Mar 09, 2026unveiled at the 2026 matter and shape fair in paris between march 6th and 9th, the lighting design can be stacked together to form a wall or build a chair.
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ceramic art and design (248)
Mar 09, 2026
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.
studio RAP (7)
Oct 18, 2025thousands of flowing lines create a sense of motion across the ceramic surface.
known for their sculptural 3D printed facades, studio RAP hosted designboom at their rotterdam workspace and shared insights into their creative process.
hotel architecture and design (759)
Mar 10, 2026the project places circular guest suites along a dormant volcanic slope overlooking lakes, grassland, and sandy plains.
Mar 05, 2026two opposing arcs that open toward the sea form the upper volume of the hotel, creating a sail-like silhouette.
interactive installation (543)
Mar 13, 2026'playground' turns a vast 2,640-square-meter lawn into an interactive outdoor installation designed for a wedding celebration.
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a cubic image body is constructed from 144 vertical glass strips.
architecture in dubai (67)
Feb 24, 2026the interior balances playful accents with a more mature spatial tone.
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Feb 11, 2026herzog & de meuron's residential and hotel tower 'janu dubai' will bring lush, tactile architecture to contrast dubai's glassy skyline.
JOOPITER (3)
the sale opens for global bidding from october 22nd to 31st, 2025, at JOOPITER's website.
Jul 31, 2025japa valley tokyo is a temporary precinct, created to express the vision pharrell and nigo have built over more than two decades of collaboration.
tattoo art and design (38)
Oct 24, 2025raw materials like steel, concrete, and polycarbonate, and linear LED lighting compose a flexible industrial environment.
Jun 16, 2025placed mainly on the forehead, the wireless ink can decode brainwaves, which measure the strain and stress on the brain.
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pharrell williams (31)
Jan 21, 2026the DROPHAUS stages a vision of ‘timeless living,’ framing the core ideas of the collection around endurance, utility, and material experimentation.
the sale opens for global bidding from october 22nd to 31st, 2025, at JOOPITER's website.
peter marino (17)
the sale opens for global bidding from october 22nd to 31st, 2025, at JOOPITER's website.
Mar 24, 2024take a first look at new interior images of peter marino's residential tower alongside the soon-to-be restored raleigh hotel.
marble and stone design (372)
Feb 25, 2026gardens and sculptural elements interlace the beach club’s architecture with its coastal landscape.
Feb 23, 2026the finish reveals different explorations in the execution of concrete, allowing textures and subtle variations to register across surfaces.
residential architecture and interiors (4775)
Mar 13, 2026Water terraces, shaded retreats, and a continuous looped route create a calm yet dynamic environment.
Mar 12, 2026inclined surfaces and sharp geometries echo the fractured formations of the surrounding canyonlands.
architecture in greece (339)
Mar 11, 2026the project unfolds as an architectural narrative of transformation, where a futuristic object gradually reads as an ancient ruin within the landscape.
Mar 06, 2026olen is a composition of three morphological units: a point, a line, and a plane.
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rammed earth architecture and design (67)
Mar 12, 2026inclined surfaces and sharp geometries echo the fractured formations of the surrounding canyonlands.
Feb 27, 2026solids and voids are distributed in response to the position of trees, replacing the conventional orthogonal grid with a more adaptive arrangement.
art basel paris/design miami.paris 2025 (8)
Oct 26, 2025on view at design miami.paris 2025 until october 26th, the ‘resonating ping pong table, song no. 1 (2025)’ is reminiscent of a xylophone and sound bath in one.
Oct 24, 2025the exhibition, debuting in paris during art basel, is centered on a groundbreaking textile that translates the artist’s ongoing series 'light and shadow inside me'.
designboom guides (20)
Jan 22, 2026here’s what we know so far about the 2026 venice art biennale, shaped by the late curator koyo kouoh’s vision.
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Nov 30, 2025from art and design fairs, to public art activations and museum exhibitions, explore all the highlights taking place from december 2nd — 7th.
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OODA (19)
Oct 18, 2025eduardo souto de moura and OODA plan the fifty-story oricon tower from concrete, marble, and glass to define tirana’s western gateway.
Nov 15, 2024OODA opts for a rotational design of the volumes forming fluid transitions between the street, square, and interiors.
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