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Spring 2026

#315
Spring 2026

Furniture and lighting from Milan, new directions in architecture and urbanism, Sydney’s Fish Market, Toronto’s LRT line and more — the Spring 2026 Issue of Azure focuses on products and perspectives across scales.

Features
Trends: Milan Design Week 2026 Preview
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Elizabeth Pagliacolo, Eric Mutrie
Stone building
Trends: These Material Moves Are Both Striking and Sustainable
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Lloyd Alter, Elizabeth Pagliacolo
Concept study of possible Eames Pavilion System sizes and typologies, 2024. © Eames Office, LLC. All rights reserved.
Trends: The Eames House Goes Prefab and a Halifax Home Basks in Blue
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Elizabeth Pagliacolo, Beth Hitchcock
Trends: How City Blocks Could Change for the Better
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Conrad Speckert, Elizabeth Pagliacolo
Chaplin Station on Toronto's Eglinton LRT
Urban Mobility: Exploring Toronto’s Eglinton LRT Line and Two Streets Redesigned to Put Pedestrians First
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Sydney Shilling, Elizabeth Pagliacolo
Form Us With Love Is Over the Status Quo
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Jonna Dagliden Hunt
Fernwood Studio House by Scott and Scott Architects
Scott & Scott Architects Craft a B.C. House that Fills a Void
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Carla Sorrell
Live, Work, Adapt, Multiply: AAmp’s Toronto HQ Does Quadruple Duty
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Elizabeth Pagliacolo
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Features
Trends: Milan Design Week 2026 Preview
Words
Elizabeth Pagliacolo, Eric Mutrie
Trends: These Material Moves Are Both Striking and Sustainable
Words
Lloyd Alter, Elizabeth Pagliacolo
Trends: The Eames House Goes Prefab and a Halifax Home Basks in Blue
Words
Elizabeth Pagliacolo, Beth Hitchcock
Trends: How City Blocks Could Change for the Better
Words
Conrad Speckert, Elizabeth Pagliacolo
Urban Mobility: Exploring Toronto’s Eglinton LRT Line and Two Streets Redesigned to Put Pedestrians First
Words
Sydney Shilling, Elizabeth Pagliacolo
Form Us With Love Is Over the Status Quo
Words
Jonna Dagliden Hunt
Scott & Scott Architects Craft a B.C. House that Fills a Void
Words
Carla Sorrell
Live, Work, Adapt, Multiply: AAmp’s Toronto HQ Does Quadruple Duty
Words
Elizabeth Pagliacolo
First + Foremost
In the Swiss Alps, Gerhard Richter Reflects On the Passage of Time
Montreal Boxing Gym Rebl’s Lobby Design Is a Total Knockout
The Hospitality Industry Trades Routine Restaurant Meals for High-design Dining Pop-ups
Toronto’s 2026 Design Week Deserves a Standing Ovation
Meet the Sprawling Ensemble Cast of Quebec’s Booming Design Scene
New Neighbour Reinvents Humble Hospitality Signage
Monos Retail Shops Master the Art of Living out of a Suitcase
Sydney’s New Market Is Filled With Mass-Timber and Plenty of Fish
Spotlight: Workspace
A Shared Studio Space in Valencia Sparks Creativity and Collaboration
Studio PROTOTYPE Designs a Light-Filled Justice Office in the Netherlands
Tokyo’s SymbolPlus Renovates its Own Office with Sustainability Top of Mind
4 Lounge Chairs That Max Out Comfort in the Workspace
4 Charming Textile Collections for Contract Spaces
Plus:
Lounge and Dining Collections That Take it Outdoors
10 Surfacing Collections That Turn Countertops, Flooring and Walls into Artistic Canvases
Three Resources That Cover (Almost) Everything They Didn’t Teach You in Design School
A Retrospective at Vitra Design Museum Maps Hella Jongerius’s Thoughtful Explorations of Craft and Industry
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These Italian Furniture Brands Captivated Us at Milan Design Week
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From Showroom to Gala, Montauk Sofa Brings the Design Community Together
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In Milan, Democratic Design and the Luxury Market Clashed But Co-Existed
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4 Designers Zoom in on the Creative Process Behind Their Milan Launches
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As Generative A.I. Takes Hold, We Have a Duty to Respect Design’s Archives
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Presented at Other Circle during Copenhagen Design Week, Jamie Bush's FIELD STUDIES collection for Marc Phillips Rugs translates abstract aerial paintings of agricultural landscapes into richly textured rug.
AZURE’s Guide to Copenhagen Design Week, Inside and Outside 3daysofdesign
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Collage of Global Furniture Group chairs
Q&A: Global’s Joel Feldberg Reflects on the Company’s 60th Anniversary
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NeoCon 2026 Has a Soft Spot for Carpet Tiles and Textiles
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Richter Collection by Prostoria
NeoCon Preview: Prostoria Revives Croatian Modernism
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New York’s Design Fairs Reevaluate How to Make It in America
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