At Joy Machine, Emmy Star Brown and Danym Kwon Revel in Memory and Childlike Wonder

Joy Machine is thrilled to present The Peace of Wild Things, a duo exhibition by Chicago-based American artist Emmy Star Brown and San Jose-based Korean artist Danym Kwon. This is Brown’s second exhibition at Joy Machine and Kwon’s third.

Drawing its title from Wendell Berry’s often-quoted poem, The Peace of Wild Things is a return to wonder through disparate yet complementary practices. For both Brown and Kwon, color and layering become a means of self-discovery and a way to tap into the emotions, dreams, and memories that might not surface otherwise. Their practices diverge in notable ways—Brown works abstractly, while Kwon...

Centre Pompidou Hanwha Museum Shop Service Design

На чём я отвалился?

Сидишь на встрече, слушаешь внимательно, но вдруг связь пропадает. Алло, алло, это у меня звук пропал или у всех, мне тебя слышно, видимо у Семёна, щас наберу его, говорит что подключается.

— Так, коллеги, прошу прощения, у меня свет отрубали и роутер перезагрузился. На чём я отвалился?

Да разумеется я не помню! Как бы внимательно я ни слушал, но разрыв связи всё обнуляет. Я не представляю, на чём ты отвалился. И никто не представляет. Давай сам как-нибудь отмотай до какой-то предыдущей темы и рассказывай с того места.

Peaked volumes top Los Angeles house by Allprace

Local design-build studio Allprace aimed to create a feeling of "warmth and permanence" in a house called Hargis, which features gabled roof forms and earthy materials such as wood and stone.

Set within a creative district in Culver City, which is part of Los Angeles County, the project was designed for a client who "values understated luxury, exceptional craftsmanship, and a lifestyle centred around art, nature and walkability," said Allprace.

It is located on a rectangular property that formerly held an ageing house and two-car garage, which were demolished.

In their place, the team...

Construction begins on world's tallest jail in Manhattan

A skyscraper-sized jail designed by architecture studio HOK is undergoing site preparation in New York City's Chinatown as one of the four new borough-based structures designed to replace the city's notorious Rikers Island jail complex.

The Manhattan Detention Facility will be located at 125 White Street in Chinatown, on the same site as the former Manhattan Detention Complex (The Tombs), which was demolished in 2024.

The most up-to-date renders released by the New York City Department of Design and Construction (DDC) and HOK show a building that is 335 feet tall (102 metres) and roughly 13 floors, which aligns with the height...

June & July Practices

Europe’s Carousels Eternally Whirl in Luca Battaglia’s Nostalgic Photos

Drawn to the juxtapositions of urban spaces and desolate regions alike, photographer Luca Battaglia illuminates the distinctive characteristics of places. “I do not claim—nor do I ever say—that I am an architectural photographer,” he says in a statement. “When asked, I say that I am a photographer of places, of voids.” From the expanses of the American Southwest to images of New York City that revel in quietude rather than its signature boisterousness, built environments are a well of inspiration.

In his ongoing series Ticket non remboursable (“non-refundable ticket”), Battaglia creates bold portraits of carousels in city squares and parks across...

An Industrial Designer's Deconstructed Tape Measures Help Keep Ukraine Free

These unusual tape measures are by Vitaly Fedorchuk, a Kyiv-based industrial designer. They're usable objets d'esign that he created specifically to fund Ukraine's defense efforts.

"All proceeds go to the unit protecting our skies, where my friend serves," he writes. "Each tape measure is handmade from aluminium and stainless steel and carries a unique number."

He sells them through his Instagram, though the most recent batch is sold out.

Artis Sense and Artis Frame by Christian Haas for Villeroy & Boch

Dezeen Showroom: industrial designer Christian Haas has created two new bathroom products for German brand Villeroy & Boch, incorporating delicate ceramic reliefs and open shelving.

Artis Sense is a washbasin with a textured surface informed by pleated textiles, while Artis Frame is a lightweight twist on conventional bathroom furniture, with a metal frame and open structure.

Artis Sense is crafted from premium ceramic material that is highlighted by the fine relief, with light and shadow creating a dynamic ripple across the surface.

An extension of the existing Artis collection, it is available in the same...

Mini Cooper Grand Prix

Mini Cooper Grand Prix marketing and advertising campaign imagery photographed with Mike Cooper OBE for the Cooper Car Company at Calvert Studios and Longcross Film Studios