the 1990s supercar loses its roof, gains 3,500 bespoke parts and arrives at monterey car week with little interest in going digital.
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lamborghini (62)
sixty years later, the miura lends its wardrobe to lamborghini’s electrified flagship.
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architectural icons (19)
these architect-designed homes have taken on lives of their own in films, shaping characters, moods, and the way we remember the buildings themselves.
UNESCO expands its world heritage list with landscapes and built space, and includes three african nations for the first time.
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john lautner (13)
conner & perry renovates 'lautner’s castle' with restored timber and stone surfaces and a new hillside deck beneath the original cantilever.
paul clemence captures palm springs' iconic structures by richard neutra, albert frey, john lautner and more.
torras q3 (1)
TORRAS responds to the demands of evolving smartphones with a case featuring soft edges that frames mobile protection through structural design.
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art and architecture in abu dhabi (29)
wool, rope, ceramics, camel leather, and local stone appear across the museum interiors.
after years of planning and construction, the frank gehry-designed museum opens on december 11th, 2026.
Weaving (38)
fractal geometry translates the repetitive rhythm of hand-knotting into architecture.
kenta yoshizawa reimagines traditional japanese crafts like bamboo fencing, kumihimo braiding, washi paper art, and urushi lacquering.
carpets and rugs (45)
designboom talks with liza laserow berglund on defining nordic knots’ identity driven by the slow, deeply tactile reality of artisanal craft.
connections: +210
jack craig transforms carpets into textured furniture forms through heat and pressure.
warehouse architecture and design (23)
fractal geometry translates the repetitive rhythm of hand-knotting into architecture.
lightweight inserted structures sit beneath the original industrial roof.
jaguar land rover (102)
jaguar carries the type 00 concept's full-length spine into production, dividing its upcoming electric type 01 into four individual spaces.
unveiled during monterey car week, the rare 1958 land rover series 2 comes with a playfully color-blocked exterior.
electric automobiles (725)
a skin of 1,781 photovoltaic cells turns deep orange 17's exterior into an active energy-harvesting surface.
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sixty years later, the miura lends its wardrobe to lamborghini’s electrified flagship.
connections: +1850
architecture in sweden (175)
studio ellsinger’s hee house combines a compact footprint with strategic detailing for a spacious retreat on sweden’s west coast.
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bigert & bergström turns reflective geometry into a public bathing space on a once-contaminated riverside site.
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art interviews (218)
janet echelman suspends 'a sky full of hope' over frankfurt, where wind and public use continually reshape the work and the space beneath it.
designboom speaks with eastend western and curator kate wiener about imagining isamu noguchi’s unrealized playgrounds through five hand-painted animated films.
studio echelman (13)
janet echelman merges climate data with structural engineering to create the suspended work 'remembering the future.'
suspended over wadi namar, the multicolored installation visually abstracts the data behind the 2010 earthquake and tsunami in chile.
connections: +240
architecture in vietnam (431)
titi’s house demonstrates how a narrow urban lot in vietnam can become a home that balances individual privacy with shared family life.
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screens of recycled terracotta bricks draw shade and air through this narrow vietnamese vacation house.
connections: +930
tableware (59)
mexican ceramic studio SAUDARA pairs contemporary forms with expressive glazes, natural clay and everyday tableware.
connections: +580
habits design demonstrates how technology enriches human connection at the table, establishing an interactive food culture.
connections: +310
HANGHAR (9)
eduardo mediero's HANGHAR rethinks domestic architecture through flexible rooms, useful corridors and shifting degrees of privacy.
fully fabricated in a workshop, the house was transported by semi-trailers and assembled on-site in a short timeframe.
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