in milan, diesel builds a temporary club where the audience becomes part of the show
at milan fashion week 2026, glenn martens stages his final show inside studio dennis vanderbroeck’s club set with 200 performers.
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diesel unearths 50,000 old props, inflatables and memorabilia for FW 2026 runway set
a set full of installation built from the brand’s memories since 1978, the space works like a scene after a party, with items place across the floor.
curved mirrored steel walls multiply one tree into forest at infinite grove pavilion in shanghai
when on the move, different trees reshape the reflected landscape while the pavilion structure remains unchanged.
alaïa reopens shanghai boutique with perforated facade and curved interior
the boutique brings together contrasting materials, sculptural furniture, and a contemporary artwork by guan xiao.
studiomateriality translates lucha libre into green-lit, stainless-steel bar in athens
ochotac is a mexican-inspired bar where architecture, graphic identity and food culture come together through a bold material and visual language.
mirrors, ribbed glass, and light boxes open up a narrow amsterdam townhouse
kubota & bachmann architects reconfigures the traditional 1890 home into a fluid living environment.
MSCHF bends and twists LEXUS cars into surreal full-scale sculptures
two vehicles are stretched into impossible geometries, translating squash-and-stretch animation into full-scale automotive sculpture.
not for automotive use: MSCHF recycles parts of mercedes-AMG’s sports car into furniture
for the first time since its founding, the art collective opens its garage door to the public for the exhibition, which runs between may 14th and 17th, 2025.
artists reimagine LEXUS LS Concept to explore how mobility shapes individual lifestyles
lexus joins milan design week 2026 with SPACE, an installation reimagining the LS CONCEPT through the lens of four global creative teams.
seabrook studio envisions lexus ex truck concept with sculpted curves and elevated stance
the concept explores how lexus design language adapts to off-road use.
seoul design award 2026 reveals top 10 finalists and launches public grand prize voting
global public voting for the seoul design award 2026 is now open to shape the final results.
global designers invited to showcase sustainable impact at seoul design award 2026
the seoul design award 2026 issues a final call for global designers creating impactful solutions that rebuild communities after crisis.
peter zumthor's expanded fondation beyeler opens to the public
the new wyss museum, ammann pavilion, and erlen torhaus extend the museum’s relationship with its landscape while opening the former private park to the public.
peter zumthor's fondation beyeler extension set to progressively open starting this fall
first images of the swiss museum's peter zumthor extension are unveiled, with the full opening scheduled for january 2027.
‘powerful designs keep asking questions’ next gen winner maria gil on craft and identity
maria gil reflects on moving from self-production to brand partnerships as she crafts furniture with emotional and cultural endurance.
mushlume co-creates with living organisms to grow design objects at MADE: bush terminal
mushlume transforms hemp byproducts and living mushroom roots into class A fire-rated, sound-absorbing lighting fixtures.
how jerzy became jorge: the polish-born architect who became a brazilian icon
from warsaw to são paulo the modernist architect jorge zalszupin developed a design language that's inextricable from his life in multiple worlds.
dark timber A&A house reinterprets traditional barn form within polish pine forest
shaped by the existing trees, terrain, and changing seasons, the home is designed to feel less like an object in the landscape and more like a natural part of it.
oversized flowers, terrazzo, and pop references ornament zyva studio’s paris showroom
zyva studio turns the apartment of its founder, anthony authié, into a manifesto for neo-ornament.
zyva studio's 'straight curves' apartment brings vibrant digital motifs to paris
zyva studio transforms the haussmannian apartment with a contemporary style, celebrating the dichotomous dialogue.
apple opens 600-capacity music venue inside london's battersea power station
the london space lets artists play a concert, record it, mix it and turn it into a global broadcast without leaving the building.
meet iPhone duo: apple's first foldable smartphone
the 'duo', apple’s first foldable iphone, pairs two screens with a 100-part hinge, opening into a 7.6-inch workspace.
optician’s shop turned art installation satirizes bio-tracking tech at uncanny shifts
ellinor aurora aasgaard and zayne armstrong's installation opens a world of medieval-ish gyms, exploding smartwatches, and a trip through our tech-enabled lives.
a satellite-connected smartwatch that could save lives anywhere on earth
the device enables emergency communication in areas without mobile signal.
each season, vienna state opera turns its safety curtain into a work of contemporary art
from anselm kiefer to david hockney, the series invites leading contemporary artists to transform the boundary between audience and stage since 1998.
27 storeys revisits vienna’s alterlaa and its utopian promise of collective living
director bianca gliessinger looks into how apartments here have historically brought 'the greatest happiness for the greatest number of people.’
gaetano pesce foundation launches to preserve and continue the architect's practice
the new nonprofit brings together pesce’s archive, scholarship, exhibitions, and authorized editions under a board of longtime collaborators and colleagues.
gaetano pesce’s radical vision for colorful offices on view at pulp galerie in paris
revisiting a radical 1990s office space, gaetano pesce’s legendary 'chiat\day new york project' is reconstructed for pulp galerie in paris.
europe’s largest carbon capture facility sends CO₂ from the netherlands to norway
captured in the netherlands, shipped across borders and buried 2,600 meters below the seabed, carbon becomes a new kind of industrial cargo
mushroom-inspired devices convert wasted energy into reusable power to charge gadgets
the three modules collect the electromagnetic fields from around the house and store them into the devices so owners can reuse them.
C40 cities have built a framework for climate action, but which ones are actually delivering?
a closer look at emissions trajectories reveals a smaller group of cities that have turned those mechanisms into measurable reductions.
joris laarman proposes a softer future for concrete and plywood at friedman benda
designboom meets the dutch designer at friedman benda NYC, where he discusses collaborations with living systems through material intelligence.
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2027 French Design Awards deadline: april 6th, 2027 2026 TITAN Property Awards Season 2 deadline: november 5th, 2026 Re:Form - New Life for Old Spaces Edition #3 $ 11,618.00 USD deadline: october 12th, 2026 New York High Falls Riverfront Market $ 10,000.00 USD deadline: january 18th, 2027 The Architect’s Chair Stockholm Furniture Fair Edition $ 9,120.00 USD deadline: january 5th, 2027 Valli Wine Tasting Room $ 11,632.00 USD deadline: february 15th, 2027 The Oak Moon Pavilion $ 9,120.00 USD deadline: march 1st, 2027 Kinderspace: Architecture for Children's Development competition / Edition #4 $ 11,773.00 USD deadline: november 30th, 2026 Portugal Long Table Restaurant $ 11,635.00 USD deadline: january 11th, 2027 Kingspan MICROHOME 2026 $ 115,875.00 USD deadline: november 2nd, 2026 all competitions
2027 French Design Awards deadline: april 6th, 2027 
2026 TITAN Property Awards Season 2 deadline: november 5th, 2026 
Re:Form - New Life for Old Spaces Edition #3 $ 11,618.00 USD deadline: october 12th, 2026 
New York High Falls Riverfront Market $ 10,000.00 USD deadline: january 18th, 2027 
The Architect’s Chair Stockholm Furniture Fair Edition $ 9,120.00 USD deadline: january 5th, 2027 
Valli Wine Tasting Room $ 11,632.00 USD deadline: february 15th, 2027 
The Oak Moon Pavilion $ 9,120.00 USD deadline: march 1st, 2027 
Kinderspace: Architecture for Children's Development competition / Edition #4 $ 11,773.00 USD deadline: november 30th, 2026 
Portugal Long Table Restaurant $ 11,635.00 USD deadline: january 11th, 2027 
Kingspan MICROHOME 2026 $ 115,875.00 USD deadline: november 2nd, 2026 
