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designer kevin noki recreates the 1980s brick phone as a 3D-printed bluetooth handset with 19 physical keys, allowing users to answer iphone calls without the usual smartphone distractions.
all handmade, the machine produces images that are grainier and warmer than usual on a piece of rolled paper.
print&live and iSCALE3D have developed arkan, a set of 3D printed airless wheels for unmanned ground vehicles used for casualty evacuation, ammunition transport, and logistical support.
the pavilion combines computational fabrication with dryland agricultural knowledge to create a porous structure that regulates shade, heat, airflow, and moisture while providing niches for plants, insects, birds, fungi, and other species.
designer kevin noki recreates the 1980s brick phone as a 3D-printed bluetooth handset with 19 physical keys, allowing users to answer iphone calls without the usual smartphone distractions.
meadow packs maps, music and messaging into a three-inch phone designed for leaving the smartphone behind.
the italian photographer reflects on the changing spaces of club culture, from italian discotheques to the improvised dance floors of contemporary nightlife.
in his text, the french photographer describes how nightclub facades turn borrowed images and popular fantasies into architectural promises that remain visible long after the spectacle has disappeared.
founded in 2005, the bangkok-based design studio combines creative disciplines to build stage environments and installations shaped by light and movement.
led by the greek avant-garde performance artist, the spetses players developed an experimental form of performance rooted in the island’s landscape, local community, and changing social realities.
the italian photographer reflects on the changing spaces of club culture, from italian discotheques to the improvised dance floors of contemporary nightlife.
in a personal reflection on his practice, the architectural photographer considers what happens between experiencing a building in person and translating that experience into a photograph.
french photographer alix urien revisits impressionism in circa 2020s, using movement, light and color to capture the fleeting beauty of contemporary paris and normandy.
from pioneering activists and healthcare workers to drag performers and musicians, 250 portraits trace how queer communities have shaped british cultural life through resistance, solidarity, and self-expression.
the italian photographer reflects on the changing spaces of club culture, from italian discotheques to the improvised dance floors of contemporary nightlife.
naïve my love: ukrainian folk art of the 20th century brings together paintings, textiles, decorative objects, and other works gathered through years of research across ukraine.
drawing on the 550 spyder, 911, and GT1, the vision model proposes a future for porsche that looks to its motorsport heritage, questioning the growing dominance of screens inside the car.
the ghostbusters-inspired update brings interactive screens, paranormal sound effects, light shows, and a custom-built ecto-R1 to rivian's electric vehicles.
now listed for sale, luc donckerwolke’s RUF-rebuilt porsche 914/6 turns one of porsche’s strangest shapes into a collector’s curiosity.
a 3D-scanned porsche 911 is transformed with custom bodywork and a three-inch lift.
concav book pairs an L-shaped support and a mobile C-element connected by hidden magnets to turn a functional bookend into an interactive luminary gesture.
from darkness to light by meireles de pinho acts as a device for memory, reflection, and freedom.
sergio rojo’s rehabilitation retains the existing rock-cut structure carved directly into salagón, a clay-rich stone found in the cliffs.
the faceted slate instrument tests how far an acoustic guitar can stray from wood while preserving its familiar voice.
concav book pairs an L-shaped support and a mobile C-element connected by hidden magnets to turn a functional bookend into an interactive luminary gesture.
designed by medellín-based estudio gris, tupi table lamp features a hand-turned solid oak body resembling a bird, complete with a dark wooden beak that conceals the light source to project a warm downward glow.
linked by a neutral urban skin, apostolopoulos tasoulis’ masterplan establishes an expandable urban network designed to unify over seventy monuments and archaeological sites across thessaloniki, greece.
a clash between urban order and the unpredictable experience of wandering, where efficiency gives way to mood, chance and discovery.
ghisellini architetti reorganizes public square madre francesca cabrini around shaded gathering areas, layered planting, and integrated rainwater systems that reconnect the town center with the surrounding lowland landscape.
paisajeencontrado creates a sensory land art installation turning a meadow in extremadura into a living field of observation, linked to the conservation of native species.
linked by a neutral urban skin, apostolopoulos tasoulis’ masterplan establishes an expandable urban network designed to unify over seventy monuments and archaeological sites across thessaloniki, greece.
polkadot design creates 2026 visual identity for the athens epidaurus festival, one of greece’s most important cultural institutions and one of europe’s longest-running festivals.
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2026 Rome Design Awards Season 2 deadline: december 10th, 2026 
The Oak Moon Pavilion $ 9,120.00 USD deadline: march 1st, 2027 
Underbridge #2 $ 9,290.00 USD deadline: october 19th, 2026 
The Quiet Tower $ 11,535.00 USD deadline: february 15th, 2027 
Kingspan MICROHOME 2026 $ 115,875.00 USD deadline: november 2nd, 2026 
International Furniture Design Competition Asahikawa [IFDA] deadline: december 11th, 2026 
Buildner’s Unbuilt Award 2026 $ 115,875.00 USD deadline: october 20th, 2026 
WDC 2028 Busan Pavilion International Design Competition $ 46,666.00 USD deadline: october 26th, 2026 
New York High Falls Riverfront Market $ 10,000.00 USD deadline: january 18th, 2027 
2027 French Design Awards deadline: april 6th, 2027 
