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stay up to date with all the latest topics to be featured on designboom with our dedicated tag overview. we've collated the most recent themes in the worlds of art, architecture, design and technology for your easy reading: from emerging architecture studios to new design trends to relevant events from around the globe.

jonas wagell

design

jonas wagell: swell sofa for normann copenhagen

the three-seater offers a robust form of curved cushions and bulky armrests, drawing its shape from the way bread rise when in the oven.

shuhei senda

design

jonas wagell: industry upholstered lamp

the lightweight and collapsible upholstered pendan lamp features a knock-down aluminium frame whose simple construction allows for flat-packing and cost-efficient shipping.

andrea chin

all 5 stories

bunq architectes

architecture

bunq architectes construct NCIS as a detached house

shared and private spaces are organized in a compact plan on four staggered levels that read as two volumes resting in the landscape.

heather carlsen

architecture

bunq architectes clads multipurpose building in polycarbonate

this industrial looking building by bunq architectes is one long volume that features an angular, folded roof structure and two transparent facades.

celia mahon heap

all 3 stories

super nature design

art

paper art garden by super nature design

constructed entirely from delicate paper panels using a die cut process 'the garden' is part of the 'paper infinite exhibition' at réel in shanghai.

yeoh

technology

toshiba tablet man by super nature design + great works china

the garment stands as a platform for connecting individuals through interactive experiences, giving people new opportunities to experience and generate new relationships with technology.

andrea chin

all 12 stories

hideki inaba

art

hideki inaba: vecta by clark gallery + SHIFT

the featured works comprise a series of colorful and complex vector line drawings, whose free form borders radiate energy and dynamism.

nina azzarello

design

hideki inaba at kuala lumpur design week 2010

the delicate quality of his work cannot be achieved unless the combination of ink, printer and even paper quality is just right.

fiona db

all 2 stories

dekuba

design

porcelain lampara by luis ramirez (dekuba)

the collection includes vessels for serving coffee or juices, candle holders, lighting and vases, whose organic forms have been realized to move, rotate, and create a dialogue with one another.

andrea chin

design

dekuba juice bar

cuban design duo dekuba (luis ramirez + miguel garces) have designed a juice bar in havana, cuba.

andrea chin

all 3 stories

chat travieso

design

chat travieso: coolstop sprinkler prototype for fire hydrants

the sprinkler prototype resembles a large cartoon splash and easily connects to fire hydrants, providing a safe and fun alternative for cooling off outdoors.

Chat Travieso

design

interactive community wall transforms fence by chat travieso

'on a fence' is a community based project that transforms a typically physical barrier into a place of inclusion.

Chat Travieso

all 3 stories

jeremy laffon

art

jeremy laffon's chewing gum constructions

the alternating yellow and green sticks formulate a stable configuration with rounded edges that endlessly integrate into themselves.

nina azzarello

all 1 stories

mA style

architecture

mA-style extends a rural japanese home for a young couple

a dwelling for a young couple is created as an extension of a traditional rural japanese home, providing private spaces while maintaining family relationships.

heather carlsen

architecture

mA style: scope, single family residence

the unique house uses its concrete foundations to cantilever out over the natural hillside like a telescopic lens.

danny hudson

all 8 stories

pepe heykoop

design

pepe heykoop turns waste leather into furniture with skin series

the collection of scrap leather objects are being shown at an exhibition two years in the making: a rebuilt castle will host the event during inside design amsterdam.

rodrigo caula

design

pepe heykoop: leather loops stool + matka vase

the designer showcased his array of products, including the newest addition, a leather vase which uses only scrap material discarded by the manufacturing industry.

bora db

all 10 stories

vince frost

art

feeding the 5000 campaign by frost*

frost* were briefed to create an outdoor campaign to promote feeding the 5000 and the central messages about saving food and producing less waste

andy butler

design

commonwealth bank offices by frost* design

frost* design, davenport campbell and james gulliver hancock created this illustrated environment for an australian call center.

andy butler

all 9 stories

liliana ovalle

design

sinkhole vessels by liliana ovalle and colectivo 1050

the black vessels stand as a representation of sinkholes and were crafted by local ceramists from tlapazola, oaxaca.

andy butler

design

liliana ovalle: colour me red, colour me green

these abstract wooden constructs by liliana ovalle are partly painted with color to create the illusion that they are archetypal tables.

andy butler

all 3 stories

julien carretero

design

CONTRAST: experimental lighting by julien carretero for victor hunt

the lighting collection explores the inherent physical characteristics within various metals such as bronze, copper and other metals.

rodrigo caula

design

julien carretero: stencil - aluminium furniture cast in fabric

the furniture pieces are cast using a soft mould made from high-temperature resistant fabric which the french designer clamps to a steel stencil within a wooden framework for support.

andrea chin

all 5 stories

ROTOR

architecture

rotor curates 2013 oslo architecture triennale

designboom interviews the curators of the 2013 oslo architecture biennale, and discusses the challenges the team faced through the process.

andrea chin

art

rotor: ex limbo installation at fondazione prada

presenting a systematic inventory of every single scenographic element that has been realized for the fashion show sets designed by and for prada, alongside rem koolhaas / OMA, for over more than a decade.

andrea chin

all 2 stories

munich pinakothek der moderne

technology

behind the scenes at AUDI's largest toolmaking factory

designboom visits AUDI's largest toolmaking factory in the world, and gets a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the car company's massive installation featuring 1800 identical miniature aluminium models of their urquattro.

anita hackethal