nakae architects: NE apartment
<p>dedicated to motorcycle enthusiasts, this 8-unit complex wraps around a C-shaped courtyard offering dwellers access to built-in garages to store their bikes.</p>
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nakae architects: facing true south
<p>two clerestory windows oriented to face directly towards the south permeate a sweeping roof canopy minimize solar gain during the summer to ensure a cool internal environment.</p>
munkacsoport.net: summer house on pillars
<p>nestled within a grove of fir trees, this residence is elevated on pilotis for panoramic views overlooking lake balaton. </p>
munkacsoport.net: summer house at lake balaton
<p>creating a feeling of peace within a dense residential area, the summer house balances contextual influences while maintaining its own unique use of private space. </p>
artadi arquitectos: house in las arenas
<p>a beach-side residence that pulls the common interior living spaces to the exterior, encouraging them to engage with the surrounding environment year-round. </p>
artadi arquitectos: house en la encantada
<p>two simple geometric forms intersect creating a resultant frame that focuses views towards the exterior garden. </p>
OMA: proposal for city of holland central floriade 2022
<p>the circular plan spans a 60 hectare site, connecting green houses, a planned agro-innovation campus, leisure park and vernacular dutch landscape along the river rotte.</p>
MVRDV: expo plant library proposal for city of almere floriade 2022
<p>the vibrant neighborhood along the waterfront incorporates a giant plant library leading to a 300% greener exhibition than the current standard for the netherland's decennial plant expo, combining trees and vegetation to carve programmatic areas.</p>
nike GS green speed: sustainable soccer boot by andy caine
<p>designboom has traveled to venice, italy where designer andy caine has debuted his most recent and ecologically viable shoe design-- a concept football boot for nike which is the lightest and fastest of their brand to date. </p>
bruce mau design: redesigning canada for the 21st century
<p>from drinking mugs to passport stamps, the comprehensive rebranding campaign aims to rewrite stereotypes of canada by creating a new and more fluid contemporary identity.</p>
bruce mau design: new OCAD identity
<p>the ontario college of art and design has a new identity designed by bruce mau design. the new scheme is based on the iconic windows of will alsop's 'sharp centre for design'.</p>
RUX design: stickbulb lamp
<p>the lighting design can be arranged in multiple ways in such that it can function as a sconce, leaned against the wall as a minimalist fixture, or mounted to the underside of a shelf to illuminate work surfaces. </p>
doug johnston: coiled and stitched rope stools
<p>the designer explores the craft of coiling which he has adapted using stitching and rope instead of clay to create three-dimensional forms such as bags, vessels, and now stools.</p>
roberto ercilla: sancho el sabio foundation
<p>an early 20th century cemetery is frozen in time within a glass box, providing a space for the documentation and research of the rich culture that erected it. </p>
roberto ercilla: mechanical ramps
<p>a twisting sectional structural framework shelters a moving walkway transporting people through the town while providing a protected dynamic interior. </p>
david turner (turner duckworth) interview
<p>david turner tells us his thoughts on contemporary packaging design, branding and more... </p>
turner duckworth: team USA coca cola cans
turner duckworth have designed 6 limited edition coca-cola cans to cheer on team USA at the london 2012 olympic games.
recycled rubber tire pots and bowls by debbie wijskamp
wijskamp's series of bowls and pots are made from pebble-like components composed of the recycled rubber-powder of car tires, held together by a polyurethane binder.
debbie wijskamp: paperpulp cabinet
at first glance, the paperpulp cabinet looks like they are made from the polystyrene containers used to pack fish, but instead each inch-thick box component has been moulded from paper pulp and assembled using simple box-jointing techniques borrowed from woodwork.
jaume plensa: blind angel at art basel 2012
the large scale lighting installation resembles a crouched man in the fetal position with his eyes covered.
art basel untitled: stage by phyllida barlow
<p>the red monument is formed from an assemblage of wooden slabs atop seemingly repurposed poles-- an imposing sculpture which seems to grow from a lowered point on one side of the gallery space to its highest point on the opposite end. </p>
jakub berdych: new glass works for qubus
<p>the series of objects are manipulated from ubiquitous glass vases that were traditionally crafted in the czech republic.</p>
jakub berdych: bucket vase
'bucket vase' features a black handle plastic container topped with either a clear or colored glass cover.
igor chak: retro alien couch
<p>the classic video game 'space invader' informs a couch design. </p>
igor chak: space invader couch
the 'space invader couch' by igor chak is a seating proposal based on the aliens from the classic 1970s arcade game. whilst only a concept at the moment chak proposes that it would be made from leather covered memory foam with two glass surfaces.
