We sat down with Robert Lesnik, head of exterior design for Mercedes-Benz. His team is responsible for the shape of the main production car lines as well as the multiple AMG models derived from them. Lesnik quickly assured us that the new third-generation CLS and AMG GT 4-Door are “completely different cars” despite both being based on the same […]

Michelle Obama is many things to many people—an inspirational activist, a compassionate former first lady, and the bearer of an enviable set of toned arms. According to a new study conducted by Shutterfly, she is also the most followed celebrity on Instagram by interior design experts, with 5,451 of the 40,000 studied experts following her account. Other […]

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The multimillion-dollar expansion of the Las Vegas Convention Center that officials say will allow the city to remain at the top of the list of trade show destinations will have a modern design tied by a ribbon-like roof on the outside and iconic imagery inside. The board of directors of the […]

It’s the stuff home fantasies are made of: A newly married couple goes in search of a house they can afford and finds a midcentury cabin created by one of their architectural heroes, perched on an ocean bluff. It may sound like an elevator pitch for a movie, but it’s all true—and it happened to […]

It looks like Chrome is finally going to get a new design in the second half of this year. There is a rumor going around that Material Design 2 is going to come to Chrome in the beginning of September. This has not been officially confirmed but the hint has been dropped by one of Google’s employees. […]

Cardi B fans looking to replicate the rapper’s unique style are in luck: Cardi is collaborating on a line with FashionNova for fall.“With FashionNova, they gave me the opportunity to design what I like and what I want to put out, and I’m gonna put out a line with them, a little something-something,” Cardi revealed in an […]

There’s an old, weary tune that people sing to caution against being an architect: the long years of academic training, the studio work that takes away from sleep, and the small job market in which too many people are vying for the same positions. When you finally get going, the work is trying as well. Many spend […]

Design Army has made the chicken. Now it’s going back to the egg. The Washington, D.C., agency, perhaps best known for its gorgeously crafted ads for Georgetown Optician, is planning to open a new space in a warehouse district over on the Maryland border. But it’s not another office, or even a traditional workspace. It’s intended to […]

There will be no shortage of rainy-day activities when more than 70 events are jam-packed into 12 days during Boston Design Week, which kicks off tomorrow. The citywide design festival, now in its fifth-annual edition, celebrates the theme “Now, New, Next!” throughout the SoWa Art + Design District, BOSTON DESIGN CENTER, MetroWest Design Center and more […]

It’s not about sleek graphics or the presentation software you use. It’s about whether the story you tell resonates with your audience’s needs. If you ask anyone what they think of PowerPoint presentations, they’ll probably give you a strong reaction. But whether you love, hate, or want to ban them from your world forever, the […]