the ladder light by jessica nakanishi
drawing attention to the perimeter of interior spaces, the ladder lights create a custom illuminated pattern across the wall.
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les classiques bike handle bars by F&Y at designboom mart toronto
presented as part of designboom mart toronto, the wooden handlebar collection aims to revive the elegance and panache that once reigned our roads.
dubbeldam architecture + design: pop up office, toronto
a shipping container is turned into a configurable workspace with areas designated for focus, collaboration, lounging and refueling.
nendo: stone garden for caesarstone at toronto IDS 2013
created to mark nendo's international guest of honor award, the installation uses clusters of one-legged tables to hold each other up by overlapping.
les classiques bike handle bars by F&Y at designboom mart toronto
presented as part of designboom mart toronto, the wooden handlebar collection aims to revive the elegance and panache that once reigned our roads.
designboom mart toronto 2013
hosted as part of the cultural program of the 2013 toronto interior design show on until january 27th, 2013. if you are in town, please drop by and visit us!
atelier workshop: mckenzie house, new zealand
a musician's home on an apple orchard makes use of it's small footprint by appropriating the materials, form and spatial relationships of a shed.
atelierworkshop: thomson house, new zealand
working with vernacular architectural forms, designers cecile bonnifait and william giesen of atelierworkshop renovated a railway cottage into a contemporary statement on environmental responsibility and aesthetic restraint.
a home for all in rikuzentakata, full scale prototype
the concept model presented at the 2012 venice biennale has now been constructed at full scale to serve the people left homeless after the 2011 earthquake.
japanese pavilion at the 2012 venice architecture biennale
japan's pavilion explores the possibility of providing housing for the community of rikuzentakata after the devastating 2011 tsunami.
duck timer by eero aarnio for alessi
like most alessi products - the electronic kitchen duck timer incorporates playful humor to highlight the animals main form.
'origo' lamp by eero aarnio for innojok oy
eero aarnio's simple shapes and forms have characterized his design since his very first furniture classics in the 1960s.
ERDC: concrete, wood, and glass living space in ecuador
a modular construction exploring new material technologies uses multi-functional structural elements to define a flexible space.
daniel moreno flores: mike's studio and workshop
the house remodel serves as an exercise in the creation of material and space especially by re-using existing resources in new ways.
clarity bike by designaffairs studio has a fully transparent frame
using a high impact resistant polymer with flexible and lightweight technologies, the transparent bike frame foreshadows the future of bicycle engineering and production.
FYLM thin speaker by designaffairs studio
transmitting sound through oscillation, the flexible speaker uses new materials to achieve a thinness of 2.5mm.
EANA: house in shimoda
the matrioshka house is made up of three distinct layers, one within another, that define the living spaces within and between them.
EANA: house in hiyoshi
a compact house on a sliver of a site is organized around the second-storey living space and large north-facing window to provide adequate privacy and future expansion.
luminogeist glass prism iphone installation by yuri endo
conceived with 'pepper's ghost' illusionist techniques, the media installation concentrates on the development of interactive art using glass prisms.
venice lagoon sunken oak pole tables by aldo cibic for riva 1920
prior to becoming a table, the wood was sunken into the seabed to provide navigation information to boats. during the submersion the poles are exposed to microorganisms and marine flora and fauna causing them to disintegrate.
david chipperfield: bookshelf for riva 1920
a shelving system made from recycled docking posts inherent to the venetian landscape
totems modular tables by allegory at maison et objet
composed using three types of different elements, the stack-able marble carrara stools allow to define different table foot heights and surface widths.
flux cocoon by allegory
if every individual's path would be represented by a single line, then what happens when two or more individuals cross?
built of books by frank halmans
the artist stacks vintage books, carving windows and doors through each to create a series of imaginary buildings.
the architecture of vacuums a project by frank halmans
the dutch artist transforms the role of the vacuum, whereby dirt and the debris is purposely sucked into the domestic interior, within his imagined dwellings, standing as a metaphor for the things we experience and collect mentally in our memory and physically in our lives.
world's smallest wireless USB pocket router by ASUS
introduced as the world's smallest fully featured wireless router, the device creates its own secure hotspot for easy sharing of a wired or wi-fi connection with multiple networks.
siemens aquaris waterproof and shock resistant hearing aid
whether being used for leisure time or in a working environment, the hearing aid provides protection from elements such as dust, water or sand.
futurebrand: american airlines rebrand
futurebrand have rebranded american airlines, their new 'flight symbol' will replace the celebrated 1968 massimo vignelli design.
london olympics 2012: the look of the games
with the olympics just four days away, designboom takes a look at some of the art, architecture and graphics that will help form 'the look' of the 2012 games.
bakoko: doshisha chapel complex proposal
the competition proposal creates a tension between the place of worship and the place of gathering, then fluidly ties them together in a flowing cohesive manner.
onjuku beach house by bakoko
this weekend getaway is complete and ready for its surfing owners to inhabit along chiba's pacific coast in japan.
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Call for Entries: UX Design Awards - Spring 2027 deadline: november 15th, 2026 
International Furniture Design Competition Asahikawa [IFDA] deadline: december 11th, 2026 
CLASSICS the Small Luxury Design Award 2027 $ 1,026.00 USD deadline: january 31st, 2027 
Marca Corona Award 2027 | Contest for artists and designers under 35 $ 1,675.00 USD deadline: january 11th, 2027 
Architectural competition for the design and supervision of the construction of the project “Limassol Arts Centre” $ 29,800.00 USD deadline: march 22nd, 2027 
The Oak Moon Pavilion $ 9,120.00 USD deadline: march 1st, 2027 
Compasso d’Oro International Design Award 2027 deadline: january 20th, 2027 
The Architect’s Chair Stockholm Furniture Fair Edition $ 9,120.00 USD deadline: january 5th, 2027 
The Quiet Tower $ 11,535.00 USD deadline: february 15th, 2027 
New York High Falls Riverfront Market $ 10,000.00 USD deadline: january 18th, 2027 all competitions
Call for Entries: UX Design Awards - Spring 2027 deadline: november 15th, 2026 International Furniture Design Competition Asahikawa [IFDA] deadline: december 11th, 2026 CLASSICS the Small Luxury Design Award 2027 $ 1,026.00 USD deadline: january 31st, 2027 Marca Corona Award 2027 | Contest for artists and designers under 35 $ 1,675.00 USD deadline: january 11th, 2027 Architectural competition for the design and supervision of the construction of the project “Limassol Arts Centre” $ 29,800.00 USD deadline: march 22nd, 2027 The Oak Moon Pavilion $ 9,120.00 USD deadline: march 1st, 2027 Compasso d’Oro International Design Award 2027 deadline: january 20th, 2027 The Architect’s Chair Stockholm Furniture Fair Edition $ 9,120.00 USD deadline: january 5th, 2027 The Quiet Tower $ 11,535.00 USD deadline: february 15th, 2027 New York High Falls Riverfront Market $ 10,000.00 USD deadline: january 18th, 2027 
