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Arts
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 hours ago

Art, sex, nature: why is everything sold to us as a means to an end, rather than an end in itself?

Art should be valued for its own sake, not merely for its utilitarian benefits or health claims.
Arts
fromwww.amny.com
4 days ago

Where nostalgia turns decadent: The Moonlighters take Tribeca

The Moonlighters by Michael Fredo evokes nostalgia with a refined atmosphere, blending charm and awareness in its artistic presentation.
Graphic design
fromItsnicethat
20 hours ago

This collaged architect's identity from Alexis Mark drew from departure boards and timetables

Collage serves as a central identity for Cobe, blending playful design with systematic organization inspired by transit communication systems.
fromInsideHook
1 day ago

Don't Underestimate the Appeal of Punk Rock Flea Markets

The Seattle Punk Rock Flea Market is part renegade art gallery, part unfathomable yard sale and part curated vintage mall, showcasing a blend of creativity and commerce.
Portland food
fromRemodelista
2 days ago

Current Obsessions: Bright Palette - Remodelista

Pamela Anderson's new wicker furniture collection, 'The Sentimentalist,' for Olive Ateliers is a reflection of her love for gardening and outdoor living, showcasing her design sensibilities.
Renovation
UX design
fromWE AND THE COLOR
2 days ago

Can AI Search Read Your Design? The New Invisible SEO

AI search engines cannot interpret visual design, making brands with only aesthetic appeal effectively invisible online.
Music production
fromPitchfork
3 days ago

How Hardtekk Became the Cursed Soundtrack of Looksmaxxing

New hardtekk artists blend music with looksmaxxing culture, using specific lingo and visuals to attract audiences on platforms like TikTok.
#girl-trouble
Music
fromPitchfork
4 days ago

Girl Trouble Return With First Album in 23 Years

Girl Trouble returns to K Records for their first album in 23 years, titled 'As Is', releasing on June 26.
Music
fromBrooklynVegan
6 days ago

Girl Trouble announce first album 23 years: hear "Make It Mine"

Girl Trouble announces their first new album 'As Is' since 2003, featuring songs recorded over 15 years, releasing on June 26.
Music
fromPitchfork
4 days ago

Girl Trouble Return With First Album in 23 Years

Girl Trouble returns to K Records for their first album in 23 years, titled 'As Is', releasing on June 26.
Music
fromBrooklynVegan
6 days ago

Girl Trouble announce first album 23 years: hear "Make It Mine"

Girl Trouble announces their first new album 'As Is' since 2003, featuring songs recorded over 15 years, releasing on June 26.
Photography
fromAol
1 week ago

31 photos that show what life looked like in 1985

1985 was characterized by iconic pop culture, fashion, and childhood experiences captured in everyday life through photographs.
Beer
fromFast Company
5 days ago

Liquid Death and Pit Viper just released new sunglasses. But they're for after you die

Liquid Death collaborates with Pit Viper to create sunglasses for the afterlife, emphasizing humor and unique product offerings.
Marketing
fromFast Company
5 days ago

Niche, cryptic, trippy: Coachella's billboards are a preview of music branding in 2026

Billboards for Coachella 2026 showcase unique visuals and fonts, reflecting the evolving landscape of music branding and advertising.
Books
fromAnOther
5 days ago

Larry Clark and James Gilroy Revisit Their Youth

Larry Clark and James Gilroy's collaboration captures their unique friendship and shared experiences through photography and drawings, reflecting a life lived authentically.
fromwww.theguardian.com
5 days ago

We wanted to put a mark on the world': the sweaty, singular indie music scene of early-00s Brighton

Brighton was rarely described as a scene, despite being home to Nick Cave and Paul McCartney and hothousing a surge of remarkable young talent that's still thriving more than 20 years later.
London music
#nostalgia
Arts
fromwww.npr.org
1 day ago

The Analog Bag: Gen Z's solution to doomscrolling

An analog bag filled with screen-free activities helps individuals reduce phone usage and embrace more engaging, hands-on experiences.
Renovation
fromApartment Therapy
3 days ago

7 British Decor Trends That American Designers Can't Stop Stealing

British interior design trends emphasize layering, nature-inspired elements, and a personal touch, creating warm and nostalgic spaces.
Digital life
fromBuzzFeed
1 week ago

22 Still-Popular Things That Older People Thought Would Just Be "Quick Fads"

Certain trends and cultural phenomena have persisted far beyond initial expectations of being mere fads.
Design
fromDesign Milk
5 days ago

