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2011: Architecture

Stories about Kengo Kuma

This Harvard alum turns cheap, recycled rubber into luxury furniture

A New York designer elevates cheap recycled rubber by mixing it with with brass, marble, Italian wool, and concrete.

This Harvard alum turns cheap, recycled rubber into luxury furniture

Starbucks’ new Roastery is an Instagram-ready spectacle

Designed by architect Kengo Kuma and featuring wild new cocktails, Starbucks’s new Tokyo location is ready for its caffeinated close-up.

Starbucks’ new Roastery is an Instagram-ready spectacle

Innovation By Design

What’s Missing From This Starbucks Store? The Branding

For a pop-up shop in Tokyo, Nendo created a spare library full of books on espresso. The client was Starbucks. But at first blush, you’d hardly know it.

What’s Missing From This Starbucks Store? The Branding

Innovation By Design

An Ultra-Cool Japanese Starbucks Leaves The Seattle Vibe Far Behind

The store, by Kengo Kuma, is evidence that the coffee giant is becoming more aware of cultural differences.

An Ultra-Cool Japanese Starbucks Leaves The Seattle Vibe Far Behind

How Japan Melds 21st-Century Tech With Ancient Handicrafts

Eye Candy: Cardboard Boxes Become Pixelated Fantasyland

The Beauty of Fiber Optic Concrete, Yes, Fiber Optic Concrete

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Delicious Eye Candy: Kengo Kuma’s Ghostly Land Art

A Brief History of Inflatable Architecture

Impact

We should all wear masks now

Coronavirus is causing a biking surge—can it last when cities open up again?

The government will now pay businesses to keep workers on payrolls (and hire back ones they laid off)

Creativity

Remembering Adam Schlesinger, the unparalleled master of pop songs for movies and TV

Singer Jessie Reyez has a lot to prove—and you have a lot to learn from her process

J. K. Rowling launches Harry Potter at Home, casting a charm against quarantine boredom

Co.Design

NASA brings back its iconic worm logo

With graduations canceled, students are using ‘Minecraft’ to recreate college campuses

How Under Armour is making 100,000 masks a week to fight COVID-19

Work Life

Successful innovation doesn’t have to be disruptive—it’s often small, incremental, and fast

‘I could knife him in the back’: What it’s like seeking a divorce during coronavirus

Wedding cancellations are everywhere. Here’s how to save your photographer’s job