tuwaiq sculpture 2026 curators on turning monumental stone into convivial urban tools

tuwaiq sculpture 2026 curators on turning monumental stone into convivial urban tools

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interviews

designboom interviews the world's top architects, artists, designers, curators, and innovators. discover our in-depth conversations delving into the minds and creative processes of the leading protagonists in the field, and don't miss our filmed video interviews from the early 2000s: treasures on tape from the designboom archives.

a language beyond words: karolina wiktor traces post-stroke motherhood in warsaw

weronika gęsicka questions factual truth sources with unique encyclopaedia of fake entries

retrofitting the present: assemble’s approach to a collective future

'we have to respect history': freddy mamani on constructing utopia through radical repair

myrto katsikopoulou

'I know that art can change the world': paola pivi on freedom, joy, and her AGWA exhibition

'I don't agree with the idea of utopia': sir peter cook on optimism and the power of drawing

benoît maubrey builds a world of speaking sculptures from recycled sound

matthew burgos

'this is freedom': yorgos lanthimos on photography beyond cinema

'raw geological poetry': how SolidNature interprets stone into an architecture of emotions

claire brodka

ferréol babin renders french countryside on hand-carved furniture for friedman benda show

teapots, fish, and trucks: inside ghana's extraordinary figurative coffins

inside albania's creative construction boom, through the eyes of global architects

how the curatorial team of noor riyadh 2025 turned the city into a journey of light and time

eirini ilia

delphine dénéréaz weaves provençal memory into Hermès’ winter windows in shanghai

noor riyadh sheds light on how public art can create a more livable, connected city

eirini ilia

harry rigalo discusses material, process, and presence between design and sculpture

tanween collaborates with dubai design week & isola design group enriching gulf ecosystem

eirini ilia

tanween impacts regional dialogue by being 'designed for the community, by the community'

eirini ilia

'I don't believe in velvet ropes': inside the ritz-carlton new york, NoMad's convivial luxury

aditya mandlik on turning decomposition into design in a pavilion built with 10,000 worms

besley & spresser transform asbestos into carbon-negative architectural materials

'a life-giving approach is needed': doyenne studio on how feminine literacy rewires design

who owns geometry anyway? adam pendleton debuts furniture typologies at friedman benda

common names exhibition 'unspoken codes' fosters space for voices left unheard

eirini ilia

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mirrored acrylic skin dissolves cube pavilion into its surroundings in mexico

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sardinian school wraps in perforated aluminum facade to enclose flexible agorà

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tob.studio’s timber bike station in germany resembles stacked log pile

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from laboratory waste to art, discarded research prototypes transform into sculptural objects

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reclaiming swiss auto waste, it all remains turns decommissioned cars into building resources

hollowed quartzite and steel form concav book, a magnetic bookend luminaire

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events guide

designboom radar: exhibitions to see around the world this october

designboom's event guide is your go-to for discovering must-visit events in design, architecture, and art. it lists upcoming exhibitions, fairs, conferences, and workshops.

designboom radar: exhibitions to see around the world this october

Fujiko Nakaya: Fog Sculpture in the Sculpture Garden

Berlin, Germany 30 Apr – 25 Oct 2026

Verner Panton: Form, Colour, Space

Weil am Rhein, Germany 23 May 2026 – 09 May 2027

Marina Abramović: Transforming Energy

Venice, Italy 06 Mar – 19 Oct 2026

Water Works: In the Flow of Making

Tokyo, Japan 10 Sep – 29 Nov 2026

CHIHULY: Venice 2026

Venice, Italy 05 May – 14 Nov 2026

Marina Abramović: Seven Deaths

Frederiksberg, Denmark 14 Mar – 30 Nov 2026

MAKE IT MAKE SENSE — German Design Graduates 2026

Munich, Germany 16 Oct – 29 Nov 2026

Elmgreen & Dragset: Stillleben mit Gemüse

Frankfurt, Germany 20 May 2026 – 17 Jan 2027

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Flip lenticular earrings based on a lenticular multi-view display system

A.pair

south korea $ 38

Airframe - picture frame brings the window seat indoors

TEEV

south korea ~~$ 99~~ $ 89

V / envelope and key holder is an elegant bill organizer

ChiHong

taiwan $ 55

Custom Wall Mural - Dinaric

MARTINA BANOZIC TEXTILES

croatia from $ 89

Kung fu time clock shows a classic image of chinese martial arts

whenwatch

china from ~~$ 110~~ $ 95

Souleaf wall art visualizes the luminous photosynthetic process

ilsangisang

south korea $ 28

architects are assholes mugs make a cheeky statement

krista jahnke

canada $ 21.95

Magnetic Vase - Unique Table Centerpiece | Set of 5

Peleg Design

US $ 49.90

Knit necklace, 3D printed statement necklace

monocircus

japan $ 162

Feel the nature with the sticker that can be attached anywhere (pressed flower, nature, fruit)

Appree

south korea ~~$ 15~~ $ 12

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competitions

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

The Oak Moon Pavilion $ 9,120.00 USD deadline: march 1st, 2027

Underbridge #2 $ 9,290.00 USD deadline: october 19th, 2026

grippin’ $ 3,000.00 USD deadline: april 30th, 2027

Kinderspace: Architecture for Children's Development competition / Edition #4 $ 11,773.00 USD deadline: november 30th, 2026

The Architect’s Chair Stockholm Furniture Fair Edition $ 9,120.00 USD deadline: january 5th, 2027

2026 TITAN Property Awards Season 2 deadline: november 5th, 2026

2027 French Design Awards deadline: april 6th, 2027

Vancouver Tall Challenge $ 15,000.00 USD deadline: november 30th, 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

The Oak Moon Pavilion $ 9,120.00 USD deadline: march 1st, 2027

Underbridge #2 $ 9,290.00 USD deadline: october 19th, 2026

grippin’ $ 3,000.00 USD deadline: april 30th, 2027

Kinderspace: Architecture for Children's Development competition / Edition #4 $ 11,773.00 USD deadline: november 30th, 2026

The Architect’s Chair Stockholm Furniture Fair Edition $ 9,120.00 USD deadline: january 5th, 2027

2026 TITAN Property Awards Season 2 deadline: november 5th, 2026

2027 French Design Awards deadline: april 6th, 2027

Vancouver Tall Challenge $ 15,000.00 USD deadline: november 30th, 2026

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courses

Sustainable Architectural Design Program by My Archischool deadline: december 31st, 2026

Train Your Own Architectural AI-Model by My Archischool deadline: december 31st, 2026