An Argument for Interior Design with Neuroaesthetics in Mind

Interior design should prioritize functional aesthetics to enhance mental health, creativity, and interpersonal connections through a new field called Neuroarchitecture.
#graphic-design
Graphic design
fromItsnicethat
6 days ago

The metallic graphics of Jump Jirakaweekul are rooted in the ancient but feel sharp and current

Jump Jirakaweekul blends graphic design and illustration to create fluid imagery that balances structure and personal expression.
Graphic design
fromItsnicethat
6 days ago

The metallic graphics of Jump Jirakaweekul are rooted in the ancient but feel sharp and current

Jump Jirakaweekul blends graphic design and illustration to create fluid imagery that balances structure and personal expression.
Remodel
fromApartment Therapy
2 weeks ago

Designers Say These "Thrift Store MVPs" Will Never Be Outdated

Vintage home decor is trending, with a focus on timeless pieces that add character and depth to spaces.
fromItsnicethat
1 week ago

Bravas Graphix are the rave connoisseurs behind some of Brussels' most explosive posters

"We're constantly striving to strike a balance between work that respects academic rules of composition, established visual codes and good readability, with something more spontaneous, adventurous, playful, even naive."
Typography
fromFast Company
2 weeks ago

'Leverage the local': The fashion trend that explains why everyone around you is channeling their inner tourist

Clothing that bears the name of a city near or far has become a closet staple for many consumers in recent years, evolving from impulse purchases to mainstream fashion.
Fashion & style
Apple
fromThe Cut
3 weeks ago

Athena Calderone Remembers New York in the '90s

Athena Calderone attributes her design evolution to Apple and the iPhone, reflecting on her career and creative influences during renovations of her Tribeca home.
Digital life
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

Young people are longing for the low-tech 90s and so would I, if I could only remember them

Embracing 90s nostalgia encourages disconnecting from technology to experience life more fully and invites serendipity.
Graphic design
fromMedium
2 weeks ago

Disruption has a shape. Design history shows us what it is.

AI is causing anxiety in design, echoing past technological disruptions like the printing press and desktop publishing.
Gadgets
fromYanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News
3 weeks ago

Gen Z Is Obsessed With These 5 Cassette-Era Gadgets & They Just Got a Full Design Upgrade for 2026 - Yanko Design

Streaming's abundance created a thinner listening experience; cassette-era design principles combined with modern technology offer a solution through intentional, tactile music consumption products.
Online marketing
fromArchitectural Digest
4 weeks ago

Everything You Need To Know About Vintage Shopping and Selling Online

Ten vintage furniture experts share best practices for sellers and insider strategies for buyers navigating online vintage marketplaces successfully.
Marketing
fromEntrepreneur
3 weeks ago

Could 90s-Inspired Marketing Be the Key to Winning Over Gen Z?

Nostalgia marketing leverages retro branding to build trust with Gen Z by invoking comforting memories and feelings of authenticity.
Silicon Valley
fromFast Company
1 month ago

The real reason Silicon Valley's architecture is so boring

Silicon Valley's unprecedented wealth concentration has not produced iconic architecture like historical economic centers, instead featuring generic office parks that disappoint visitors seeking innovation's physical manifestation.
UX design
fromApartment Therapy
3 weeks ago

Designers Are Over These 5 Trendy Furniture Pieces (and Honestly, Same)

Interior designers recommend avoiding trendy sculptural furniture because exaggerated curves lack longevity, date rooms quickly, and lack practical flexibility in home layouts.
Remodel
fromApartment Therapy
3 weeks ago

They Transformed a "Very Beige" 1990s House Into a Colorful DIY Wonderland

A Dutch couple transformed their 1,400-square-foot home into a personalized creative workspace filled with handmade furniture, art installations, and bold colors that reflect their passion for design and making.
Graphic design
fromMedium
2 weeks ago

For Craft Sake: On the laws and principles behind good design

Craft is experiencing a resurgence in product design, emphasizing fundamental skills amidst the rise of generative AI and industry confusion.
Music
fromConsequence
3 weeks ago

Failure Unveil Grungy Gothic New Single "A Way Down"

Failure's new single 'A Way Down' showcases a shift towards a gothic atmosphere, influenced by The Cure and Siouxsie & The Banshees.
Fashion & style
fromMail Online
3 weeks ago

Fashion trends repeat every 20 years - low-rise jeans latest revival

Fashion trends repeat on a 20-year cycle, with styles rising in popularity, falling out of favor, and experiencing revival approximately every two decades.
Cars
fromLmnt
1 month ago

Have We Forgotten How to Design?

