Oct 31, 2025named the ‘tearful eye sticker’ by the convenience store familymart, the design shows a cartoon character with a message that says, ‘please help.’
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Oct 23, 2025yào original's minimal visual system celebrates heritage, tactility, and material honesty.
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Jan 02, 2026this hybrid object combines robotic precision with tactile materials and slow, repetitive motion.
Jan 01, 2026unlike their traditional counterparts, designer ryosuke fukosada crafts his pendulum and cuckoo clocks with evenly spaced holes on their surfaces.
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built with a 3D printed case, the miniature device runs on rechargeable battery and has only one control button.
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Oct 31, 2025dubbed the art toy x32 and x77, the collection is made of resin and all crafted by hand, from the smallest detail to pouring and casting.
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Dec 23, 2025from gustaf westman's spiral baguette holder to vollebak's virus-killing jacket, designboom looks back at the top fashion stories that defined the year.
Dec 17, 2025the startup everbloom describes the output as softer than merino, more indulgent than cashmere, and stronger than silk.
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Jan 08, 2026brought to CES 2026 in las vegas, the car manufacturer’s GLC model is dubbed the first vehicle with vegan fittings in the cabin.
Dec 15, 2025our list showcases designers and manufacturers presenting upgraded vehicles that explore future mobility, updated classic forms, and mixed-use materials.
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Oct 22, 2025bespoke craftsmanship defines the phantom centenary's interior, featuring 3D marquetry on wood, laser-etched leather, and ink painted seats with 160,000 stitches.
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Jul 08, 2025rolls-royce reveals the embroidered phantom dentelle in dubai, a one-of-one inspired finished with more than 160,000 stitches.
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masterplans and urban revitalization (53)
Jan 08, 2026nomadic traditions of movement and adaptability inform the city’s spatial structure.
Dec 11, 2025MVRDV’s plum village will deliver timber structures and landscapes that support retreat life through environmentally-responsive design.
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Nov 18, 2025snøhetta draws inspiration from the rhine, as the opera house's interiors read as an eroded cavern in central düsseldorf.
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Nov 13, 2025BIG's new hamburg state opera will expand outward like ripples on the surface of the water.
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Jan 13, 2026MVRDV designs the tiffany & co. beijing flagship with a luminous skin of vertical glass fins which softly glow in tiffany blue.
Dec 31, 2025as we wrap up 2025, these are the ten installations that capture the year’s evolving sensory and spatial imagination.
landscape architecture and design (112)
Jan 13, 2026designed by gad, the slender tower serves as a viewing structure within a developing lakeside park.
Jan 08, 2026for the seating elements, hsc designs incorporates repurposed tires and timber.
artificial intelligence (501)
Jan 05, 2026both a home and outdoor assistive device, the rolling gadget uses AI and LiDAR to understand its surroundings and sends out light to measure distance.
Dec 30, 2025instead of fur and paws, the .lumen device uses cameras, sensors, artificial intelligence, and robotics to assist the user.
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Oct 26, 2025on view at design miami.paris 2025 until october 26th, the ‘resonating ping pong table, song no. 1 (2025)’ is reminiscent of a xylophone and sound bath in one.
Oct 24, 2025the exhibition, debuting in paris during art basel, is centered on a groundbreaking textile that translates the artist’s ongoing series 'light and shadow inside me'.
textile and fabric art (81)
Jan 08, 2026carbon rods, 3D printed joints, and kite-canvas discs form its lightweight structure.
Jan 08, 2026brought to CES 2026 in las vegas, the car manufacturer’s GLC model is dubbed the first vehicle with vegan fittings in the cabin.
restaurant and café design (929)
Jan 12, 2026the material palette is intentionally restrained and minimal, preserving the character of the former cold-storage facility.
Jan 07, 2026various associates forms scattered, stone-like structures emerging from the terrain, blending architecture with the valley landscape.
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Dec 29, 2025guided by curatorial lead mami kataoka, curators sara almutlaq and li zhenhua explore time, memory, speed, and everyday life for noor riyadh 2025.
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Dec 25, 2025the installation draws on provençal winter rituals, the gros souper, the cacho fio and epiphany.
india mahdavi (17)
Oct 22, 2025designboom speaks with mahdavi and luca pronzato about the origins of their collaboration and the making of this multisensory dining experience.
Oct 24, 2024AGO projects showcases new work by kueng caputo in a display dubbed hallo, sunshine from october 15 to november 2, 2024.
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