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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.

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mitsuru yokoyama entwines traditional tatami craft in contemporary objects

tim spears

design

fran silvestre arquitectos redesigns turkish schooner to create all-white sailing vessel

philip stevens

art

roberto graziano moro documents the COVID-19 crisis in venice, italy, in its most critical moments

nina azzarello

architecture

tadao ando completes 'he art museum' in china ahead of october 2020 opening

philip stevens

art

the bejeweled rotting fruit sculptures of kathleen ryan exhibited online at karma gallery

sofia lekka angelopoulou

architecture

lllab. introduces a huge bamboo canopy and nest-like structures to beauty spot in china

lynne myers

architecture

private car showroom by bureau fraai in amsterdam frames views of iconic jaguar models

Bureau Fraai readers

design

pedro reyes + carla fernández on practice and personal life for friedman benda's 'design in dialogue'

nina azzarello

architecture

levin packer architects preserves an original ottoman structure for sofia hotel in israel

levin-packer readers

design

ILY-Ai is a three-wheeled electric scooter concept made from chestnut wood

MIKIYA KOBAYASHI readers

art

'amoji' depicts the clash between traditional and modern culture in africa

TouficBeyhum readers

architecture

takayuki suzuki architecture atelier drapes sheer fabric across the ceiling of japanese house

sofia lekka angelopoulou

architecture

terunobu fujimori installs ein stein teahouse on stilts at raketenstation hombroich

juliana neira

design

why this year’s shortlist of comedy wildlife photography awards confirms trend to humanize animals

juliana neira

technology

IKEA shares a glimpse of home life with imma: japan’s first virtual model

Midori Sugama readers

design

paul cocksedge gives fluidity to glass with 'SLUMP' tables at carpenters workshop gallery

philip stevens

architecture

G8A architecture & rollimarchini architekten add green façade to vietnam's jakob factory

juliana neira

architecture

michaelis boyd's arijiju house hybridizes european and kenyan architecture

kat barandy

technology

KLM & TU delft's energy-efficient flying-V aircraft model takes to the sky

juliana neira

design

dreamy underwater photography highlights jewelry submerged in clear blue finnish waters

Anna-Reetta readers

technology

virgil abloh and mercedes-benz remix the G-class as a race car for project geländewagen

nina azzarello

architecture

studio MK27 hides 'sand house' within the tropical coastline of northeastern brazil

philip stevens

architecture

PALMA's 'litibú' bungalow on the pacific coast of mexico measures just 50 square meters

philip stevens

art

faig ahmed's 'doubts' carpet seemingly drips into a whirling pool of patterns

nina azzarello

highlights

mitsuru yokoyama entwines traditional tatami craft in contemporary objects

fran silvestre arquitectos redesigns turkish schooner to create all-white sailing vessel

roberto graziano moro documents the COVID-19 crisis in venice, italy, in its most critical moments

tadao ando completes 'he art museum' in china ahead of october 2020 opening

the bejeweled rotting fruit sculptures of kathleen ryan exhibited online at karma gallery

lllab. introduces a huge bamboo canopy and nest-like structures to beauty spot in china

private car showroom by bureau fraai in amsterdam frames views of iconic jaguar models

pedro reyes + carla fernández on practice and personal life for friedman benda's 'design in dialogue'

levin packer architects preserves an original ottoman structure for sofia hotel in israel

ILY-Ai is a three-wheeled electric scooter concept made from chestnut wood

'amoji' depicts the clash between traditional and modern culture in africa

takayuki suzuki architecture atelier drapes sheer fabric across the ceiling of japanese house

terunobu fujimori installs ein stein teahouse on stilts at raketenstation hombroich

why this year’s shortlist of comedy wildlife photography awards confirms trend to humanize animals

IKEA shares a glimpse of home life with imma: japan’s first virtual model

paul cocksedge gives fluidity to glass with 'SLUMP' tables at carpenters workshop gallery

G8A architecture & rollimarchini architekten add green façade to vietnam's jakob factory

michaelis boyd's arijiju house hybridizes european and kenyan architecture

KLM & TU delft's energy-efficient flying-V aircraft model takes to the sky

dreamy underwater photography highlights jewelry submerged in clear blue finnish waters

virgil abloh and mercedes-benz remix the G-class as a race car for project geländewagen

studio MK27 hides 'sand house' within the tropical coastline of northeastern brazil

PALMA's 'litibú' bungalow on the pacific coast of mexico measures just 50 square meters

faig ahmed's 'doubts' carpet seemingly drips into a whirling pool of patterns

massimo dutti reincarnates 16th-century palace as rome flagship store

citroën revives the iconic 2 CV as a compact electric concept with a roll-up fabric roof

A' design award winners achieve real world impact through graphic design

BIG wins 'fountain plaza tirana' competition with building lifted above the public realm

what you'll see (in 3D) in the peter zumthor documentary by wim wenders

massimo dutti reincarnates 16th-century palace as rome flagship store

citroën revives the iconic 2 CV as a compact electric concept with a roll-up fabric roof

A' design award winners achieve real world impact through graphic design

BIG wins 'fountain plaza tirana' competition with building lifted above the public realm

what you'll see (in 3D) in the peter zumthor documentary by wim wenders