the 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)
made 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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explore our monthly round up of must-see art, design, and architecture exhibitions to check out around the world.
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watches (15)
the stepped levels create measurable depth, and their edges cast controlled shadows that function as precise visual guides.
connections: +440
happy time operates as a small, conceptual sculpture for the wrist, offering a slowed, ambiguous experience of duration.
connections: +450
timepiece design (429)
each 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.
connections: +440
stuart semple (6)
happy time operates as a small, conceptual sculpture for the wrist, offering a slowed, ambiguous experience of duration.
connections: +450
the floral field is filled with chrysanthemums, freesias, roses, scarlet pimpernel, crocuses, and pink magnolias sculpted from sustainable bioresin.
architecture in spain (767)
these impepinable studio-designed offices for agrosemillas reinterpret industrial construction with reused shipping containers.
the milestone positions the cross as the highest point of the basilica and finalizes the grouping of its six central towers.
luca poian forms (17)
this museum in madrid is envisioned with a soft ETFE facade to balance its infrastructural scale.
designed by luca poian forms and frade arquitectos, 'espardenyer' proposes a climate responsive congress centre for elche, spain.
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facades (464)
exposed reinforced concrete defines the material expression.
terraced courtyards extend the interplay between solid and void.
interactive installation (542)
a cubic image body is constructed from 144 vertical glass strips.
the project transforms sand into an interactive medium that invites play, reflection, and collective gathering.
connections: +570
public art (746)
emily quandahl and madeline cochran's 'quilt shanty' transforms a hoop house into a patchwork artwork on lake harriet outside minneapolis.
connections: +830
rootstudio’s interventions in oaxaca integrate perforated metal structures to bring public art to public transport.
carsten holler (28)
calibrated 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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artist carsten höller brings an interactive installation, stockholm slides, to moderna museet as an artwork for exhilaration.
pink (45)
the 180-square-meter space combines record retail, vinyl listening zones, a photo studio and community infrastructure.
gradient pink mirrors line the preserved brick perimeter.
architecture in tokyo (367)
the architects wrap the plot in a continuous wall that is slightly opened on one side, as if peeling back packaging.
the bar’s renewed blue door acts as a visual marker against an existing concrete facade.
kazuyo sejima (39)
sejima frames the project as a garden-like environment that operates on its own sense of time.
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gentle organic shapes and layered transparencies produce a sense of movement, like stepping into a turning kaleidoscope.
retail interiors (826)
the 180-square-meter space combines record retail, vinyl listening zones, a photo studio and community infrastructure.
gradient pink mirrors line the preserved brick perimeter.
ambiente (7)
the selection highlights craftsmanship material quality while reflecting how hospitality interiors now blend dining, lounging, working, and arrival zones.
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ambiente 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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