named the clock, the pocket watch-shaped device features no hands, but a system called the light hour.
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smart home technology (127)
the three modules collect the electromagnetic fields from around the house and store them into the devices so owners can reuse them.
connections: +340
assistive devices (61)
a concept design by the company osteoid, the equipment uses recyclable medical-grade nylon, aluminum, stainless steel, and kevlar cables.
connections: 61
designed to be a companion, the device is meant to live in a home the way a pet does: nearby, responsive, and emotionally present.
private courtyards (136)
concrete, corten steel, glass, and natural wood shape the low horizontal volume that appears to hover above the ground.
inside, exposed brick walls and timber roof structure reveal the villa’s historic construction.
architecture in china (2069)
the pavilion’s stepped platforms descend the slope in parallel with the tea terraces.
movable walls enable flexible configurations within the art center.
architecture in texas (79)
designed by farshid moussavi, the ismaili centre in houston, texas reinterprets islamic geometries with luminous screens.
designboom speaks with rainer judd on the architectural legacy of her father, an icon of the minimalist movement.
architecture in the US (1659)
the new museum in NYC doubles its gallery space with OMA’s expansion, debuting 'new humans', curated by massimiliano gioni.
wrapped in a semi-transparent scrim, the facade produces a shifting effect that changes with weather and the movement of pedestrians.
residential architecture and interiors (4781)
conceived as a cave dwelling, the building is divided into three subterranean units.
connections: +5120
linear geometry defines the primary volume, while curved elements guide circulation within the house.
school architecture and design (766)
the kindergarten is conceived as a small architectural village structured around open courtyards.
terraced courtyards extend the interplay between solid and void.
architecture in mexico (714)
axolotl conservation center operates as a closed-loop environmental system.
connections: +2120
the volumes maintain a direct relationship with the ground.
interactive installation (549)
at thaddaeus ropac paris marais, ariana papademetropoulos presents glass slipper, her first solo exhibition in france.
connections: +750
the London-based artist's work reimagines how communities can form in the present, not as fixed ideals but as lived, audible encounters.
public art (749)
at OCT-LOFT’s 2026 ‘super new year’, a kinetic installation turns public space into a shared game of motion.
'I believe in fantasy and fun and imagination': the artist on activating public spaces, participation and gathering as an act of optimism.
moradavaga (13)
visitors can step inside netty's oversized mouth and look through its eyes, or speak to one another through the spider's black tubular limbs.
connections: +1310
bright red speaking and listening tubes reference traditional emergency vehicle sirens.
connections: +1230
design interviews (120)
'I believe in fantasy and fun and imagination': the artist on activating public spaces, participation and gathering as an act of optimism.
ferréol babin discusses woodcarving and painted pastoral scenes across his friedman benda exhibition 'in a landscape'.
materials (199)
material interactions a series of kinetic objects that explore the role of materials as active components within design systems.
connections: +780
each nudibranch in this archive is three inches long, grown-up size, as the artist puts it, and each one is a faithful replica of a real species.
connections: +230
fashion design phenomena (311)
the coat operates as wearable architecture, proposing survival as something carried directly on the body.
burl wood, velvet, and patterned textiles define the store’s interior language.
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