Waymo's partnership with DoorDash to manually close passenger car doors reveals a fundamental oversight in autonomous vehicle design, despite the availability of proven automated door technology.
Design
fromArchitectural Digest
1 month ago

"Neo Deco" Is the Designer-Approved Trend of 2026

Contemporary designers are reinventing Art Deco by combining its opulent aesthetic with understated, curated sensibility, creating a more livable and personalized design approach called Neo Deco.
fromItsnicethat
4 weeks ago

Abstracted organica: The design trend taking root in Naarm, and the designers doing it best

The ridges of eucalyptus bark, the geometries of shell formations, moss-covered trees, Indigenous grasslands and the hidden networks of fungi beneath the soil. These landscapes produce organic yet abstract patterns - natural systems that quietly shape the way we see and design the world around us.
Graphic design
Fashion & style
fromBustle
1 month ago

Gray Eyeshadow Is The '90s Makeup Trend That Dominated Fashion Month

Gray eyeshadow emerged as fashion month's dominant beauty trend, ranging from metallic slate to matte pewter, drawing inspiration from late '90s and early 2000s aesthetics rather than 2016's gray trend.
Arts
fromHyperallergic
1 month ago

Mid-Century Modernism Goes Rogue in "Chair-ish"

Artists Alex Chitty and Norman Teague deconstruct and reimagine iconic design furniture pieces, transforming them into experimental sculptural objects that challenge conventional notions of functionality and design heritage.
NYC music
fromVinePair
1 month ago

Good Vibes From a Bad Decade: A Look at NYC's '70s-Inspired Bars

1970s-style bars are trendy, but in New York City they uniquely celebrate the city's most troubled decade, creating a paradoxical nostalgia for a period of crime, corruption, and urban decay.
Fashion & style
fromApartment Therapy
1 month ago

Designers Are Quietly Quitting These 4 Vintage Trends

Interior designers caution against overused vintage trends like grandmillennial style and generic secondhand pieces that lack intentionality and feel overly themed or predictable.
Music production
fromConsequence
1 month ago

Billy Corgan Believes Rock Music Was "Purposely Dialed Down" in Late '90s

Rock music was deliberately diminished in mainstream culture starting in the late 1990s, replaced by rap and later pop, despite remaining commercially dominant in ticket sales.
Design
fromYanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News
1 month ago

5 Floating Designs That Look Like Photoshop (But They're Real) - Yanko Design

Floating design lifts architectural elements from the ground to create visual lightness, spatial clarity, and refined interventions that balance engineering precision with aesthetic intent.
Apple
fromEntrepreneur
1 month ago

This Nostalgic Apple Product Is Making a Major Comeback - and You Can Thank Gen Z For It

Gen Z and young adults are purchasing used iPods to escape streaming fatigue and own their music libraries, with prices rising 60% since 2023 and search interest increasing 8% year-over-year.
Renovation
fromApartment Therapy
1 month ago

All the "Cool" Houses Had This in the '80s - Now I Want It in My Apartment

Glass bricks are experiencing a modern revival as designers recognize their ability to maximize natural light while maintaining privacy in contemporary spaces.
Los Angeles
fromLos Angeles Times
22 years ago

Avant-garde colony reborn as a 1950s suburb

Winnetka evolved from a 1920s utopian communal experiment founded by Charles Weeks into a family-oriented suburban community with affordable 1950s ranch-style homes attracting diverse residents and investors.
SF music
fromSFGATE
1 month ago

His band defined 1990s indie rock. In SF, he reclaims a singular voice.

Stephen Malkmus, a founding member of Pavement, continues to define alternative rock as a solo artist and bandleader while maintaining relevance across three decades through evolving musical projects.
E-Commerce
fromBusiness Insider
2 months ago

THEN AND NOW: Vintage photos show how department stores have changed

Department stores shifted from selling necessities in the early 1900s to struggling luxury retailers today, pressured by online sales while some chains adapt.
Marketing tech
fromThe Drum
2 months ago

Adobe has recreated the ad agency office of the 90s (complete with floppy disks and Rolodex)

Adobe recreated 1990s ad and home experiences to show how Experience Cloud simplifies outdated advertising and marketing processes.
Photography
fromdesignyoutrust.com
1 month ago

Amazing Vaporwave-esque Reels Where Hesitant Signals Reveal Neon Distortions And Found-footage Glitches At Precise GPS Coordinates

Diverse striking visual projects and photography span street art, surreal AI images, social interventions, illustration, and creative design explorations.
fromHyperallergic
1 month ago

What's a Gen X to Do?

