kengo kuma creates enchanted forest pop-up inside valextra’s milan store

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HIGHLIGHTS rounds up what's hot on designboom, with a curated selection of must-read stories, exclusive features and interviews with creative visionaries that are topical, insightful, and attention-worthy.

design

foiler the flying yacht soars over choppy waters with three times less wake than conventional yacht

Luca Poerio readers

design

sustainable LEGO made from plant-sourced plastics will launch in 2018

kieron marchese

architecture

fondazione prada's OMA-designed tower will open to the public next month

kieron marchese

art

facebook censors 30,000-year-old nude sculpture, venus of willendorf

kieron marchese

art

the hater box by french artist parse/error is a reflection on the politically correct

Parse/Error readers

art

ICY & SOT interview: iran's street art siblings on censorship, activism & advocacy

peter corboy

architecture

new york tower by DS+R and rockwell group tops out as hudson yards sets opening date

philip stevens

art

carsten höller and stefano mancuso blend slides + science at palazzo strozzi in florence

nina azzarello

architecture

studio gang reveals design for arkansas art center

rob reuland

architecture

MINI hub installation in madrid rethinks the future of cities

ENORME Studio readers

technology

monocoque paddle canoe is crafted of copper-woven carbon fiber + classic teak wood

martin hislop

design

voitures extravert converts vintage porsche 911s into electric cars

kieron marchese

architecture

steve areen designed this tiny house to be as playful as possible

zach andrews

architecture

a museum that camouflages into the norwegian forest

rob reuland

design

this 1956 cherry red porsche tractor is up for auction, y'all

zach andrews

architecture

a layering courtyard in qianmen, beijing by archstudio

Wen-Qiang Han readers

technology

the nokia 8110 banana phone from 'the matrix' is back

kieron marchese

technology

drones carry dolce & gabbana's new handbags down the runway

kieron marchese

design

luka yasukawa's utena chair changes its shape to a stable structure when a load applied

luka yasukawa readers

architecture

richard meier's smith house celebrates 50th anniversary with new photographs

philip stevens

technology

peugeot rifter 4x4 camper van unveiled at geneva motor show 2018

martin hislop

technology

husqvarna motorcycles' lead designer on the unveil of its three urban explorers

zach andrews

architecture

an architectural vanishing act, the disappearance of the vernacular home

rob reuland

art

michelle rial shows us quantitative and qualitative data for, uh, everything

zach andrews

highlights

foiler the flying yacht soars over choppy waters with three times less wake than conventional yacht

sustainable LEGO made from plant-sourced plastics will launch in 2018

fondazione prada's OMA-designed tower will open to the public next month

facebook censors 30,000-year-old nude sculpture, venus of willendorf

the hater box by french artist parse/error is a reflection on the politically correct

ICY & SOT interview: iran's street art siblings on censorship, activism & advocacy

new york tower by DS+R and rockwell group tops out as hudson yards sets opening date

carsten höller and stefano mancuso blend slides + science at palazzo strozzi in florence

studio gang reveals design for arkansas art center

MINI hub installation in madrid rethinks the future of cities

monocoque paddle canoe is crafted of copper-woven carbon fiber + classic teak wood

voitures extravert converts vintage porsche 911s into electric cars

steve areen designed this tiny house to be as playful as possible

a museum that camouflages into the norwegian forest

this 1956 cherry red porsche tractor is up for auction, y'all

a layering courtyard in qianmen, beijing by archstudio

the nokia 8110 banana phone from 'the matrix' is back

drones carry dolce & gabbana's new handbags down the runway

luka yasukawa's utena chair changes its shape to a stable structure when a load applied

richard meier's smith house celebrates 50th anniversary with new photographs

peugeot rifter 4x4 camper van unveiled at geneva motor show 2018

husqvarna motorcycles' lead designer on the unveil of its three urban explorers

an architectural vanishing act, the disappearance of the vernacular home

michelle rial shows us quantitative and qualitative data for, uh, everything

inside 'la voile', norman foster’s former waterfront home on the french riviera

how the spectacular set design of alejandro g. iñárritu's digger unveils a wild masterpiece

380,000 LEGO flowers transform shanghai's concrete oil tank into botanical landscape

crafted from dual-tone solid oak, TUPI lamp by estudio gris resembles bird at rest

3D-printed brick phone brings back the art of simply answering calls

inside 'la voile', norman foster’s former waterfront home on the french riviera

how the spectacular set design of alejandro g. iñárritu's digger unveils a wild masterpiece

380,000 LEGO flowers transform shanghai's concrete oil tank into botanical landscape

crafted from dual-tone solid oak, TUPI lamp by estudio gris resembles bird at rest

3D-printed brick phone brings back the art of simply answering calls