Mar 03, 2026the polished stainless steel fence developed into a recognizable marker within immigrant neighborhoods, carrying layered cultural and socioeconomic connotations.
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chair design (761)
Mar 03, 2026
Mar 03, 2026made from expanded polystyrene, designer max lamb made 431 chairs for the show, arranged in uniform rows inside palazzo san fedele.
exhibitions (187)
opening march 6th in new york city, the whitney biennial 2026 explores identity, diaspora, and cultural exchange in america.
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Mar 01, 2026explore our monthly round up of must-see art, design, and architecture exhibitions to check out around the world.
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watches (15)
Feb 24, 2026the stepped levels create measurable depth, and their edges cast controlled shadows that function as precise visual guides.
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Dec 19, 2025happy time operates as a small, conceptual sculpture for the wrist, offering a slowed, ambiguous experience of duration.
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timepiece design (429)
Feb 28, 2026each dial shows the real day cycle of that planet, so the clock doesn’t calculate time digitally but copies planetary spin to show day and night.
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using the brand’s ROCS system, the design shows time through rotating discs instead of hands.
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stuart semple (6)
Dec 19, 2025happy time operates as a small, conceptual sculpture for the wrist, offering a slowed, ambiguous experience of duration.
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Jun 05, 2025the floral field is filled with chrysanthemums, freesias, roses, scarlet pimpernel, crocuses, and pink magnolias sculpted from sustainable bioresin.
architecture in spain (767)
Feb 27, 2026these impepinable studio-designed offices for agrosemillas reinterpret industrial construction with reused shipping containers.
Feb 24, 2026the milestone positions the cross as the highest point of the basilica and finalizes the grouping of its six central towers.
luca poian forms (17)
Feb 03, 2026this museum in madrid is envisioned with a soft ETFE facade to balance its infrastructural scale.
Dec 18, 2025designed by luca poian forms and frade arquitectos, 'espardenyer' proposes a climate responsive congress centre for elche, spain.
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facades (464)
Mar 02, 2026exposed reinforced concrete defines the material expression.
Feb 28, 2026terraced courtyards extend the interplay between solid and void.
interactive installation (542)
a cubic image body is constructed from 144 vertical glass strips.
Mar 04, 2026the project transforms sand into an interactive medium that invites play, reflection, and collective gathering.
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public art (746)
Mar 03, 2026emily quandahl and madeline cochran's 'quilt shanty' transforms a hoop house into a patchwork artwork on lake harriet outside minneapolis.
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Feb 26, 2026rootstudio’s interventions in oaxaca integrate perforated metal structures to bring public art to public transport.
carsten holler (28)
Dec 18, 2025calibrated to complete a full rotation every two minutes, the work takes a familiar fairground structure and transforms it into a sculptural environment.
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Oct 03, 2025artist carsten höller brings an interactive installation, stockholm slides, to moderna museet as an artwork for exhilaration.
pink (45)
Mar 04, 2026the 180-square-meter space combines record retail, vinyl listening zones, a photo studio and community infrastructure.
Mar 02, 2026gradient pink mirrors line the preserved brick perimeter.
architecture in tokyo (367)
Feb 19, 2026the architects wrap the plot in a continuous wall that is slightly opened on one side, as if peeling back packaging.
Feb 10, 2026the bar’s renewed blue door acts as a visual marker against an existing concrete facade.
kazuyo sejima (39)
Dec 18, 2025sejima frames the project as a garden-like environment that operates on its own sense of time.
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Oct 09, 2025gentle organic shapes and layered transparencies produce a sense of movement, like stepping into a turning kaleidoscope.
retail interiors (826)
Mar 04, 2026the 180-square-meter space combines record retail, vinyl listening zones, a photo studio and community infrastructure.
Mar 02, 2026gradient pink mirrors line the preserved brick perimeter.
ambiente (7)
Dec 18, 2025the selection highlights craftsmanship material quality while reflecting how hospitality interiors now blend dining, lounging, working, and arrival zones.
connections: 7
Dec 10, 2024ambiente trends 25+ - DEEP, REAL, and EASE - offer a glimpse into the future of living and working from 7-11 february, 2025.
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