Arts Dec 29 French designer Pierre Cardin is dead at 98 France’s Academy of Fine Arts says Pierre Cardin, the French designer whose Space Age style was among the iconic looks of 20th-century fashion, has died at 98. By Associated Press
Arts May 22 Here’s how you can bring nature indoors when you’re staying home Beyond buying a fish tank or house plants, there are a number of creative ways to bring nature's calming effects into your home. By Kevin Nute, The Conversation
Arts Feb 07 Watch 6:33 This Philadelphia art exhibit pushes the envelope with designs for the future What will the future look like? That’s the big question posed by a new exhibition at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Eighty designers from around the world have put their imaginations to work, leveraging both anxiety and excitement over the… By Jeffrey Brown
Arts Sep 03 Watch 6:08 For the legendary Alexander Girard, design was in the details Legendary designer Alexander Girard fused sleek modernism with playful folk art. At Santa Fe’s Museum of International Folk Art, "A Designer's Universe" highlights Girard's breadth of creativity, from mapping a country to devising a language. That exhaustive approach is evident… By Kathleen McCleery
Apr 06 Watch 5:46 Scottish city looks to culture to reinvent its future By Hari Sreenivasan, Sam Weber, Connie Kargbo The River Tay was once the lifeblood of Dundee, Scotland. But the nation's fourth-largest city is now in the middle of a reinvention. With $1.2 billion in investments, Dundee is hoping to draw tourists and business by becoming a center… Continue watching
Mar 05 Pritzker Prize awarded to Arata Isozaki, architect whose designs blend East and West By Yuri Kageyama, Associated Press Isozaki, 87, was one of the first Japanese architects to build outside the country, and has been praised over his five-decade career for making a statement that transcends national boundaries through buildings that are simple in design, but also appear… Continue reading
Feb 06 Watch 6:55 How cutting-edge engineering borrows nature’s innovations By Miles O'Brien In the never-ending hunt for new designs that jump, pump, or run faster and better, scientists are finding inspiration in nature. The field of biomimicry blurs boundaries between living things -- like the butterfly’s proboscis or the flea's powerful legs… Continue watching
Dec 17 Neon, spectacles and bright lights lure eaters in the age of Instagram By Corinne Segal Interior designers say they are increasingly creating spaces with Instagram in mind, making businesses brighter, boldly-patterned, and instantly shareable. Continue reading
Sep 22 These provocative posters will make you think differently about ‘We the People’ By Elizabeth Flock Graphic designers reimagine a U.S. Constitution that acknowledges the American slave trade and mistreatment of Native Americans. Continue reading