traditional potter’s stand becomes a timber bench shaped like a stretching cat
an integrated drawer adds storage to the compact furniture piece.
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folding ears and face decorations turn robotic vacuum cleaners into small pet helpers
users can select from different face designs or choose versions that resemble their own pets.
eccentrica removes the roof from the lamborghini diablo for its V12 roadster
the 1990s supercar loses its roof, gains 3,500 bespoke parts and arrives at monterey car week with little interest in going digital.
lamborghini revuelto dresses in miura colors for a 99-car tribute
sixty years later, the miura lends its wardrobe to lamborghini’s electrified flagship.
from casa malaparte to the sheats-goldstein residence, these homes became movie stars
these architect-designed homes have taken on lives of their own in films, shaping characters, moods, and the way we remember the buildings themselves.
aalto works, rock-cut mosques and modernist cities join UNESCO’s 2026 world heritage list
UNESCO expands its world heritage list with landscapes and built space, and includes three african nations for the first time.
conner & perry reworks 1980s-built 'lautner’s castle' on a los angeles hillside
conner & perry renovates 'lautner’s castle' with restored timber and stone surfaces and a new hillside deck beneath the original cantilever.
through light and form, paul clemence's images reveal modernist heritage of palm springs
paul clemence captures palm springs' iconic structures by richard neutra, albert frey, john lautner and more.
TORRAS ostand q3 air pro embeds its latest airbag technology to redefine mobile protection
TORRAS responds to the demands of evolving smartphones with a case featuring soft edges that frames mobile protection through structural design.
zayed national museum’s interiors weave emirati craft, material, and cycles of time
wool, rope, ceramics, camel leather, and local stone appear across the museum interiors.
frank gehry's guggenheim abu dhabi to open december 2026 on saadiyat island
after years of planning and construction, the frank gehry-designed museum opens on december 11th, 2026.
former textile warehouse transforms into fractal-inspired jaipur rugs showroom in mumbai
fractal geometry translates the repetitive rhythm of hand-knotting into architecture.
red craft collection reworks japanese traditional techniques into sculptural domestic objects
kenta yoshizawa reimagines traditional japanese crafts like bamboo fencing, kumihimo braiding, washi paper art, and urushi lacquering.
liza laserow berglund defines textiles as the atmospheric foundation of a home
designboom talks with liza laserow berglund on defining nordic knots’ identity driven by the slow, deeply tactile reality of artisanal craft.
molded carpet series melts discarded fiber remnants into sculptural furniture skins
jack craig transforms carpets into textured furniture forms through heat and pressure.
studio ellsinger shapes a compact coastal home on sweden’s west coast
studio ellsinger’s hee house combines a compact footprint with strategic detailing for a spacious retreat on sweden’s west coast.
lithium crystal forms inspire this mirrored pink sauna on sweden's reclaimed wasteland
bigert & bergström turns reflective geometry into a public bathing space on a once-contaminated riverside site.
‘nature becomes the choreographer’: janet echelman on a sky full of hope in frankfurt
janet echelman suspends 'a sky full of hope' over frankfurt, where wind and public use continually reshape the work and the space beneath it.
MIT museum video traces how janet echelman translates climate data into woven art
janet echelman merges climate data with structural engineering to create the suspended work 'remembering the future.'
HANGHAR wants hierarchical homes to stop telling us how to live
eduardo mediero's HANGHAR rethinks domestic architecture through flexible rooms, useful corridors and shifting degrees of privacy.
HANGHAR assembles steel-framed prefab residence in 48 hours on sloped spanish plot
fully fabricated in a workshop, the house was transported by semi-trailers and assembled on-site in a short timeframe.
OODA designs DUAS towers as a pair of marble figures gazing over albania's coast
OODA draws from albanian stone and traditional textile geometries for twin towers set to rise in coastal ciry of vlorë.
eduardo souto de moura and OODA propose 'oricon tower' for tirana, albania
eduardo souto de moura and OODA plan the fifty-story oricon tower from concrete, marble, and glass to define tirana’s western gateway.
recycled 3D printing waste transforms into a resonant field of sound, light, and space
composed of nine large-scale forms, ninefold explores discarded plastic as a resource for new spatial configurations.
project materia turns coffee shells and e-waste into collectible design in copenhagen
nine artists use mater’s waste-based 'matek' material, giving discarded resources a sculptural presence during copenhagen's 3daysofdesign.
ronnie fieg rebuilds two classic BMWs in archival inka orange to celebrate 15 years of KITH
for KITH’s 15th anniversary, ronnie fieg rebuilds two BMW coupes separated by exactly 15 years to create two one-offs in inka orange.
giorgio armani and KITH's archetype collection presents a modern take on classic menswear
giorgio armani and KITH launch their first collection based on four archetypes: artist, entertainer, traveler, and entrepreneur.
iridescent metal and textured plaster shape rikky hype showroom in kyiv
material contrasts define the visual language of the showroom, designed by temp project.
monolithic black timber retreat frames panoramic views of ukraine's carpathian mountains
the project establishes a direct relationship between house and landscape.
how jerzy became jorge: the polish-born architect who became a brazilian icon
from warsaw to são paulo the modernist architect jorge zalszupin developed a design language that's inextricable from his life in multiple worlds.
exposed brick and blue metal transform a 1930s brazilian house into a cultural art hub
a central courtyard organizes the relationship between indoor and outdoor areas in remanso cultural institute.
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Portugal Long Table Restaurant $ 11,635.00 USD deadline: january 11th, 2027 2026 NY Architectural & Interior Design Awards Season 2 deadline: november 5th, 2026 Kinderspace: Architecture for Children's Development competition / Edition #4 $ 11,773.00 USD deadline: november 30th, 2026 New York High Falls Riverfront Market $ 10,000.00 USD deadline: january 18th, 2027 2026 NY Product Design Awards Season 2 deadline: november 5th, 2026 Call for Entries: UX Design Awards - Spring 2027 deadline: november 15th, 2026 The Architect’s Chair Stockholm Furniture Fair Edition $ 9,120.00 USD deadline: january 5th, 2027 Buildner’s Unbuilt Award 2027 $ 56,305.00 USD deadline: october 18th, 2027 Buildner’s Unbuilt Award 2026 $ 115,875.00 USD deadline: october 20th, 2026 WDC 2028 Busan Pavilion International Design Competition $ 46,666.00 USD deadline: october 26th, 2026 all competitions
Portugal Long Table Restaurant $ 11,635.00 USD deadline: january 11th, 2027 
2026 NY Architectural & Interior Design Awards Season 2 deadline: november 5th, 2026 
Kinderspace: Architecture for Children's Development competition / Edition #4 $ 11,773.00 USD deadline: november 30th, 2026 
New York High Falls Riverfront Market $ 10,000.00 USD deadline: january 18th, 2027 
2026 NY Product Design Awards Season 2 deadline: november 5th, 2026 
Call for Entries: UX Design Awards - Spring 2027 deadline: november 15th, 2026 
The Architect’s Chair Stockholm Furniture Fair Edition $ 9,120.00 USD deadline: january 5th, 2027 
Buildner’s Unbuilt Award 2027 $ 56,305.00 USD deadline: october 18th, 2027 
Buildner’s Unbuilt Award 2026 $ 115,875.00 USD deadline: october 20th, 2026 
WDC 2028 Busan Pavilion International Design Competition $ 46,666.00 USD deadline: october 26th, 2026 
