Craft, Cuisine, and Culture Unite at Houston’s ChòpnBlọk
Chef Ope Amosu collaborated with Gin Design Group to realize his vision for a brick-and-mortar Houston location of ChòpnBlọk, his fast-casual spin on West African cuisine, which tells a cultural narrative through design.
"The best way to integrate DEI principles is to NOT name them DEI. It shouldn't be an isolated approach. It needs to be backed into all aspects of how one practices. The best way to have a diverse perspective is to hire, listen, and support the different perspectives your office will have to offer to a client.” |
—Samantha Josaphat-Medina, founder of STUDIO 397 Architecture—named after the fact that in 2017 she was only the 397th African American female architect to achieve licensure in U.S. history (as told to i+s magazine)
Peek Inside Isabel Ladd’s Playful Spin on Workplace Design
Isabel Ladd brings her signature style of mixing splashy color, bold design, and whimsy to a Lexington, Kentucky, ad agency, and the resulting space feels anything but corporate.
Zaha Hadid’s Romeo Roma Hotel Redefines Roman Grandeur
Futuristic style meets Renaissance details and original Italian artifacts at Romeo Roma, a masterfully designed hotel by the late Zaha Hadid and her team at ZHA.
Catch It Before It's Gone: Yinka Ilori’s Dynamic Pop-Up in NYC
Multidisciplinary artist Yinka Ilori's signature style of bold colors and retro forms is on view at Bloomingdale’s NYC flagship—only until Oct. 31.
Inclusive Classroom Design Enhances Student Comfort
Sarah Knize of Ratcliff Architects shares her strategies for designing for neurodiversity at a primary school serving students with dyslexia.
Five Questions with Clodagh |
To call this single-moniker powerhouse a design legend is no overstatement. Irish-born, New York–based designer Clodagh is the real deal, and she’s still actively creating after more than 50 years in the business.
Here, we tapped Clodagh for our Fab 5 to find out what makes her tick. And this design visionary did not disappoint with her words of wisdom.
Acoustic solutions from Felt Right, Fräsch!, Turf, Wolf Gordon, and Unika Vaev
Hightower Reimagines Privacy in the Open Office With Tulipan
Is it a phone booth? Is it a work pod? It’s neither… and both. It's Tulipan by Hightower, a semi-private pod for one that offers a quiet spot in a busy office
The Unlikely Origin Story of ekoa
Innovative and eco-friendly, ekoa is a flax-driven composite material, and this carbon-negative renewable resource is the next big surfacing material for interiors.
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