Dec 25, 2025the installation draws on provençal winter rituals, the gros souper, the cacho fio and epiphany.
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Dec 17, 2025the exhibition, which runs until march 14th, 2026, marks cornell’s first solo presentation in paris in more than forty years.
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Dec 29, 2025guided by curatorial lead mami kataoka, curators sara almutlaq and li zhenhua explore time, memory, speed, and everyday life for noor riyadh 2025.
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Dec 22, 2025noor riyadh director nouf almoneef discusses how the world’s largest light art festival connects the city's past and future, making art accessible to everyone.
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Jan 09, 2026once a smartphone is inserted, the pocket taco mimics the experience of a classic arcade format as gamesir leans on 8-bit nostalgia.
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Dec 25, 2025made for those who want to play old classic video games on the go, the gadget resembles a flip phone but is just for playing.
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personal technology (184)
Jan 11, 2026a modular device built around a physical keyboard, the case introduces a full QWERTY typing tool that attaches magnetically.
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Jan 09, 2026the design is a response to automated driving, where the vehicle can manage all driving tasks within certain conditions without human input.
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Dec 31, 2025thanks to the active creatives making the shift, the future of pyrotechnic shows can light up the environment quietly, cleanly, and still brightly.
Dec 29, 2025designboom visits les caryatides in guyancourt to explore the iconic building in person and unveil its beauty and peculiarities.
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Jan 09, 2026original architectural features, including the brick facade and rounded corners, are retained.
Jan 04, 2026wrapped in corten steel, california's 'pine flat residence' operates fully off grid with solar and hydro power,
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Dec 28, 2025local stone and concrete form the core material palette, while warm wood elements soften the building by shovk.
Dec 28, 2025the photographer captures the concrete extension as a study in balance, showing how the architecture highlights history without overshadowing it.
residential architecture and interiors (4686)
Jan 09, 2026local stone anchors the structure to the terrain, while concrete and timber define a calm, durable architectural language.
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Jan 09, 2026original architectural features, including the brick facade and rounded corners, are retained.
TOP 10 LISTS OF 2025 - BIG STORIES (11)
Dec 31, 2025as we wrap up 2025, these are the ten installations that capture the year’s evolving sensory and spatial imagination.
Dec 30, 2025from a game controller made of bacteria and yeast, to a sonic bench converting human touch into sound, we look back at some of our favourite design objects and materials applications of 2025.
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franck bohbot (9)
Dec 25, 2025after revisiting the striking photography projects we covered over the past 12 months, we've curated a selection of the top 10.
the artist approaches these ephemeral constructions as architectural subjects, documenting their form, texture, and design.
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Dec 28, 2025the photographer captures the concrete extension as a study in balance, showing how the architecture highlights history without overshadowing it.
through dazzling, faceless constructions, he turns the photographic portrait into a site of playful disappearance and self-invented identity.
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musée du louvre (22)
Dec 25, 2025after revisiting the striking photography projects we covered over the past 12 months, we've curated a selection of the top 10.
Oct 17, 2025following an international call that attracted more than a hundred submissions, the shortlist announced marks a milestone in the nouvelle renaissance project.
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designboom book reports (231)
Jan 07, 2026drawing on decades of neuroscience, epidemiology, and other fields, the research positions the arts as a foundational component of well-being.
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Nov 11, 2025through 152 pages, the hardcover book named WORKS II shows the custom machines he has done between 2022 and 2025.
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les rencontres de la photographie d'arles (8)
Dec 25, 2025after revisiting the striking photography projects we covered over the past 12 months, we've curated a selection of the top 10.
Jul 26, 2025the two photographers take viewers on a journey across US route 1, documenting the cultural, social, and environmental conditions explicit in today’s united states.
reuben wu (6)
Jul 29, 2025the images are captured entirely on-site, in single exposures, using drones and lasers to inscribe fleeting geometries into the environment.
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Nov 26, 2020is this planet earth or did reuben wu travel to mars?
architecture in japan (1693)
Jan 09, 2026the porous envelope keeps the building almost fully open while shielding it from sun, rain, and typhoons.
Dec 30, 2025the smooth outline of the structure slips beyond the shadow of the house, allowing plants to thrive and daylight to spill into the dining space.
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