milton glaser, creator of ‘I ♥ NY’ logo, dies aged 91

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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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desserto, a highly sustainable plant-based vegan leather made from cactus

juliana neira

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berkay gursoy conceptualizes copic marker pen with a RGB slider

tim spears

architecture

alejandro sticotti's 'la pedrera' holiday home in uruguay takes in views of the atlantic ocean

philip stevens

architecture

audemars piguet's spiraling museum designed by BIG opens to the public in switzerland

philip stevens

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sho shibuya paints sunrises from a small window onto the new york times

lynne myers

design

sekhina handcrafts concrete switches + sockets as sustainable alternative to plastic

sofia lekka angelopoulou

architecture

MAD architects reveals plans for shenzhen bay culture park

philip stevens

architecture

simon astridge extends south london home to create a sanctuary with city views

philip stevens

architecture

interview: tom kundig discusses his collaborative, hands on approach to architecture

philip stevens

architecture

enter projects fuses 3D technology with local craftsmanship for vikasa yoga HQ in bangkok

nina azzarello

art

barcelona opera house reopens with a concert for more than 2,000 plants

juliana neira

architecture

partners hill + hogg & lamb compose the breezy and poetic 'mermaid multihouse' in australia

kat barandy

architecture

dada envisions modular floating dwelling units for coastal communities over the world

DADA readers

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'the urgency to slow down' imagines transportation as giant green planters

Nicolas readers

architecture

be'er sheva, israel's brutalist desert city photographed by stefano perego

Stefano Perego readers

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CEDIT - ceramiche d'italia chimera collection inspired by mythological hybrids

tim spears

architecture

a chaotic cluster of vibrant dwellings makes up the newly imagined sonora art village

kat barandy

design

the story behind the pontiac ghost car - the first fully-sized transparent car in america

juliana neira

architecture

alfredo vanotti preserves and renovates farm building in italy to create 'ca' giovanni'

philip stevens

architecture

gnocchi+danesi architects' modular mountain refuge can be located anywhere

kat barandy

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ane lykke uses traditional japanese woodworking technique in kurenai light object

juliana neira

design

'into the wild' bus airlifted from remote alaskan landscape in light of public safety concerns

nina azzarello

architecture

BAAQ' arranges four wood + concrete volumes into 'casa naila' house in oaxaca, mexico

sofia lekka angelopoulou

architecture

openable timber screens clad house CG by pedro henrique arquiteto in portugal

lynne myers

highlights

desserto, a highly sustainable plant-based vegan leather made from cactus

berkay gursoy conceptualizes copic marker pen with a RGB slider

alejandro sticotti's 'la pedrera' holiday home in uruguay takes in views of the atlantic ocean

audemars piguet's spiraling museum designed by BIG opens to the public in switzerland

sho shibuya paints sunrises from a small window onto the new york times

sekhina handcrafts concrete switches + sockets as sustainable alternative to plastic

MAD architects reveals plans for shenzhen bay culture park

simon astridge extends south london home to create a sanctuary with city views

interview: tom kundig discusses his collaborative, hands on approach to architecture

enter projects fuses 3D technology with local craftsmanship for vikasa yoga HQ in bangkok

barcelona opera house reopens with a concert for more than 2,000 plants

partners hill + hogg & lamb compose the breezy and poetic 'mermaid multihouse' in australia

dada envisions modular floating dwelling units for coastal communities over the world

'the urgency to slow down' imagines transportation as giant green planters

be'er sheva, israel's brutalist desert city photographed by stefano perego

CEDIT - ceramiche d'italia chimera collection inspired by mythological hybrids

a chaotic cluster of vibrant dwellings makes up the newly imagined sonora art village

the story behind the pontiac ghost car - the first fully-sized transparent car in america

alfredo vanotti preserves and renovates farm building in italy to create 'ca' giovanni'

gnocchi+danesi architects' modular mountain refuge can be located anywhere

ane lykke uses traditional japanese woodworking technique in kurenai light object

'into the wild' bus airlifted from remote alaskan landscape in light of public safety concerns

BAAQ' arranges four wood + concrete volumes into 'casa naila' house in oaxaca, mexico

openable timber screens clad house CG by pedro henrique arquiteto in portugal

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

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

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

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

pedrali converts temporary wooden pavilion into permanent community hub

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

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

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

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

pedrali converts temporary wooden pavilion into permanent community hub