Dominic Leong knows aesthetics are politics
The co-founder of the architecture firm Leong Leong discusses fashion, public space, land recovery, and design’s impact on bodies throughout history
Kristen Wentrcek and Andrew Zebulon find inspiration at the DMV
In the art-design duo’s studio, references to bodies and buildings meet unexpected material experimentation
Inside BoND, the New York architecture and interiors office reshaping the art world and beyond
Design duo Noam Dvir and Daniel Rauchwerger marry form with fantasy in striking spaces
During Salone del Mobile, Zegna debuts ‘Born in Oasi,’ a book dedicated to the brand’s historied relationship to nature
The Italian luxury brand transformed its headquarters in Milan’s design district into an interactive exhibit designed to connect high fashion and environmental consciousness
Noah Stalgia creates sculptures for an era of withering authenticity
The New York-based artist joins Document to discuss faux-transgressive design, working-class fetishism, and the drive toward belief
Reckoning with the compound
An unfamiliar way of designing community underlines the siloing and distrust that mark American culture
Inside London Craft Week, where tradition meets modernity
Document spoke with a few of the fair’s innovative makers, celebrating the heritage of weaving, millinery, metalworking, and more
Setting the stage for falling in love, or something like it
In the realm of reality dating television, “The Mansion” is a character in and of itself—designed to manipulate contestants, as well as everybody watching
For Lutfi Janania Zablah, the botanical world is boundless
The artist joins Document to discuss the universality of flowers, his sculptural practice, and the expansion of his design studio into the interior
Louis Vuitton celebrates its craftsmen in a new photographic anthology
‘Louis Vuitton Manufactures’ features the leather workers and watchmakers who bolster its legendary status
The battle over the visual language of counterculture, from Dada to the digital age
Transgressive design has been defined by the provocative, cut-and-paste aesthetics of punk. Now, a new face of counterculture has emerged.
Brian Roettinger picks 5 essential art books you need to own
The graphic designer and artist gives 5 endless sources of visual inspiration, from Dana Lixenberg's 'Tupac Biggie' to the CalArts poster archive
T+E+A+M is bringing sustainable architecture to the digital era
Document gets an inside look at the architecture practices's innovative up-cycled design, courtesy of photographer Laurence Ellis.
frog design’s Moon scooters are one giant ‘LEAP’ for transportation
For Document's Fall/Winter 2019 lunar portfolio, the worldwide design firm imagines three products for life on the Moon.
10 extraordinary creators imagine life on the Moon in Document’s ‘Lunar Portfolio’
Lexus, Nike, OMA, DJ Honey Dijon, and more share their visions for what our future among the stars might hold in this portfolio for Document's...
Bali is designing a sustainable future and we should take notes
Good times and doing good at Future Design—where sustainable living stems from a harmonious relationship with the natural ecosystem.
London Design Fair names plastic its Material of the Year
Select designers will tackle plastic, which is lauded for its durability but condemned due to it's pollutant nature, at the London Design Fair.
Hermès and Pierre Charpin join forces for La Serpentine
The French designer and artist collaborated with Hermès to create window displays, scarves, and tabletop items.
A new tome traces Chermayeff & Geismar & Haviv’s 60 years in logo design
The iconic design firm Chermayeff & Geismar & Haviv is responsible for the most memorable American logos, from the NBC peacock to the Chase Bank...
After the mall, comes a new kind of urban square
In a recent lecture on the future of retail, the historian and fashion writer Laura McLaws Helms took a closer look at the possibilities of...
The Geometry of Sound
Architect and Document contributor David Adjaye designs a soundwave speaker.
Architect and industrial designer Gaetano Pesce reflects on politics, pop culture, and the passing of time.
Gaetano Pesce elaborates upon the importance of liquidity, lightness, and minestrone soup to curator Hans-Ulrich Obrist.
Raising Childs
Childs—the new eponymous menswear line by Robert Childs—is approaching classic menswear with a modern eye. The Florida native worked at Thom Browne and the now-sadly-defunct...
How AMMA Studio creates ‘Objects of Desire’ from everyday objects
AMMA Studio takes the ordinary—cement, coffee, salt, metal, wood—and transforms these materials into enduring objects that merge sculpture with design, featured in Document's Fall/Winter 2014...
Delfina Delettrez, daughter of Silvia Venturini Fendi, shares her jewelry design inspirations
Rome based jewelry designer Delfina Delettrez creates stunning, unique pieces that meld surrealist and pop sensibilities. As the daughter of Silvia Venturini Fendi, Delettrez draws...
Architect Wang Shu wants to kill all the icons
This year’s Pritzker laureate caused an upset in the world of architecture. Aric Chen puts the speech that shook the profession into perspective for Document's...
