The 10 Design Books You Should Have on Your Shelf, According to Stephen Markos of Superhouse

Walk into one of the always-thought-provoking historical exhibitions at Superhouse gallery in New York — where founder Stephen Markos has built a program around showing both contemporary designs and those of the often little-known makers that preceded and influenced them — and you'll get to browse a smattering of books he's collected that reference those makers' bygone works. Here, he shares a list of 10 favorites from his personal library which also span past to present.
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SPOTLIGHT: Everything We Loved at This Year’s 2026 Frieze Week in LA

Despite being in LA in February once again for my annual winter sojourn, I promised myself this year that I would finally take it easy during Frieze week, not run around so much, maybe pick three new artists to spotlight in my newsletter rather than trying to digest it all. Well, dear readers, I failed at that task — hence this extensive roundup of everything I loved.
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Announcing the 2025 American Design Hot List

Welcome to the 13th annual American Design Hot List, Sight Unseen’s unapologetically subjective award for the names to know now in American design. Founded in 2013, the ADHL serves as a guide to the US (born or based) talents influencing the design landscape in any given year, whether through standout launches, must-see exhibitions, or just our innate sense that they’re ones to watch. Considering we’ve recently changed almost everything else about the way we present Sight Unseen to the world, we decided to do things a little differently this year.
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