Nov 13, 2025the institution focuses on storytelling across classic illustration, muralism, comic art, science fiction imagery, and cinematic artifacts.
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lucas museum of narrative art (11)
Nov 13, 2025
Mar 03, 2025MAD architects' lucas museum, now opening in 2026, will see a leadership change as george lucas will lead content direction.
architecture in korea (479)
Feb 20, 2026varying pipe diameters generate a layered and inhabitable spatial composition.
Feb 14, 2026the aged condition of the house is treated as a material archive.
inflatable structures (164)
Feb 25, 2026a 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.
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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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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plastique fantastique (17)
Nov 13, 2025polymeter by plastique fantastique explores the intersection between material permanence and natural decay.
May 21, 2025plastique fantastique's yena young unveils a porous structure shaped by trees, time, and the unhuman.
fashion design phenomena (309)
Feb 25, 2026a 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.
Feb 21, 2026the construction supports maintenance, disassembly, and material recovery.
vollebak (15)
Nov 13, 2025named full metal jacket, the technical clothing contains three layers of textile with 11 kilometers of copper wire.
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Jul 26, 2025based on the technology used by the space agency for the curiosity rover, the fashion piece can block any kind of signal, including text messages and microwave waves.
fashion technology (85)
Jan 27, 2026static electricity forms the conceptual basis of the research by designer wren walker.
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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.
residential architecture and interiors (4771)
Mar 10, 2026the renovation stitches together around a dozen fragmented rooms through new openings and rebuilt roof sections.
Mar 09, 2026perforations in the steel doors create shifting patterns of light and shadow.
alexis dornier (26)
Dec 12, 2025designboom's top 10 houses range from net-positive experimentation in rural japan to rammed-earth dwellings carved into the terrain of crete.
Nov 13, 2025the project sits like a ring placed over the terrain, with its funnel-like roof forming a shaded perimeter walkway and an introverted core.
architecture in indonesia (201)
Feb 25, 2026gardens and sculptural elements interlace the beach club’s architecture with its coastal landscape.
Jan 26, 2026the primary structure is made of bamboo, organized through a combination of arches and an A-frame system that defines the enclosure.
wood and timber architecture and design (1401)
Mar 09, 2026aacm – atelier architettura chinello morandi designs ekadea studio as a counterpoint to milan’s urban dynamism, using shadow and ritual as architectural tools.
Mar 08, 2026ferréol babin discusses woodcarving and painted pastoral scenes across his friedman benda exhibition 'in a landscape'.
rooftop architecture and design (217)
Mar 10, 2026a perforated stainless-steel screen runs along the length of the cabinet.
Mar 09, 2026tanghua architects shape its 'xichang jianchuan film museum' as a dramatic space dedicated to the art and history of documentary films.
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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