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manuel araujo + oliveira win [AC-CA] paris champagne bar competition
'le palais du champagne' appears as a collection of arches enclosed by an opaque shell of glass to provide interesting spatial effects throughout the interior.
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paul fraillon imagines champagne bar in paris along the river seine
in plan, section, and elevation, the restaurant is meant to represent the natural landscape of a vineyard along the waterfront.
karlsson & björk stack shipping containers for swedish music festival
for bravalla, the duo has constructed modular entrances for individual programs decorated with graphics by slobodan zivic.
dip dye furniture series by karlsson & bjork + sundin/persson
using a dip-dye method, the furniture series approaches the production process without given hierarchies.
designboom visits carlo moretti's glass factory in murano
designboom headed to venice, where we stepped inside one of the few artisan factories left on the island of murano that represents an established practice of glassblowing.
carlo moretti opens the doors to its first milan showroom
the atmosphere of carlo moretti's original venetian showroom has been transported to milan, where the brand's history is highlighted in a workshop-environment.
masahiro minami experiments with EF66-2000 electric locomotive design
with an output of 3,900 kW and a VVVF inverter, the vehicle reaches a top speed of 130 km/hr.
tokyo design week 08: masahiro minami design
tokyo design week 08: masahiro minami designall images courtesy of masahiro minami'yui' is a light whose wood and glass are tied with a string at »
graphic designer deborah sussman has died aged 83
the celebrated graphic designer passed away on august 20, 2014 after a battle with cancer.
deborah sussman loves los angeles
the show features sussman's early work from her days at eames studio up until the 1984 olympics.
fujiko nakaya hovers FOGSCAPE #47412 at the sapporo art museum
the veil of fog decodes its surroundings: borders between internal and external areas disappear and the surrounding site becomes fragmented into structural splinters.
takashi kuribayashi installs paper forest at the sapporo art museum
crevices reminiscent of the tiny, partitioned spaces in traditional japanese domestic interiors are cut-out from the plane, acting as small observation spots from which the viewer can peer through.
aquini creates zoom wireframe lamp based on virtual reality graphics
contours create a perspective representative of three-dimensional space around an LED bulb.
davide g. aquini places round marble in novecento table lamps
each piece of the art deco-informed series is different, with unique veins and speckles dotted on their shiny surfaces.
FARM overhauls lloyd's inn in singapore with complete rebranding
the architecture of the revamped structure presents the relationships between the city, the hotel and the traveler through a minimalist visual language, with all ornamentation and symbolism removed.
the wall house by FARM links two blocks with lush courtyard
a large double-storey central courtyard is what links the two blocks of this home which has been purposefully built as separate volumes by the request of the client.
100%terschelling produces social design projects for dutch festival
created for the annual oerol festival, each work is representative of the island's local culture.
8 studio apartments composed for isogo house by be fun design
the arrangement allows each unit two stories as well as an outdoor space, either on a ground level patio or rooftop deck.
be fun design combines four narrow dwellings for spiral house in japan
each module is arranged with the same layout throughout four floors, which are connected by a spiral staircase placed at the front of the unit.
amano design transforms tokyo office with contorted façade
built in 1925, the original building has been re-clad with undulating metal louvers that allow the building to be clearly differentiated within its streetscape.
amano design office: dear ginza bldg. project
this new development in ginza, tokyo by amano design office features a folding geometric facade calculated by a computer algorithm.
a'postrophe design saves closet space with flexible clothes hanger
everyone hates running out of room for jeans, shirts, and accessories in their closet. instead of reorganizing the entire space, what if a clever design could help?
ivan zhang configures P.Lamp' with sliding modules
an elegant aluminum unibody allows the lamp to slide and twist smoothly without the of hassle exposed wires.
BAK arquitectos embeds water courtyard into torcuato house
the decision to divide the concrete home into two volumes allowed the designers to maximize the sunlight and easily organize public and private programs.
BAK arquitectos builds the casa mar azul in a dense forest
the humble home exhibits an array of natural materials whose form and organization enhance the experience of living in a unique forest.
rainham hall hoarding by mr bingo and studio weave
giant top-trumps cards featuring historical figures – illustrated by mr bingo surround rainham hall while it's under restoration.
interview with illustrator mr bingo
london-based illustrator mr bingo told us more about his work, influences and superstitions.
adidas gym environmental graphics by buro uebele
andreas uebele kitted out a new adidas gym in germany with super-sized words and numbers.
andreas uebele interview
designboom talks to the founder of buro uebele graphic design studio.
alex trochut's glow-in-the-dark installation asks visitors to think twice
the binary prints result in two completely separate images shown on a single surface, one which appears in light, and one which appears only in the dark.
alex trochut interview
the spanish illustrator and graphic designer tells us more about his influences, work and insights.
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Portugal Long Table Restaurant $ 11,635.00 USD deadline: january 11th, 2027 
Vancouver Tall Challenge $ 15,000.00 USD deadline: november 30th, 2026 
Call for Entries: UX Design Awards - Spring 2027 deadline: november 15th, 2026 
TACTICAL URBANISM NOW! 2026 $ 10,000.00 USD deadline: october 30th, 2026 
New York High Falls Riverfront Market $ 10,000.00 USD deadline: january 18th, 2027 
2026 TITAN Property Awards Season 2 deadline: november 5th, 2026 
WDC 2028 Busan Pavilion International Design Competition $ 46,666.00 USD deadline: october 26th, 2026 
Marca Corona Award 2027 | Contest for artists and designers under 35 $ 1,675.00 USD deadline: january 11th, 2027 
L A M P International Lighting Design Competition deadline: october 31st, 2026 
Kinderspace: Architecture for Children's Development competition / Edition #4 $ 11,773.00 USD deadline: november 30th, 2026 all competitions
Portugal Long Table Restaurant $ 11,635.00 USD deadline: january 11th, 2027 Vancouver Tall Challenge $ 15,000.00 USD deadline: november 30th, 2026 Call for Entries: UX Design Awards - Spring 2027 deadline: november 15th, 2026 TACTICAL URBANISM NOW! 2026 $ 10,000.00 USD deadline: october 30th, 2026 New York High Falls Riverfront Market $ 10,000.00 USD deadline: january 18th, 2027 2026 TITAN Property Awards Season 2 deadline: november 5th, 2026 WDC 2028 Busan Pavilion International Design Competition $ 46,666.00 USD deadline: october 26th, 2026 Marca Corona Award 2027 | Contest for artists and designers under 35 $ 1,675.00 USD deadline: january 11th, 2027 L A M P International Lighting Design Competition deadline: october 31st, 2026 Kinderspace: Architecture for Children's Development competition / Edition #4 $ 11,773.00 USD deadline: november 30th, 2026 
