MVRDV designs the tiffany & co. beijing flagship with a luminous skin of vertical glass fins which softly glow in tiffany blue.
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MVRDV (232)
as we wrap up 2025, these are the ten installations that capture the year’s evolving sensory and spatial imagination.
restaurant and café design (929)
the material palette is intentionally restrained and minimal, preserving the character of the former cold-storage facility.
various associates forms scattered, stone-like structures emerging from the terrain, blending architecture with the valley landscape.
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india mahdavi (17)
designboom speaks with mahdavi and luca pronzato about the origins of their collaboration and the making of this multisensory dining experience.
AGO projects showcases new work by kueng caputo in a display dubbed hallo, sunshine from october 15 to november 2, 2024.
art interviews (186)
guided 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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the installation draws on provençal winter rituals, the gros souper, the cacho fio and epiphany.
We Are Ona (5)
designboom speaks with mahdavi and luca pronzato about the origins of their collaboration and the making of this multisensory dining experience.
from major exhibitions at the rencontres d’arles and LUMA arles, to pop-up dinners and open architectural projects, here's what to visit this summer in the french city.
pink (42)
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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the design takes the familiar elements of frosting, piped borders, and sugar decorations and reworks them into architectural motifs.
art basel paris/design miami.paris 2025 (8)
on 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.
the 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)
carbon rods, 3D printed joints, and kite-canvas discs form its lightweight structure.
brought to CES 2026 in las vegas, the car manufacturer’s GLC model is dubbed the first vehicle with vegan fittings in the cabin.
interactive installation (516)
the site-specific public artwork produces a sequence of changing visual perspectives.
oas/s-ely installation operates as both an architectural object and an interactive platform.
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climate change (194)
the manufacturer relies on what it describes as a ‘new-cycling’ process, where the mixed plastic waste is fused directly into usable blocks.
thanks to the active creatives making the shift, the future of pyrotechnic shows can light up the environment quietly, cleanly, and still brightly.
exhibition design (758)
discover curatio by thomas haarmann at maison&objet 2026, where sixty international creators redefine the art of rarity through collectible craft.
the exhibition, which runs until march 14th, 2026, marks cornell’s first solo presentation in paris in more than forty years.
wood and timber architecture and design (1369)
locally sourced limestone, wood, lime plaster, and hemp define the material palette.
players construct speculative houses using wooden components, acrylic figures representing characters, and action cards derived from scenes of domestic life.
ulf mejergren architects (UMA) (33)
ancient oaks inspire an immersive sculptural space where children explore, learn, and connect with nature.
lift house, both a conceptual and functional prototype, can be elevated above ground level during extreme weather events.
exhibitions (165)
explore our monthly round up of must-see art, design, and architecture exhibitions to check out around the world.
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the show examines how art has confronted genocide, ethnic cleansing, war crimes, and crimes against humanity.
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charles ray (4)
the show invites visitors to move from reading to presence and translate the multidisciplinary spirit of the journal into space.
accompanying charles ray's reflective piece is christopher wool's 'crosstown traffic,' his largest piece to date and first-ever mosaic.
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Yoko Ono (4)
the japanese photographer's image of john lennon and yoko ono for double fantasy was taken three months before the beatles’ singer died.
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yoko ono is inviting the world to IMAGINE PEACE by staging a new global intervention throughout the world’s most prominent digital screens.
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