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Nostalgic associations and precise craft define Tbilisi-based Rooms Studio’s work
8+ hour, 45+ min ago (157+ words) by Mrinmayee BhootPublished on: Jul 25, 2026 by Bansari PaghdarNov 26, 2025 by Mrinmayee BhootNov 01, 2025 Celebrating 25 years of MA Curating Contemporary Design, the symposium explored how language can move beyond fixed meanings to transform design-curatorial practice. by Chahna Tank Jul 17, 2026 STIR speaks with the…...
Incandescent interventions: Groningen, Bengaluru and beyond
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (378+ words) by Anne FeenstraPublished on: Jul 24, 2026 Thirty years ago, the Dutch city of Groningen faced a challenge—how to link an extension of the city which was almost as large as the city itself. Just before the interbellum, in 1915, Helpman village…...
More Than Cat Food reveals advertising's longest-running visual accomplice
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (450+ words) by Jincy IypePublished on: Jul 23, 2026 There are surprisingly few things that refuse to be sold by a cat. Whisky? Certainly. Cameras? Apparently. Office chairs, leather shoes, internet browsers, speakers, carpets and cocktails? Why not? The result goes beyond an entertaining…...
Between Word and World: Creating new languages for curating design
3+ day, 14+ hour ago (448+ words) by Lisa Marie Sneijder, Kate DooleyPublished on: Jul 22, 2026 Following a breathing exercise led by artist, designer and teacher Joseph Kohlmaier, the Noun (What?) session opened with the fundamental question: What is design curation? Not to resolve it, but to invite…...
Landscape as an art of slow returns: Sky Garden by Kunaal Maniar, sixteen years on
3+ day, 13+ hour ago (221+ words) by Pranjal MaheshwariPublished on: Jul 22, 2026 Nature takes its time. The process of 'designing' a natural landscape, in its virtue, extends beyond the mere resolution of ideas. Their execution is then only the genesis of long-winded journey. The 'designer', the interventionist,…...
House of Memories’ porous brick interstices envelope nostalgia and stillness
4+ day, 12+ hour ago (230+ words) by Bansari PaghdarPublished on: Jul 21, 2026 While the common areas such as the living room prioritise connections with the outside, the residents’ private rooms are designed with their respective lifestyles in mind. For instance, the master bedroom segues onto a private…...
Quinta de Adorigo’s sinuous timber profile mirrors Portugal’s oldest vineyards
5+ day, 13+ hour ago (221+ words) by Pranjal MaheshwariPublished on: Jul 20, 2026 Name: Quinta de Adorigo Winery Location: Tabuaço, Alto Douro Vinhateiro, Portugal Typology: Winery and Hospitality Client: Quinta de Adorigo Architect: Atelier Sérgio Rebelo Area: 1100 sq m (built area) by Akash SinghJan 21, 2025 by Anushka SharmaAug 15, 2024 Superblue…...
Second Nature at NMACC: The democratic future of exhibitions comes to India
1+ week, 16+ hour ago (190+ words) by Srishti OjhaPublished on: Jul 18, 2026 Second Nature will be on view until January 10, 2027, at the Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre in Mumbai, India. by Jincy IypeDec 15, 2025 by Vatsala SethiDec 31, 2022 by Mrinmayee Bhoot Jul 17, 2026 The World Congress of Architects 2026 convened in…...
STIR at UIA World Congress: Can Becoming planetary address our uncertain present?
1+ week, 1+ day ago (173+ words) by Mrinmayee BhootPublished on: Jul 17, 2026 by Mrinmayee BhootJun 23, 2026 by Almas SadiqueOct 11, 2024 Boasting warm hospitality and panoramic views in cantilevered steel volumes, TITLIS Tower marks the onset of the Swiss architects’ renewal of the popular mountain destination. by Jincy Iype Jul…...
Arbitrary Nations by Asbestos invents new collectives through imagined flag designs
1+ week, 2+ day ago (189+ words) by Chahna TankPublished on: Jul 16, 2026 by Srishti OjhaJun 19, 2026 by Sunena V MajuMay 09, 2026 Taking a closer look at the comprehensive retrospective at the Vitra Schaudepot in Weil am Rhein, STIR explores the enduring relevance of the 20th-century designer. Using salvaged wood,…...