burgundy wood and blue ceilings shape café, bookshop, and wine bar in valencia
sahuquillodearriba renovates a 59-sqm space in el botànic neighborhood retaining elements of the building’s original character.
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dark wood and deep green turn alfa romeo’s iconic design into caffè fortuna in taipei
the iconic quadrifoglio model translates into a precise interplay of geometry and mass, evoking mid-century milanese modernism on a taipei street corner.
former railway signal box reopens as l'aiguilleuse red-orange kiosk-bar in nantes
designed by studio téré, the former railway signal box-turned-kiosk-bar sits within the jardins de l’estuaire new public park.
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.
burgundy wood and blue ceilings shape café, bookshop, and wine bar in valencia
sahuquillodearriba renovates a 59-sqm space in el botànic neighborhood retaining elements of the building’s original character.
studio KO turns historic 1960s bus palladium nightclub into five-star hotel in paris
the legendary nightlife address trades its old dance hall for six floors of rooms, keeping its red neon, club downstairs, and rock ‘n’ roll pulse alive.
liam de la bedoyere's inflatable chopsticks roll up into your pocket between meals
popsticks turns everyday tableware into portable inflatable chopsticks inspired by 1990s design.
mexican craftsmanship finds contemporary language in everyday ceramics
mexican ceramic studio SAUDARA pairs contemporary forms with expressive glazes, natural clay and everyday tableware.
inflatable sculpture in ghent asks visitors to 'pump for democracy' to keep it standing
zweintopf’s seven-meter-high work turns a familiar monument into a physical exercise, requiring visitors to continuously pump air into the sculpture or watch it gradually collapse into an empty shell.
pink inflatable canopy brings soft shade to new york’s streetscape
inflatable elements hover above the pavement to filter sunlight and create shifting shadows.
tim walker traces five decades of queer activism through portraiture in 'fairyland'
from pioneering activists and healthcare workers to drag performers and musicians, 250 portraits trace how queer communities have shaped british cultural life through resistance, solidarity, and self-expression.
zaha hadid's former london headquarters reopens as a public hub for architecture and art
thirty years of architectural experimentation give way to a new public chapter, where the late architect's legacy is anything but static.
children's illustrated worlds meet seoul realities in yeondoo jung's photographs
the series takes on new meaning at a time when images can be generated without the physical process once required to make them.
prada galleria unfolds across eight floors of fashion, art, history and pastry in milan
prada galleria brings retail, pradasphere, marchesi 1824 and fondazione prada together inside milan’s galleria vittorio emanuele ii.
tim walker traces five decades of queer activism through portraiture in 'fairyland'
from pioneering activists and healthcare workers to drag performers and musicians, 250 portraits trace how queer communities have shaped british cultural life through resistance, solidarity, and self-expression.
tim walker: 'pictures' at galleria carla sozzani
walker's images evoke a sublime moment in time, evoking a sense of epic drama and beauty. the sets in which his pictures are captured are lavish locations which are juxtaposed against the everyday.
freddie yauner on what his mirror mask reveals about looking
the london-based artist on looking beyond the self, becoming part of the spectacle, and why an analog object found an unexpected life online.
freddie yauner's mirrored masks turn the selfie back toward the world
through 'what I'm looking at', self portraiture is turned outward, transforming the face into a moving frame for surrounding landscapes.
stained bamboo and concealed storage shape MK designers’ handle table
handle table is built around a simple question: what do we need to keep close at hand without having it constantly in sight?
studio 5.5 recombines sockets and switches into modular lighting and furniture building blocks
volt face treats the switch as a starting point rather than a finishing detail.
sweeping bamboo roof to shape rammed-earth community center in senegal
the winning proposal sees curving bamboo and rammed earth around a shaded gathering space for rural senegal.
lotus-shaped bamboo roof floats over pablo luna studio's yoga space in bali
arched bamboo ribs shape a lotus-like yoga pavilion whose 'petals' spread over a river valley in bali.