bamboo globe by kristoffer zeuthen
<p>the bamboo globe uses current cartography and modern typefaces to create a sustainable desk accessory.</p>
ron miriello: 100 worlds project
composed of boat propellers, bowling balls, history books, and shoe soles, fifty miniature worlds and fifty photographic interpretations of them make up ron miriello's '100 worlds project', on exhibition through march 26th at the jett gallery in san diego, USA.
velouria by paul t. dack
<p>a traditional 17th and 18th century styled french furniture piece that can be dismantled and relocated to a new residence.</p>
cook&eat kitchenware by paul t. dack
<p>a collection to brighten up any kitchen worktop or dining table. it is fun and playful, yet simple taking its form from laboratory glassware.</p><br />
LIFE magazine cut outs from 1935 1985 by geoffrey farmer
<p>'leaves of grass', presented at dOCUMENTA (13), spans the length of the elongated gallery space and pictures five decades of the celebrated american photo-centric magazine.</p>
chalk on blackboard depictions of afghanistan mountains by tacita dean
<p>presented at dOCUMENTA (13) the six panel blackboard installation features the mountains of afghanistan spanning two stories of a building which once housed a bank in the city of kassel, germany.</p>
competitions The Architect’s Chair Stockholm Furniture Fair Edition $ 9,120.00 USD deadline: january 5th, 2027 KOKUYO DESIGN AWARD 2027 deadline: october 7th, 2026 TACTICAL URBANISM NOW! 2026 $ 10,000.00 USD deadline: october 30th, 2026 2026 Tokyo Design Awards Season #2 deadline: october 15th, 2026 Museum of Emotions #9 $ 9,140.00 USD deadline: february 22nd, 2027 Kinderspace: Architecture for Children's Development competition / Edition #4 $ 11,773.00 USD deadline: november 30th, 2026 International Furniture Design Competition Asahikawa [IFDA] deadline: december 11th, 2026 Underbridge #2 $ 9,290.00 USD deadline: october 19th, 2026 2026 NY Architectural & Interior Design Awards Season 2 deadline: november 5th, 2026 Indigo Design Award 2027 deadline: september 30th, 2026 all competitions
The Architect’s Chair Stockholm Furniture Fair Edition $ 9,120.00 USD deadline: january 5th, 2027 
KOKUYO DESIGN AWARD 2027 deadline: october 7th, 2026 
TACTICAL URBANISM NOW! 2026 $ 10,000.00 USD deadline: october 30th, 2026 
2026 Tokyo Design Awards Season #2 deadline: october 15th, 2026 
Museum of Emotions #9 $ 9,140.00 USD deadline: february 22nd, 2027 
Kinderspace: Architecture for Children's Development competition / Edition #4 $ 11,773.00 USD deadline: november 30th, 2026 
International Furniture Design Competition Asahikawa [IFDA] deadline: december 11th, 2026 
Underbridge #2 $ 9,290.00 USD deadline: october 19th, 2026 
2026 NY Architectural & Interior Design Awards Season 2 deadline: november 5th, 2026 
Indigo Design Award 2027 deadline: september 30th, 2026 courses Master’s in Digital Fashion by IED deadline: september 30th, 2026 Master’s in Digital Arts & Creative Technologies 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 Business Innovation by IED deadline: september 30th, 2026 Sustainable Architectural Design Program by My Archischool deadline: december 31st, 2026 Master of Arts in Design for Other Species: Transdisciplinary Practices Towards More-than-Human Futures IED Milano deadline: september 30th, 2026 Master’s in Brand Design and Hospitality by IED deadline: september 30th, 2026 Master's in Fashion Creative Direction by IED deadline: september 30th, 2026 Interior and Furniture Design by IED Firenze deadline: september 30th, 2026 Train Your Own Architectural AI-Model by My Archischool deadline: december 31st, 2026 all courses
Master’s in Digital Fashion by IED deadline: september 30th, 2026 
Master’s in Digital Arts & Creative Technologies 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 Business Innovation by IED deadline: september 30th, 2026 
Sustainable Architectural Design Program by My Archischool deadline: december 31st, 2026 
Master of Arts in Design for Other Species: Transdisciplinary Practices Towards More-than-Human Futures IED Milano deadline: september 30th, 2026 
Master’s in Brand Design and Hospitality by IED deadline: september 30th, 2026 
Master's in Fashion Creative Direction by IED deadline: september 30th, 2026 
Interior and Furniture Design by IED Firenze deadline: september 30th, 2026 
Train Your Own Architectural AI-Model by My Archischool deadline: december 31st, 2026 
