Midnight Modern: Tom Blachford captures the nocturnal and mysterious soul of Palm Springs

Depwell Dodge, MIdnight Modern – photo essay by Tom Blachford.

Depwell Dodge, MIdnight Modern – photo essay by Tom Blachford.

Pelé’s 1958 World Cup jersey, rare memorabilia and a bright green carpet: fashion, art, and design collide at the ‘Home of Football’ showcase, exploring soccer as a catalyst for identity, creativity and belonging.

The Official Match Ball for the tournament layers embossed textures, host-nation colours and graphics, and is empowered by cutting-edge technology.

From monumental park sculptures to arrival-inspired furniture, Latinx designers brought some of the most compelling work to this year’s NYCxDESIGN.

Biophylic benches, quirky creatures, listening bar consoles, and more. We rounded up some of the best exhibitions and installations at NYCxDESIGN 2026.

Complementing SANAA’s original building, the New Museum expansion doubles exhibition space through a striking angular volume in Manhattan.

At LACMA, “No single path through the rooms is prescribed by the architecture.” The Los Angeles art museum’s new glass-and-concrete building takes the form of an elongated, sinuous volume, elevated on seven structural pavilions.

From ultrasonic knives to AI-powered devices that grill steaks with infrared light, kitchen technology places design thinking at the heart of dining.

The so-called Magic City proves, once again, why it leads in high-end design. Our Miami Retail Extravaganza roundup showcases seven striking architectural, interior, and window displays from Cartier, Bulgari, Cassina, and more.
The Gargantua’s Thumb series of sculptural animal benches is serendipitously embedded within the Miami Design District’s urban streetscape. More than decorative objects, they spark curiosity and invite to a delightful treasure hunt.

From mirrored plant sculptures to suspended glowing constellations and stone-like ceramic tables. Villa Paula transforms into a stage where craft and design meet the building’s rich cultural legacy.

Design Miami 2025 celebrates twenty years of joyful imagination — from blooming stone gardens to retro-futuristic memorabilia, mischievous monster lamps, and iridescent aquatic dreamscapes.

Check out our guide to Miami Art Week 2025 – from Art Basel to Design Miami and beyond. Discover whimsical animal-shaped benches, introvert chairs, rotating libraries, resilient Ukrainian creatures, and more.

Under the theme SHIFT, the Chicago Architecture Biennial 2025 reflects on architecture’s capacity to respond to global challenges.

Drawing on Futurism and Modernist design, the gravity-defying Cosmic Carousel came to life only when people powered it together.

At once monumental and fragile, the Temple of the Deep resembled a fractured black rock rising from the Nevada desert.

A fractured black rock shrine, a cosmic light show, and a Brutalist pyramidal tower glowing in the desert — here’s what we loved most at Burning Man 2025!

LGBT+ project Design Dysphoria and Gotham join forces to explore design space through a queer perspective at the Give Them Fantasy group exhibition.

We selected sixteen national pavilions at the Venice Biennale 2025 that explore how architects can react to climate change with natural, artificial, and collective intelligence.

Trahan Architects imagined the USA Pavilion as an expansive plaza framed by panoramic LED screens showcasing American urban and natural landscapes. An array of exhibitions explores innovation, space exploration, and entrepreneurship.

The OMA expansion of the New Museum seamlessly blends with the existing SANAA-designed building in Manhattan, New York City.

Good news from Las Vegas! Check out what we liked the most at CES 2025, from solar-powered electric cars to vacuum cleaners that tidy up before sweeping the floor.

The ultra-aerodynamic solar-powered electric car by Aptera runs without the need for fuel or charging.

AC Future and Pininfarina’s AI Transformer Homes bring together cutting-edge engineering, sustainable innovation, and sleek design.

A Spanish galleon emerging from the sands, a herd of crafted migrating elephants, and oversized urban jewellery. Check out our design guide to Miami Art Week 2024.

Black Rock Observatory is Burning Man festival’s astronomical planetarium for dreamers who wish to take a sneak peek into the universe.

Eclecticism, imagination, and nostalgia shaped the inaugural edition of DesignMiami-LA, which paid homage to Los Angeles’ rich design heritage.

WANTED 2024: Postmodern apocalyptic furniture, repurposed lobster cages, Arab lighthouse-inspired lamps, and more.

ICFF 2024: A design tool kit upcycling unwanted t-shirts, Meccano-like furniture, seats harnessing the sustainable culture of cork production, and more.

Paul Cocksedge, Max Lamb, Estúdio Campana, Erez Nevi Pana, and other designers explore unconventional furniture-making techniques at Friedman Benda’s ‘Under Present Conditions’ exhibition.