What ‘Project Runway’ Can Teach Us About the Creative Process
Seventeen seasons in, the show continues to demystify what it takes to ‘make it work’
How General Motors Introduced the Idea of a ‘Concept Car’
Eighty years ago, the Buick Y-job was billed as the car of the future
The Ten Best Board Games of 2018
Go analog at your next party with one of these new classics
W.E.B. Du Bois’ Visionary Infographics Come Together for the First Time in Full Color
His pioneering team of black sociologists created data visualizations that explained institutionalized racism to the world
Could 3-D Printing Save Music Education?
D.C. chef Erik Bruner-Yang interviews Jill-of-all-trades Kaitlyn Hova about her plan to infuse STEM education with open source, 3-D printable instruments
This Golden Canopy Could Power 500 Homes
Architects propose a new sustainable landmark on a Melbourne beach that is both public art and a power plant
A Sensuous Blending of Style and Speed, This Ducati Is Both Art and Machine
An appreciation for the cognoscenti of motorcycles
Building the Flight 93 Memorial’s Massive Chime Tower
The Tower of Voices, being erected in Pennsylvania this summer, will feature chimes on a scale unseen anywhere else in the world
King T’Challa’s Black Panther Suit, a Bold Statement of Afrofuturist Pride, Comes to the Smithsonian
Pounce on the opportunity to celebrate contemporary African-African filmmaking at the National Museum of African American History and Culture this fall
Unfurling the Rich Tapestry of Armenian Culture
This year’s Smithsonian Folklife Festival will offer a window on Armenian visions of home
Space Needle Was Designed to Look Very Different
While it’s hard to imagine Seattle’s Space Needle looking any other way, few people know that the iconic ‘flying saucer’ design wasn’t the original choice
How Newton, Goethe, an Ornithologist and a Board Game Designer Helped Us Understand Color
A new exhibition at the Cooper Hewitt Design Museum explores the kaleidoscope of figures who shaped color theory
Hamilton’s David Korins Explains What Makes the Smash Hit’s Design So Versatile
The renowned designer dishes about the new Hamilton exhibition, precision and metaphor on stage and how the turntables almost didn’t happen
A Brief History of America’s Obsession With Sneakers
Invented for athletics, sneakers eventually became status symbols and an integral part of street style
Designing “Adaptive Clothing” For Those With Special Needs
Companies are releasing new inclusive lines that solve some of the dressing challenges that people with physical and mental disabilities face
Artificial Intelligence Could Help Generate the Next Big Fashion Trends
With a tool called Cognitive Prints, designers will be able to riff off of past styles and incorporate outside inspiration like never before
The Story Behind Rube Goldberg’s Complicated Contraptions
In his time he was a world-famous cartoonist, but today he’s best known for these wacky inventions
How the Work of a Sculptor and a Doctor Landed In the Nation’s Top Craft Show
More than 100 artists in the 36th annual Smithsonian Craft Show capture Asia’s influence on American design
Just Like Faces, Buildings Have Features That Algorithms Can Recognize
An art historian explains how he uses ‘facial recognition’ to unlock architectural secrets
The African American History and Culture Museum Wins Gold for Going Green
How the Smithsonian’s newest museum set the bar for sustainability in architecture
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