la mécanique de noël installation examines festive gatherings through spatial design and mechanics.
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interactive installation (509)
the abstracted landscape is formed through organic structures, referencing the mythical garden of eden.
art paris (1)
the inflatable artwork is on view until september 7th, 2026, as part of the 'euphoria: art is in the air' exhibition by the balloon museum.
paola pivi (16)
designboom speaks with the italian artist about the making of 'Ι don’t like it, Ι love it', the importance of freedom, and why the 'impossible' is often just the beginning.
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on view by appointment at san carlo until june 2025, the installation continues pivi's exploration of the unexpected.
bike design (635)
the idea by the content creator colin furze tests whether or not suspension can exist without contact using magnetism.
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using metal fabrication, 3D printing, and suspension design, the pilot aims to create a ride that can speed away while the user stays seated inside.
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jeff koons (19)
the sculpture will become the focal point of a new outdoor public art program connected to LACMA’s forthcoming david geffen galleries.
these art cars are now set to go on a world tour, exhibiting them in different cultural institutions across five continents.
public art (730)
titled fun palace, the installation combines five looping ball-track systems with five sculptural architectural forms.
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calibrated to complete a full rotation every two minutes, the work takes a familiar fairground structure and transforms it into a sculptural environment.
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sculpture (497)
the abstracted landscape is formed through organic structures, referencing the mythical garden of eden.
designboom discusses with the designer his early years on construction sites and his recent immersion in clay.
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LACMA (18)
as LACMA ramps up toward its 2026 opening, more previews will be announced, and the installation of its permanent collection will begin later this year.
the sculpture will become the focal point of a new outdoor public art program connected to LACMA’s forthcoming david geffen galleries.
flower and leaf art (177)
a found branch collected during a walk in the forest serves as the squirrel’s tail.
taubenkobel uses and botanical and light art to frame its annual culinary VOGELFREI pop-up, this year at atelier augarten in vienna.
climate change (192)
designed for research, recreation, and habitation, the system supports human-ocean coexistence.
first presented in a simplified prototype during the venice architecture biennale 2025, aquapraça arrives in brazil in its complete form.
space travel design (113)
unlocking only when spun in microgravity, the astronaut’s amulet merges technical mechanism with intimate storage to connect astronauts to personal memory.
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named project suncatcher, the research project is unveiled to meet the demands of AI use on earth.
skyscraper architecture and design (367)
MVRDV’s facade for 'irwell hill residences' in singapore employs modular construction to create shifting depth and pockets of greenery.
kengo kuma’s busan lotte tower translates the motion of the korean city’s port and sea into a fluid glass facade.
daniel libeskind (81)
studio libeskind and kontakt arrange residential units in a rhythmic urban composition.
the intervention reinstates the tower's silhouette on the skyline, hosting new viewing halls, an observation deck, and the phoebus foundation’s celebrated art collection.
renovation and restoration architecture and design (1126)
the project restores aspects of the original structure and introduces new spaces that align the museum with current international standards.
the barbican centre will be closed from june 2028 until summer 2029 for an ambitious renovation led by buro happold and asif khan.
architecture in belgium (159)
the wooden structure, crafted from untreated local douglas fir, rises above the stone base on slender pilotis.
calatrava’s new gare de mons in belgium is shaped by a luminous steel and glass structure defined by movement and light.
IED istituto europeo di design (10)
in conversation with michael kaethler of IED's social ecological design. discover how this master's empowers students to drive global transformation.
in collaboration with italdesign, the students of IED torino designed the new concept car, rapida.
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