An accent chair is just that — an object of furniture that adds an extra element of architectural interest to a room while still retaining its primary function of providing seating. With thousands of ...

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A pair of iconic Barcelona Chairs, designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe around 1929, at the Toronto-Dominion Centre in Canada. Courtesy of jmv/Flickr Roman Mars’ podcast 99% Invisible covers design ...

Here we took a look at the major design trends from the 2026 Maison&Objet that give you some inspiration for the year ahead.

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“It’s my intent to make design a more consequential endeavor, not a decorative endeavor.” Thus spoke the industrial designer Niels Diffrient in a 2003 interview with The New York Times. Among ...

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In a world where everything from shampoo bottles to playground equipment to leggings are made from recycled plastic, it’s hard to believe there was a time when the material wasn’t ubiquitous. But when ...

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