emotional design

Five things defining the design moment: October 2025

This edition for October 2025 covers the South Korean Biennale for Architecture and Urbanism, Qatar Airways and Swizz Beatz’s “The Creative 100” collectible design gallery aircraft, furnishings designed by architects, HBO’s new limited series The Chair Company and an action-packed High Point Market. 

Heirloom items your children will fight over

Not all heirlooms are antiques, and not all design is about aesthetics alone. Furniture designer Austin Allen James’ latest installation of Design Moonshine explores the sentimental beauty of everyday objects and encourages designers to embrace emotional history in the spaces they create.