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the selection of everyday items exhibited comprises honest, humble objects, whose real value lies in their use in one of many daily rituals for religious offerings, making things, writing, bathing, dressing, cleaning, cooking or sharing meals.
the exhibition in belgium showcases a expansive collection of luminaires from the finnish creative's oeuvre.
the development is part of the 'euratlantique' project and features a brightly lit car parking building with retail and housing integrated into the surrounding green spaces.
the futuristic-looking storage depot consists of an insulated facade of blooming aluminum panels that vary in color and shape.
the living light fixtures with built-in power sockets bring a sense of the tropical rainforest into the home.
<p>five fused ceramic segments have an uneven base, allowing the vase to be tipped in different directions while maintaining its balance.</p>
joined together with the use of heat, the glass parts fuse together, and the originally individual elements become one material and body.
bouncing back to life after being knocked over, the lamp gently rocks from side to side until it comes to a rest in its standing position.
presented in various color combination and material hues -- and with a maximum attention to detail -- the combined wood and steel structure perfectly harmonizes with a chosen color palate for a clean, soft and light appearance.
although rounded, sturdy, and fully functional as a coffee or side table, an exciting twist lies in its construction: the collection can be completely flatpacked.
the maple table focuses on simple aesthetics and functionality by incorporating a playful and considered storage void into its internal structure.
the series of solid maple table lamps and fixtures focus on the simple aesthetic and discrete details of geometric curves and organic volumes.
designboom wishes all of our readers a happy valentine's day with a series of witty notes fit for the urban art enthusiast!
with a kind of audacious architectural alchemy, sailstorfer builds dysfunctional sculptures and transforms their previous utilitarianism into follies of uselessness, charm and wit.
the project incorporates over 460,000 sqaure meters of commercial space, housing grade-A offices, serviced residential units and a host of retail outlets.
construction has just started on what is going to be china's second-largest skyscraper, falling just short of the shanghai tower.
the cooking accessories are made in the shapes of traditional italian pasta. an over-sized penne tube peels garlic and a farfalle-shaped piece grips hot pots.
designed for cutting cucumbers and zucchini, the bolt-shaped accessory can be turned around vegetables in the same way you would use a screw.
the design comes in a flatpack system of components, making the two-legged leaning side piece easy to install.
cooima's newest collection at maison et objet features work from featuring work from kenyon yeh, tomas kral + stephane halmai-voisard, kaschkasch cologne and knauf and brown.
the winning proposal for one of the biggest and most populous cities in china responds to its mountainous landscape with a series of stepped back cubic high-rises.
the winning proposal for the development in zhejiang province in china consists of three towers with green balconies that reference undulating terrain.
an almost completely black exterior becomes a backdrop for the building's corner site location, which on the inside offers the sensation of being in a tree-house.
positioned on a long and narrow site in japan, the large cantilever over the entrance provides a buffer for the volume between the surrounding neighbors and the street edge.
hat-trick design have just completed a wayfinding project for the stockwell park estate development in lambeth, south london.
8x8 is a collection of 64 alternate chess boards designed by jim sutherland all use 32 white and 32 black squares.
the two-storey annex functions as a children's playroom, in addition to accommodating a secondary suite for the family's grandmother.
<p>wrapped in a broken gradient of horizontally-running panels, the project is read as two adjacent buildings that are arranged around a small dipping pond on the site. </p>
the arena emerges as a smooth ellipsoid pebble, reminding visitors of a faberge egg, closely associated with russian culture and heritage.
the silhouettes of the surrounding mountains and the waves of the black sea are reflected in the arena's sweeping form.
the volume creates an interface between history, tradition and the future, responding to the site's different forces through angled geometry.
the proposal for the museum at the banks of the danube is an angled form that rises from the ground and sports a diamond-patterned timber structure.
Portugal Long Table Restaurant $ 11,635.00 USD deadline: january 11th, 2027 
2026 NY Architectural & Interior Design Awards Season 2 deadline: november 5th, 2026 
Re:Form - New Life for Old Spaces Edition #3 $ 11,618.00 USD deadline: october 12th, 2026 
Buildner’s Unbuilt Award 2026 $ 115,875.00 USD deadline: october 20th, 2026 
2026 NY Product Design Awards Season 2 deadline: november 5th, 2026 
International Furniture Design Competition Asahikawa [IFDA] deadline: december 11th, 2026 
2027 French Design Awards deadline: april 6th, 2027 
Valli Wine Tasting Room $ 11,632.00 USD deadline: february 15th, 2027 
The Oak Moon Pavilion $ 9,120.00 USD deadline: march 1st, 2027 
L A M P International Lighting Design Competition deadline: october 15th, 2026 
Master of Arts in Design for Other Species: Transdisciplinary Practices Towards More-than-Human Futures IED Milano deadline: september 30th, 2026 
Interior and Furniture Design by IED Firenze deadline: september 30th, 2026 
Master’s in Digital Arts & Creative Technologies by IED deadline: september 30th, 2026 
Interaction Design. Emerging technologies for products and services by IED Torino deadline: september 30th, 2026 
Master's in Fashion Business Innovation by IED deadline: september 30th, 2026 
Master’s in Fashion Business by IED deadline: september 30th, 2026 
Sustainable Architectural Design Program by My Archischool deadline: december 31st, 2026 
Master’s in Digital Fashion by IED deadline: september 30th, 2026 
Material Balance Design. Digital Techniques and Circular Innovations in Architecture at Politecnico di Milano deadline: march 10th, 2026 
Master's in Fashion Creative Direction by IED deadline: september 30th, 2026 
