects including Calatrava, Gehry, and Hadid. Concéntrico, by contrast, is firmly rooted in the public realm.

Named after the Latin word for step, Framery unveiled Gradus during this year’s NeoCon, introducing an adaptive line of smart pods designed to seamlessly compliment—and elevate—its surroundings. The brand, which disrupted the market 16 years ago with the original office pod, is adept at creating innovative solutions that redefine the way we work. Expanding Framery’s presence in the U.S. and Canada with localized assembly, Gradus stands apart by taking a restrained architectural approach.

What actually lasts in design? In an industry flooded with new and shiny objects, trends, and features, where words like “timeless” and “innovative” pepper every marketing campaign, finding truly enduring products can feel like a Herculean endeavor.

Billy Cotton is a go-to interior designer when it comes to spaces with layered textures that reflect the complexity of the humane experience which is, more than not, non-linear and richly deep. A potpourri of colors, surfaces begging to be touched, and patterns with absorbing configurations are synonymous with the New York-based designer’s visual vocabulary.

Bill Valentine, who helped solidify HOK‘s position as a global leader in sustainable, human-centered design through his role as principal, president and, later, chairman, died June 25 in Mill Valley, California. He was 88 years old. As a pivotal member of the firm, which won a 2026 NYCxDESIGN Award for Terminal B, LaGuardia Airport, Valentine built a decades-long career, championing an approach to architecture rooted in simplicity, sustainability, and public service.

When you think of commercial interior design, you probably don’t think of American DJ Diplo.

Skateboarding in China has rapidly evolved from a niche, underground pastime into a fast-growing mainstream sport, driven by state support and the arrival of such international events as the Park Skateboarding World Championships and the Olympic Qualifier Series. The northern city of Qinhuangdao was among the first to welcome global skaters in the mid-1990s and has remained an important hub ever since.

“The connection between inside and out was never optional; it was the organizing principle of every decision we made together,” states interior architect Samantha Leigh when asked about her design strategy for this Brisbane, Australia home. While the home’s brutalist architecture makes an immediate impression, it’s the way the house wraps itself around a garden—rather than simply looking onto one—that gives the project its quiet confidence.