three ceramic sculptures diffuse distinct fragrances evoking puglia’s landscapes
three olfactory sculptures by coco brun diffuse scents of puglia's sea, earth and vegetation, composed with perfumer laurène sourdillon of givaudan.
inflatable sculpture in ghent asks visitors to 'pump for democracy' to keep it standing
zweintopf’s seven-meter-high work turns a familiar monument into a physical exercise, requiring visitors to continuously pump air into the sculpture or watch it gradually collapse into an empty shell.
generative code patterns trace across MM collective’s ceramic flower vases
mm collective is a dialogue between graphic and product design, unfolding through three ceramic vases inspired by the peony, lily, and tulip.
ribbed lime-green gateway and blue solar canopy reform municipal sports center in murcia
the two interventions generate renewable energy, improve comfort, and establish a bold new presence within la unión’s mining landscape.
three ceramic sculptures diffuse distinct fragrances evoking puglia’s landscapes
three olfactory sculptures by coco brun diffuse scents of puglia's sea, earth and vegetation, composed with perfumer laurène sourdillon of givaudan.
pedrali converts temporary wooden pavilion into permanent community hub
pedrali transforms its temporary wooden pavilion in bergamo, italy into a permanent venue for public events, exhibitions, and outdoor design.
laterna magika brought projected images into live perfomance
josef svoboda and alfréd radok brought live performance and film together, creating a stage where bodies, images and space could occupy the same visual field.
color-shifting light sculpture suspends above orchestra at walt disney concert hall
rope-like LED tubing produces the installation’s changing illumination in synchronization with the performance.
ink traces and rotational gestures shape polkadot design’s visual identity for athens epidaurus festival
polkadot design creates 2026 visual identity for the athens epidaurus festival, one of greece’s most important cultural institutions and one of europe’s longest-running festivals.
we watched marina abramović die seven times in a shadowy cisterne beneath copenhagen
inside a damp underground reservoir, viewers follow operatic deaths from screen to screen, accompanied by a soprano's haunting voice.
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Re:Form - New Life for Old Spaces Edition #3 $ 11,618.00 USD deadline: october 12th, 2026 The Architect’s Chair Stockholm Furniture Fair Edition $ 9,120.00 USD deadline: january 5th, 2027 International Furniture Design Competition Asahikawa [IFDA] deadline: december 11th, 2026 2026 Tokyo Design Awards Season #2 deadline: october 15th, 2026 L A M P International Lighting Design Competition deadline: october 31st, 2026 Buildner’s Unbuilt Award 2027 $ 56,305.00 USD deadline: october 18th, 2027 2026 NY Product Design Awards Season 2 deadline: november 5th, 2026 grippin’ $ 3,000.00 USD deadline: april 30th, 2027 2026 London Design Awards Season 2 deadline: december 17th, 2026 Buildner’s Unbuilt Award 2026 $ 115,875.00 USD deadline: october 20th, 2026 all competitions
Re:Form - New Life for Old Spaces Edition #3 $ 11,618.00 USD deadline: october 12th, 2026 
The Architect’s Chair Stockholm Furniture Fair Edition $ 9,120.00 USD deadline: january 5th, 2027 
International Furniture Design Competition Asahikawa [IFDA] deadline: december 11th, 2026 
2026 Tokyo Design Awards Season #2 deadline: october 15th, 2026 
L A M P International Lighting Design Competition deadline: october 31st, 2026 
Buildner’s Unbuilt Award 2027 $ 56,305.00 USD deadline: october 18th, 2027 
2026 NY Product Design Awards Season 2 deadline: november 5th, 2026 
grippin’ $ 3,000.00 USD deadline: april 30th, 2027 
2026 London Design Awards Season 2 deadline: december 17th, 2026 
Buildner’s Unbuilt Award 2026 $ 115,875.00 USD deadline: october 20th, 2026 
