Between Word and World: Creating new languages for curating design
Jul 22, 2026by Lisa Marie Sneijder, Kate Dooley Jul 22, 2026
Celebrating 25 years of MA Curating Contemporary Design, the symposium explored how language can move beyond fixed meanings to transform design-curatorial practice.
Quinta de Adorigo’s sinuous timber profile mirrors Portugal’s oldest vineyards
Jul 20, 2026by Pranjal Maheshwari Jul 20, 2026
For the legacy development in Alto Douro, Atelier Sérgio Rebelo mediates the functional efficiency of a winery with the site’s rich topographical and socio-ecological fabric.
Second Nature at NMACC: The democratic future of exhibitions comes to India
Jul 18, 2026by Srishti Ojha Jul 18, 2026
Superblue invited global immersive and new media artists to reimagine the relationship between technology and nature. STIR reports from the exhibition walkthrough.
A 'signpost' amid the Alps, TITLIS Tower by Herzog & de Meuron is a structural triumph
Jul 15, 2026by Pranjal Maheshwari Jul 15, 2026
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.
STIRpad: a launch pad for your new
by Amit Gupta Jul 01, 2021
Explore STIRpad, our brand NEW digital launch pad to help creators, studios, galleries and manufacturers share and demonstrate their NEW collections, exhibitions, special projects, new designs, collaborations, milestones and much more...
Seymour Chwast's The Picture Book Book explores his art of children's book design
Jul 17, 2026by Chahna Tank Jul 17, 2026
STIR speaks with the celebrated American graphic designer about the new retrospective publication by gestalten that chronicles the lesser-known world of his children's books.
STIR at UIA World Congress: Can Becoming planetary address our uncertain present?
Jul 17, 2026by Mrinmayee Bhoot Jul 17, 2026
The World Congress of Architects 2026 convened in Barcelona, demanding deep awareness of pre-existing physical and cultural landscapes for the futures architecture can make.
The architecture of socialist science and ambitions in Soviet Scientific Institutes
Jul 09, 2026by Bansari Paghdar Jul 09, 2026
Photographer Eric Lusito documents the Soviet Union’s laboratories, reactors and other scientific buildings across the former USSR landscape in a new book by FUEL.
Backrooms: Tales of hauntings and disembodiments in junkspace
by Mrinmayee Bhoot Jun 25, 2026
The recent A24 film, Backrooms, illuminates popular culture’s fascination with liminal spaces, and the disorientation we associate with their eerie affect.
Benoît Maubrey’s sound sculptures are an ‘ohmage’ to the inherent goodness in people
Jul 23, 2026by Pranjal Maheshwari Jul 23, 2026
STIR talks to the Berlin-based sculpture artist on his journey and learnings from decades of creating public installations using upcycled loudspeakers.
Concéntrico 2026 in Logroño: A festival the city has made its own
Jul 07, 2026by Samta Nadeem Jul 07, 2026
STIR takes a first-hand look at Concéntrico’s standout installations and the question of what a festival built to disappear actually leaves behind.
Behnaz Farahi on gaze, mindfulness and thinking through materials
Jun 24, 2026by Sunena V Maju Jun 24, 2026
In a conversation with STIR, the interdisciplinary designer discusses her research practice and why the most interesting designs ask questions rather than settle on answers.
The Milan Edit by STIR x The Third Space: Design and people beyond the Milanese fair
Jun 19, 2026by Jincy Iype Jun 19, 2026
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