in addition to its retail space, the cacaolab flagship store features a bakery, café, and museum.
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other projects (3)
concrete, grey brick, corten steel, combined with traditional pitched roof forms, blend together to build the project.
SFMOMA (8)
the tree-like sculptures greet visitors before they enter the museum with sounds such as foghorns, ocean waves, sea lions and more.
designboom spoke with curator rudolf frieling about paik's role in establishing the field of 'video art', and his transnational work and life.
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comme des garçons (9)
dover street market unveils its new store in paris, scheduled to open its doors on may 24th, 2024.
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a tiny exhibition of three rare tin chairs designed by fashion designer rei kawakubo just ended at design gallery LICHT in ikejiri ohashi, tokyo.
connections: +810
cassina (21)
designboom speaks to philippe starck about his inspirations, and the priorities of sustainability and peace in today's world.
bottega veneta reimagines le corbusier's boxy 'LC14 tabouret cabanon' tables with custom leatherwork for milan design week.
fragmentos (3)
portuguese studio fragmentos revives a building on lisbon's possidónio da silva street with its recently completed renovation project.
zooming out, the transition between the construction and the landscape appears harmonious, privileging tranquillity and nature.
lance rake (4)
the body and neck of the electric guitar ukulele, or guitalele, were machined from a single piece of ash, and the top was 3D printed for the electronics.
what began in kathmandu as an exploration in bamboo frame geometry with ABARI, was ultimately realized in charred oak and leather to create the cooper barrel stave bike.
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sala hars (3)
the architects create a dynamic display system through a procession of enfilades for tiempos flagship store.
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the design draws from the dynamic tokyo streets and the rhythmic persistence of parisian porticoes and enfilades.
denver art museum (8)
the exhibition invites us 'to heighten our senses, more closely observe the world around us, and engage in cathartic, quiet moments,' curator darrin alfred tells designboom.
the exhibition unfolds as a sequence of otherworldly environments that transition between light and dark, intimate and grand, organic and orthogonal.
wim delvoye (6)
marble circuits, playful yet destructive, intersect neoclassical-inspired marble sculptures and warhol prints to question the order of things.
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the exhibition showcases the full range of delvoye’s work from his early days up to present day, including his recent replicas of construction machinery and vehicles using gothic-style ornaments.
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omar lópez bautista (3)
the originally inaccessible site has pushed the architect to complete the entire project manually, without the use of heavy machinery.
by reducing the foundation area, 'bungalow H' appears to float a few centimeters above ground.
gallery FUMI (9)
the show brings together a striking new body of work in carved wood and stone, revealing the artist's craftmanship and unorthodox experimentation with natural materials.
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a commission by gallery FUMI for design miami, jeremy anderson’s human-sized clay lamps are accompanied by a suspended lighting installation of the same totemic kind.
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dubbeldam (4)
a contemporary twist on the A-frame, two split volumes curate distinct views and elevations while evoking layers of shale rocks found across the site.
the previously long, narrow home has been opened up on all levels, with the rear portion of the dwelling clad with black vertical boards to attract the sun's rays.
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tropical space (13)
brick walls at the terra cotta workshop serve multiple functions -- they provide shade and control airflow, while low windows limit the angle of sunlight.
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the house is enclosed by a porous brick facade to lend privacy while allowing breezes, filtered sunlight, and plantings.
camarim arquitectos (5)
camarim arquitetos has unveiled its latest project, house no. 11, the renovation of a historic building in lisbon's santa isabel neighborhood.
this outdoor pergola tells its own story with a unique architecture vernacular and stand out from the landscape almost as a monument.
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dassault systemes (21)
tom savage, head of design and engineering at ruroc, delves into their design process, athlete feedback, and the transformative impact of dassault systèmes’ 3DEXPERIENCE platform.
connections: 63
'the shape captures the moment where art meets science,' begins industrial designer takumi yamamoto in an interview with dassault systèmes.
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naoya matsumoto (4)
clay walls envelop the space, aiming to evoke the sensation of emerging from soil.
a clear, concise structure for plenus inc.'s creative branding team, each floor is characterized by its own material and color palette.
connections: +1020
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