Topic: Frank Gehry

A Building? A Plane? Nope. It's Frank Gehry's Newest Chair

This week at the Milan Furniture Fair, Frank Gehry, the white-maned maven of expressive architectural design, is unveiling his newest work: An undulating chaise lounge for Emeco, a Pennsylvania-based furniture maker with a ...READ»

Debating the Design Depression: Austerity vs Extravagance

Sure, the economy's on life support, and shelter magazines have been hung out to dry, but design is not dead yet. The tallest skyscraper on the planet is rocketing into the stratosphere over Dubai, and $600 plastic chairs are ...READ»

Frank Gehry's Rx for New Orleans

Bilbao effect for the Big Easy? Fresh from his Brooklyn setback, the master goes traditional.READ»

The Anti-Hummer

A new type of city car that owes its design to the shopping cart (and to Frank Gehry).READ»

Why Starchitect Skyscrapers like Frank Gehry's Beekman Are Getting Chopped

Will a stunted economy leave us with stunted cities? Reduced building heights have become an unfortunate reality for a faltering construction industry, as architects are seeing their projects slashed in half, some ...READ»

Flat-Pak Cardboard Furniture: Coming to a Doomed Start-Up Near You

Cardboard: The little commodity that could. Twenty years ago, Frank Gehry turned cardboard into a classic furniture series; twenty years later, one ad firm built its entire office out of the stuff. And here's a new design: ...READ»

• No Joke: These Guys Really Do Work Out of a Cardboard Box

Dark Days for Frank Gehry

We recently wrote about the troubles buffeting Norman Foster. This week, it's Frank Gehry's turn: The architect synonymous with the 15-year trend towards flashy, destination architecture—witness the Simpsons appearance ...READ»

Hideous Chic: The World's Ugliest Buildings

Travel & Leisure finds 15 of the ugliest buildings in the world. What on earth were these architects thinking?READ»

With the Advent of Edge Architecture, the Old Boys Are Making Way for Newcomers From Mumbai and Burkina Faso

Move over Foster and Stern: tomorrow's design stars are the ones building schools and community shelters in their native countries.READ»

Bank Statement

The new main Berlin branch of DG Bank is indicative of the bank's willingness to embrace new realities.READ»

Lost in the Funhouse

The battle between starchitect Frank Gehry and MIT reveals the widening chasm between design and down-to-earth craft.READ»

• CSI: Construction

Smart Spaces

One of the consequences of life speeding up is that people have less and less time to think. The culture of business has also shifted to the point where instant communication and solutions are deemed more important than real insight ...READ»

"Bird's Nest" Designers Debut a Brilliant New Museum

Herzog & de Mueron won the architecture profession's highest honor, the Pritzker, in 2001; last summer their iconic "Bird's Nest" stadium was beamed into a billion homes during the Beijing Olympics. But unlike other starchitects ...READ»

No Joke: These Guys Really Do Work Out of a Cardboard Box

When the employees at Nothing, an Amsterdam ad agency, say they work out of a cardboard box, most people are probably think they're making a joke about their cheap-o bosses. They're not, and the bosses aren't being cheap at all. ...READ»

An Incomplete Manifesto for Growth

Two years ago, Bruce Mau unveiled a 43-point program that took the design world by storm. Here is an incomplete selection from his incomplete manifesto.READ»

Design's Lost Generation

Fifteen years ago a recession caused a generation of designers to drop out of the profession forever. Will the same thing happen again?READ»

Design/Art

 Design/Art Last week, in a conversation with a colleague, I felt a little disappointed about a negative comment he made about the “Tuyomyo” bench designed by Frank Gehry for Emeco.  He said it was “impracticable ...READ»

Which State Has the Boldest Architecture?

Quick: Which state has the boldest architecture? Ohio didn't roll of your tongue, did it? But Bowling Green State University, near Toledo, just broke ground on a new building by Snøhetta. And that's on top of a slew of other ...READ»

Tilting at Windmills

Naked isn't the first agency to try to develop a new way to create advertising. Here's how such attempts by one innovative shop, Chiat\Day, ultimately flamed out.READ»

How to Stream Your Music From Mac to Anywhere

Apple's new Mac Mini now ships with server software, but Apple's suggested uses are vanilla. With 1TB of storage and plenty of power, let's put it to good use and stream some music and movies over the Intertubes. Snow Leopard ...READ»

Does Architecture Have a Foot Fetish?

You don't have to try very hard to spot the architecture students on a college campus. They're the ones with the carefully considered shoes (and artful eyewear). It's easy to see why architects are so selective about their footwear: ...READ»

So Long, Stockholm. Six Reasons Why Belgium Will Be the Next Hotspot for Design

Ten years ago the fashionable destination for design-minded travelers was the Guggenheim at Bilbao, where Frank Gehry's titanium acrobatics famously cast their spell. When design tourists pack their black clothing this month they will ...READ»

Designer's Favorite Things

A great designer realizes the beauty in someone else's work. Here, Steve McCallion, creative director, Ziba Design and Clive Wilkinson, founder, Clive Wilkinson Architects, both share some of their favorites.READ»

From the Editor of Fast Company: Crude Ideas

What kind of work is most valuable? At this magazine, we tend to talk about ideas and inspiration and management techniques, but less often about the dirty work of getting the job done. Which is why this issue's feature about ...READ»

iFive: Verizon Wireless Preps Kindle Killer, Mark Cuban Prevents Layoffs, and Frank Gehry Likes Ike in Today's Innovation News

While you were sleeping, innovation had too much to drink and bought a bunch of stuff he didn't need. Here's today's innovation news: 1. Can you read me now? Verizon Wireless CEO Lowell McAdam told attendees at the CTIA ...READ»