Blacks, browns, grays, and creams dominated the runways this week. But the Nordic country's long, brutal winters mean that many designers account for functionality first, while Sweden's long history of embracing a spirit of collectivism over individuality is also a reflected in their fashion. The norm is not to stand out, but rather to blend in.  ARTICLE PUBLISHED: 02/03/12

Design Voices, a new e-book from Coolhunting contributor Anna Carnick and Print contributing editor Jeremy Lehrer, sets out to illustrate today's design scene moment by consulting some of the world's most iconic creators, among them Maarten Baas, Dror Benshetrit, Giulio Cappellini, Milton Glaser, Ross Lovegrove, Stefan Sagmeister, Massimo Vignelli, and Tokujin Yoshioka.  ARTICLE PUBLISHED: 01/31/12

Design Behind Desire, a new book of art and design edited by Lisa Z. Morgan, co-creator of the  lingerie line Strumpet and Pink, aims to address our ambiguous relationship with desire.  ARTICLE PUBLISHED: 12/28/11

The Pavilion of Art and Design's inagural New York showing came to a close earlier this week. As always, a number of memorable works continue to make an impression.  ARTICLE PUBLISHED: 11/18/11

We're particularly excited about the collaboration between Berlin-born, Central St Martins educated textile designer, Elisa Strozyk, and German painter, photographer and furniture designer, Sebastien Neeb.  ARTICLE PUBLISHED: 11/16/11

A seasoned crowd of collectors and art-world insiders came to the Park Avenue Armory yesterday evening for the preview of the Pavilion of Art Design, a new art fair likely to settle comfortably in the Manhattan social calendar.   ARTICLE PUBLISHED: 11/10/11

House of Waris designs a pendant for the Clinton Foundation auction.  ARTICLE PUBLISHED: 10/14/11

The Paris collections kicked off Tuesday evening with a slew of Spring shows from up and coming designers and a screening of Snowballs, a film by Harmony Korine featuring pieces from Proenza Schouler's Fall collection at Silencio, the new club on rue Montmartre, designed by David Lynch.  ARTICLE PUBLISHED: 09/28/11