Mar 06, 2026OMA’s mushroom pavilion opens at casa wabi in mexico as a concrete structure designed for community gathering and mushroom cultivation.
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architecture in mexico (712)
Mar 06, 2026
Feb 28, 2026latticework, clay floors, glass, and iron complement the material palette.
denim (32)
Nov 14, 2025the gym interior is reinterpreted as a spatial installation rather than a functional room.
Apr 17, 2023'more or less' showcases a triptych of jeans-shaped cabinets and a fifteen-meter long private denim jet - all made using recycled G-star jeans.
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interactive installation (542)
a cubic image body is constructed from 144 vertical glass strips.
Mar 04, 2026the project transforms sand into an interactive medium that invites play, reflection, and collective gathering.
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interiors (33)
Mar 02, 2026gradient pink mirrors line the preserved brick perimeter.
Feb 22, 2026each imaginary scene begins as a physically constructed cubic room built from scratch.
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sports centers (54)
Mar 01, 2026geometric volumes reinterpret distant mountains and nearby waters in architectural form.
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Nov 26, 2025the complex combines athletic, commercial, and public programs within a single framework.
textile and fabric art (87)
Mar 09, 2026jack craig transforms carpets into textured furniture forms through heat and pressure.
Mar 03, 2026emily quandahl and madeline cochran's 'quilt shanty' transforms a hoop house into a patchwork artwork on lake harriet outside minneapolis.
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paola pivi (16)
Nov 14, 2025designboom speaks with the italian artist about the making of 'Ι don’t like it, Ι love it', the importance of freedom, and why the 'impossible' is often just the beginning.
connections: +610
Jun 24, 2025the inflatable artwork is on view until september 7th, 2026, as part of the 'euphoria: art is in the air' exhibition by the balloon museum.
exhibitions (190)
Mar 10, 2026galerie philia’s 'human after all' exhibition brings sculptural design by emerging korean designers into a former bathhouse in seoul.
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Mar 08, 2026ferréol babin discusses woodcarving and painted pastoral scenes across his friedman benda exhibition 'in a landscape'.
art interviews (188)
Mar 07, 2026discussing with designboom, tschumi reflects on long-term fieldwork, ethical representation, and how death rituals function as social and visual continuities.
connections: +420
Mar 06, 2026on pedro friedeberg's passing, we revisit our 2014 interview with the artist, quoting his reflections and highlighting his surreal world.
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animals in art (215)
Feb 20, 2026this Hermès x bialetti moka pot concept imagines a sculpted orange horse lid and pairs it with detailed cups and horseshoe saucers.
connections: +350
Feb 13, 2026'the rhinoceros in the room,' an inflatable installation by itamar gov, fills the nave of kunstmuseum magdeburg in germany.
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Weaving (35)
Mar 10, 2026each nudibranch in this archive is three inches long, grown-up size, as the artist puts it, and each one is a faithful replica of a real species.
connections: +230
Dec 17, 2025the startup everbloom describes the output as softer than merino, more indulgent than cashmere, and stronger than silk.
materials (198)
Mar 10, 2026made of tiny, microscopic spikes, the filter comes with a coating that turns the spikes into a porous filter material.
Mar 09, 2026jack craig transforms carpets into textured furniture forms through heat and pressure.
biomaterials (44)
Mar 05, 2026designed by ludwig eder, the biomaterial comes with holes under it to map out exactly where the mycelium needs to grow.
Mar 04, 2026each flower is made using balloon twisting or sculpting, where long, thin modelling inflatable are folded and locked into shapes.
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friedman benda (73)
Mar 08, 2026ferréol babin discusses woodcarving and painted pastoral scenes across his friedman benda exhibition 'in a landscape'.
Feb 04, 2026nicole cherubini presents 'hotel roma' at friedman benda's new york gallery, an exhibition of ceramic works that emphasize motifs of collage.
sculpture (520)
Mar 09, 2026jack craig transforms carpets into textured furniture forms through heat and pressure.
Mar 07, 2026polished stainless steel pipes define the ladder’s continuous structural lines.
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design interviews (119)
Mar 08, 2026ferréol babin discusses woodcarving and painted pastoral scenes across his friedman benda exhibition 'in a landscape'.
Dec 19, 2025designboom discusses with the designer his early years on construction sites and his recent immersion in clay.
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