Beleaguered Louvre president Laurence des Cars quits after a historic heist under her watch. The next morning, a new leader is announced. It's Christophe Leribault from the Palace of Versailles, a true museum animal who ran a few during his career.
Arts
fromBored Panda
2 months ago

80 Vintage Ads That Show Which Values Changed And Which Stayed The Same Over Time

We might be exposed to more ads and commercials today than ever before in human history, but the idea of advertising itself is certainly not a new concept. According to Instapage, the first signs of advertisements actually appeared in ancient Egyptian steel carvings from 2000 BC. Meanwhile, the first printed ad was published in 1472, when William Caxton decided to advertise a book by posting flyers on church doors in England.
Marketing
#analog-lifestyle
fromTasting Table
2 months ago

The Iconic Design From '90s Fast Food That People Want In Their Dining Rooms Now - Tasting Table

This design trend involves pops of color such as purples, pinks, teals, yellows - those bright, eye-catching colors thrown all around the dining room, the same way you would see them when you walked into fast food restaurants in the '90s. Retro lamps on the bar, wallpaper borders along the wall, or even vibrant painted cabinets are just a few of the things making a scene in the current dining room decorating space.
Remodel
Digital life
fromHer Campus
2 months ago

It's the Feeling, Not the Clothes: Nostalgia for 2016

Many people nostalgically long for 2016's simpler social media culture and sense of peace before political upheaval, the COVID-19 pandemic, and widespread generative AI.
Design
fromApartment Therapy
1 month ago

The 4 Vintage-Inspired Patterns Designers Think Will Rule 2026

Striped tile patterns, diamond checkerboards, and illustrated animal prints dominate 2026 interior design trends, replacing previous patterns with more elevated and vintage-inspired aesthetics.
Remodel
fromTasting Table
1 month ago

The '80s Cabinet Trend Boomers Remember That Hid The Handles To Look Futuristic - Tasting Table

Melamine cabinets with hidden handles offer a sleek, minimalist, and affordable kitchen option reminiscent of 1980s space-age design and now see renewed interest with updates.
Music
fromDocumentjournal
1 month ago

Bootsy Holler's lost photos of Seattle's teen underground

Bootsy Holler's photographs document Seattle's post-grunge youth scene (1992–2004), capturing underage nightlife, DIY parties, and emerging bands like Death Cab for Cutie.
#visual-art
Digital life
fromMedium
2 months ago

Going analog in 2026

A 2026 cultural shift embraces analog technologies, crafts, and slow, intentional experiences as a counterbalance to digital overload and AI-driven shortform content.
Remodel
fromApartment Therapy
2 months ago

This "Dark and Dated" '80s Kitchen Gets a Gorgeous Modern Makeover

Combining and renovating a small, dated kitchen and dining room into an open, bright space can transform a home's entertaining center.
Design
fromSilicon Canals
2 months ago

Minimalism had its moment: now designers say this aesthetic is dominating 2026 - Silicon Canals

Interior design is shifting from minimalist, sparse aesthetics to a colorful, textured maximalist revival emphasizing personality and lived-in warmth.
Music
fromFuncheap
2 months ago

90s + 00s Alt-Rock with Audiorage at St. James Gate

Live 1990s–2000s alternative rock night featuring covers of The Strokes, Green Day, Hole, Paramore, Offspring, Rage Against the Machine, System of a Down; Belmont address provided.
Graphic design
fromdesignyoutrust.com
1 month ago

This Artist Perfectly Reimagines City Logos in Retro 80s Style

Kostya Petrenko reimagines famous city logos in a 1984-inspired aesthetic using neon palettes, bold geometry, heavy gradients and CRT-style looping animations.
Arts
fromHyperallergic
2 months ago

How Liminalism Became the Defining Aesthetic of Our Time

Crowd-curated liminal photography captures eerie, nostalgic unease in abandoned commercial spaces, reflecting a collective artistic response to late-capitalist decline.
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