LinkedIn offices in the Empire State Building include a hidden speakeasy
Social network LinkedIn's offices in New York's Empire State Building include a room lined with vintage telephones that leads to a secret bar (+ slideshow). More
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Tiny New York museum showcases objects obtained through rapid-response collecting
Incubating chicken eggs and objects made by prison inmates are among the artefacts currently on view in a tiny museum in a New York City alleyway (+ slideshow). More
"American taste is different" say New York designers
What's the difference between design in America and Europe? Is it harder for designers to make a living in the States? Is there any such thing as American design today? To coincide with the opening of our New York office last month, we asked practitioners, curators and observers in the city to give their views. More
OMA, Renzo Piano, BIG and Steven Holl build Lego structures for Olafur Eliasson installation
Architects including Steven Holl and Bjarke Ingels have created Lego buildings for an installation by artist Olafur Eliasson on the High Line in Manhattan (+ slideshow). More
ETH Zurich designers create arched pavilion out of upcycled beverage cartons
Architects and engineers from ETH Zurich university have used waste material to create a vaulted pavilion for New York City's Ideas City festival (+ slideshow). More
Playhouse on stilts by Sharon Davis features a slide, a climbing frame and a lookout point
A stainless-steel slide curls down through the interior of this elevated playhouse, which is topped by a crow's nest offering views over New York's Hudson River Valley (+ slideshow). More
Curved walls confuse perception of space inside yoga studio by Clouds Architecture Office
White curved walls merge into a tapered ceiling inside this yoga and meditation studio in New York, designed by Clouds Architecture Office to look like a fog has descended (+ slideshow). More
Ralph Pucci's fashion mannequins "mirror how we want to see ourselves"
An exhibition at New York's Museum of Arts and Design celebrates the work of Ralph Pucci, whose mannequin designs chronicle changes in visual culture over more than 30 years (+ slideshow). More
PomPom Mirror creates "reflections" with tufts of fur
Israeli artist Daniel Rozin has designed an interactive "mirror" from faux-fur bunches that change colour to create moving silhouettes (+ movie). More
Constantin Boym named head of industrial design at Pratt School of Design
New York-based designer Constantin Boym has been selected to lead the industrial design department at one of America's prominent design schools. More
This Is Not A Duet exhibition presents unrelated design collections at New York's Chamber gallery
New York 2015: a new exhibition at New York's Chamber design gallery pairs an installation and furniture built from three-armed modules with a set of phallic tableware. More
Print All Over Me debuts homeware line with patterned installation
New York 2015: Print All Over Me has launched a range of textiles for the home with a living room installation in New York that changed daily to feature different patterns on every surface (+ slideshow). More
"In New York, architecture with a sense of social purpose is becoming increasingly rare"
Opinion: as super-thin residential towers for the super-rich sprout up across Manhattan, inequality has begun to take architectural form, writes leading US architect Steven Holl. More
Met exhibition highlights fashion's obsession with Chinese arts and design
The influence of Chinese culture on fashion design is examined through garments by Alexander McQueen, Yves Saint Laurent, John Galliano and more in an exhibition at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art (+ slideshow). More
Brooklyn exhibition pairs work of Piero Lissoni and local designers
New York 2015: an exhibition in a Brooklyn loft showcases furnishings by Italian designer Piero Lissoni, paired with work by New York designers (+ slideshow). More
Jeppe Hein creates 18 whimsical installations for Brooklyn Bridge Park
Sculptural park benches and a maze constructed of mirrors are among the pieces created by Danish artist Jeppe Hein for an outdoor exhibition in New York (+ slideshow). More
Jean Nouvel's first New York skyscraper will include three floors of MoMA gallery space
New images show details of the design for the 53W53 residential tower by French architect Jean Nouvel, which will occupy a site adjacent to the Museum of Modern Art on New York's 53rd Street. More
Steven Holl's long-delayed Queens library finally breaks ground
After years of delay, a new public library by Steven Holl has broken ground in Queens, on a prominent site overlooking the East River and the Manhattan skyline (+ slideshow). More
SOM's Baccarat tower in New York overlooks MoMA's sculpture garden
American architecture firm SOM has completed work on a controversial 50-storey hotel and condominium tower on a site directly opposite New York's Museum of Modern Art. More
European design brands target America amid booming demand for luxury design
The American market for high-end design is "growing incredibly" according to European brands, who are opening showrooms and restructuring their US businesses to take advantage of booming sales. More