Nov 24, 2025the event features hands-on workshops, design challenges, expert-led mentorships, exhibitions, and panels that examine how creativity shapes communities.
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snohetta (197)
Nov 24, 2025
Nov 18, 2025snøhetta draws inspiration from the rhine, as the opera house's interiors read as an eroded cavern in central düsseldorf.
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architecture in japan (1689)
Dec 24, 2025wooden columns replace walls to create an open interior flow within the single-story nursery school.
Dec 22, 2025the 10-day festival transformed tokyo into a museum of brave design, spotlighting creators who challenge convention, from architecture to upcycled art.
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timepiece design (419)
Dec 19, 2025happy time operates as a small, conceptual sculpture for the wrist, offering a slowed, ambiguous experience of duration.
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Dec 09, 2025a traveler’s watch, it was the japanese architect masayuki kurokawa that designed the accessory way back in 1999.
connections: +420
yinka ilori (8)
Aug 26, 2025yinka ilori designs the MAD1S watch series for M.A.D.editions with three limited editions: water, nature, and sun.
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Jul 08, 2025yinka ilori draws inspiration from his nigerian heritage and childhood memories of london playgrounds.
floating architecture (208)
Dec 17, 2025designed for research, recreation, and habitation, the system supports human-ocean coexistence.
Dec 06, 2025the pavilion addresses limited beachfront space through a public floating platform.
hotel architecture and design (747)
Dec 16, 2025a continuation of the existing rock formations, the hotel is articulated as a series of stepped horizontal planes, courtyards, and gardens.
Dec 16, 2025the hotel is open for reservations once again, restoring access to what it calls ‘the worst view in the world,’ facing the concrete separation wall.
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architecture in argentina (206)
Dec 11, 2025the structure channels the visual DNA of buenos aires’ iconic buses through its softly curved roof, which directs rainwater away.
Nov 25, 2025casa BP stands as a solid volume of red-pigmented concrete which opens broadly toward rural argentina.
shoe design (348)
Dec 16, 2025part of the ongoing series OTW, the accessories are designed by artist sterling ruby through his studio S.R. STUDIO. LA. CA for the footwear brand vans.
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Oct 19, 2025kibardin design's egg box sneakers conceptual project examines how waste can be reinterpreted into new forms.
modular design (155)
Dec 15, 2025a way to let people learn and practice electronics, the magnetic device brings prototyping, coding, and testing into a single system behind the phones.
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Dec 15, 2025the temporary installation reinterprets the traditional christmas market as eighteen open-air rooms for reflection.
3D printing (872)
Dec 11, 2025assembled by hand, the string instruments adopt the lightweight material, which doesn’t react to temperature and humidity.
built with a 3D printed case, the miniature device runs on rechargeable battery and has only one control button.
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recycling (454)
the current sample builds on the team’s previous research of the same topic, but this time, the version moves closer to manufacturing.
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Dec 17, 2025the startup everbloom describes the output as softer than merino, more indulgent than cashmere, and stronger than silk.
school architecture and design (755)
Dec 24, 2025wooden columns replace walls to create an open interior flow within the single-story nursery school.
Nov 30, 2025school’s outdoor areas, like playgrounds, gardens, and educational terraces, are arranged in a stepped configuration rising to the roof.
architecture in dubai (64)
Oct 28, 2025the facade, clad in smooth white panels, is punctured by triangular apertures that taper upward.
Oct 18, 2025thousands of flowing lines create a sense of motion across the ceramic surface.
concrete architecture and design (947)
Dec 15, 2025the plan follows a hyperbolic geometry guiding movement toward the interior prayer space.
Dec 12, 2025discover the nadhyavart residence, a spa-like sanctuary where curved forms and tactile luxury offer a serene escape from the bustle of delhi.
kitchen design (18)
Nov 16, 2025the project reimagines vienna organized through closed-loop urban systems.
Nov 06, 2025zuriga's compact E2-S redefines home espresso with a single-piece steel casing, repairability, and swiss-made precision in an A4 footprint.
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artificial intelligence (499)
Dec 17, 2025the startup everbloom describes the output as softer than merino, more indulgent than cashmere, and stronger than silk.
from hyper-personalized AI to advanced robotic mobility, explore cutting-edge student projects at hongik university’s industrial design degree show 2025.
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