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The Shiv Nadar School by Vastushilpa Sangath positions porosity as pedagogy
Mar 16, 2026by Jincy Iype Mar 16, 2026
A banana-leaf inspired canopy shelters this school campus in Chennai, wherein porous planning and climate-responsive design rethink the educational built typology.
So Koizumi fuses disparate materials and forms in his latest furniture designs
Mar 10, 2026by Bansari Paghdar Mar 10, 2026
The Japanese designer's latest works, including As, bespoke lighting Nave and sculptural ladder Resonique, explore overlaps and mediation between materials and medium.
Ferréol Babin shapes landscapes in wood with his painted furniture at Friedman Benda
Mar 14, 2026by Sunena V Maju Mar 14, 2026
In his first New York solo exhibition, Babin merges painting, sculpture and furniture-making to translate the rhythms of the French countryside into objects of everyday use.
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...
What a brick wants: Evaluating a focused material inquiry for private residences
Feb 25, 2026by Mrinmayee Bhoot Feb 25, 2026
Examining the shortlisted projects in the BRICK AWARD 26 category Feeling at home unravels the entanglements between contextuality, resourcefulness and craftsmanship in contemporary architecture.
How the Whitney Biennial 2026 reimagines the new American
Mar 11, 2026by Sunena V Maju Mar 11, 2026
The 82nd Whitney Biennial 2026 is a group show that reflects the ‘turbulent existential weather’ of the United States today.
Weaving myths of our more-than-human futures through The Craftocene
Mar 06, 2026by Mrinmayee Bhoot Mar 06, 2026
An exhibition by London-based Superflux at the Weltmuseum, Vienna, considers the vital role of craft and craft thinking for our precarious present and derelict future.
Meeting Bruce Goff: Objects, imagination and an unconventional practice
by Sunena V Maju Mar 05, 2026
At the Art Institute of Chicago, Bruce Goff: Material Worlds moves beyond architecture to reveal the curiosity and cultural influences that shaped the American architect’s work.
Amoako Boafo and Glenn DeRoche on collaboration and building spaces for art
Feb 24, 2026by Chahna Tank Feb 24, 2026
STIR speaks with the Ghanaian artist and architect about their evolving collaboration and architecture as an extension of Boafo’s practice across a four-part exhibition series.
From obsidian to architecture: Studio Ossidiana on transformation and memory
Feb 19, 2026by Aarthi Mohan Feb 19, 2026
In conversation with STIR, the practice reflects on ecology as a working condition and sharing authorship with human and non-human lives.
Ai Weiwei on censorship and hypocrisy, and his first visit to India
Feb 16, 2026by Samta Nadeem, Srishti Ojha Feb 16, 2026
STIR spoke with the renowned contemporary artist on the occasion of his first solo exhibition in India.
In medias res: Paul Hodgson on unfixing artworks and the creative process
Mar 06, 2026by Srishti Ojha Mar 06, 2026
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