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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.

omri barzeev

design

omri barzeev: lady LED

a happy accident is adapted to new combinations of materials in a clean, natural desk lamp design.

jenny filippetti

design

omri barzeev: zaza chair

this flexible chair made with felt, can be adjusted to suit user's needs.

ridhika naidoo

all 2 stories

gumption design

design

gumption design: jadee stoneware

'jadee' stone ware work is a set of three pieces which reminds us of a pagoda (an east-asian tower temple) when turning the pieces upside down.

anita hackethal

design

gumption design: afro collection

a toilet brush with a 70s afro look. the handle of the toilet brush is in the form of a cool 'hippy' with a colourful bush of hair - the brush. brings some humor to cleaning the bathroom!

andrea chin

all 5 stories

hector ruiz velazquez

architecture

hector ruiz velazquez: living nature

the design, constructed out of cardboard boxes was built in under ten days and housed an exhibition that looked to illustrate the four methods of living in spain.

jayme db

architecture

hector ruiz velazquez: ceramic house

the 54m2 attic apartment is solely made using a ceramic dry system installation that can be reused if one has to move house.

ridhika naidoo

all 2 stories

francois bauchet

design

françois bauchet + eric jourdan + no. 111: the fourth wall

on a stage where objects are the actors and the set is composed of light, viewers question and explore their experience of objects and space.

jenny filippetti

design

françois bauchet: designer of the year 2002

french designer françois bauchet was awarded the 2002 'designer of the year' award at the salon du meuble in paris.

jenny filippetti

all 2 stories

andrée putman

design

andrée putman at hôtel de ville, paris

the exhibit showcases examples of andrée putman's iconic designs including recreated interiors of the infamous black and white washroom originally designed for the morgan hotel in 1984 and the concord aircraft interior which later followed.

jayme db

design

maison & objet 09: 'morgans' chair by andrée putman for emeco

in the exhibition NOW! design a vivre a new chair by andrée putman in collaboration with with emeco made its world debut

massimo mini

all 3 stories

julia lohmann

design

julia lohmann + gero grundmann for collacqueration

a 10000 year old tradition meets young innovative designers, producing a series that explores through the art of the object the conversations between past and present, process and product, and work and viewer.

jenny filippetti

design

julia lohmann: 'co existence'

9000 petri-dishes with images of bacteria colonies, perspex and lighting form the shape of naked women.

andrea chin

all 4 stories

yiran qian

design

yiran qian: eye of the storm

this watch without a face takes minimalism to a new level, illuminating the time only at the press of a button.

jenny filippetti

design

yiran qian: endless warm

solar panels are embedded into a set of heated hat and gloves, providing its user with continual warmth.

jenny filippetti

all 3 stories

john kestner

design

john kestner: tableau

automatically translating digital images to and from physical photographs, 'tableau' combines the speed and accessibility of digital technology with the ease and comfort of physical objects.

jenny filippetti

all 1 stories

tjeerd veenhoven

design

tjeerd veenhoven: carbon bike + iFan

low-tech, sustainable approaches trump industrial production techniques in these hand-formed bicycle frames and wind-powered iphone charger.

jenny filippetti

design

tjeerd veenhoven: milan furniture fair 2003

dutch designer tjeerd veenhoven presented new works at the milan furniture fair 2003.

jenny filippetti

all 2 stories

TIVOLI AUDIO competition

design

designboom Tivoli Audio competition winning entry displayed in times square

as the winning entry of our Tivoli Audio competition, 'inside tivoli' by malaysian designer huan miao khi will now hang in new york city's times square for the month of december.

andrea chin

design

tivoli audio competition results

2980 participants from 92 different countries participated and the winner is...

massimo mini

all 15 stories

wildlife pass colorado

architecture

the olin studio: wild (x)ing

the wildlife pass is based around the shape of a rhomboid - as it offers structural strength, dynamic flexibility and efficient modular patterning.

ridhika naidoo

architecture

zwarts & jansma: landshape

the firm has been selected as one of the five finalists for a next generation wildlife crossing at west vail pass, colorado in the US.

ridhika naidoo

all 2 stories

charlie davidson

design

charlie davidson: sunniside public realm

the seating design is centered around the notion of turning public furnitureinto a more interactive element that feels alive and as if it were free to move about rather than fixed in place.

nicoletta db

design

charlie davidson: the object of desire

UK designer charlie davidson created a chaise lounge on the form of a female corset.

andrea chin

all 6 stories

Dar HI eco hotel

architecture

matali crasset: Dar HI eco lodge in nefta part 2

a few days before its official opening, designboom visited the new Dar HI, an exclusive eco-retreat in nefta, in southern tunisia. it is located at the base of a palm-tree oasis, at the edge of the sahara.

anita hackethal

architecture

Dar HI eco retreat in tunisia by matali crasset

parisian designer matali crasset envisioned an experimental eco-retreat and spa in nefta, a tiny village at the base of a palm-tree oasis in southern tunisia. designboom visited the place before its official opening.

erika kim

all 2 stories

gwathmey siegel and associates

architecture

gwathmey siegel & associates: crocker museum now complete

one of the late charles gwathmey's last major public projects, the addition and renovation of the museum more than triples the size of the 125 year old historical structure.

erika kim

architecture

charles gwathmey 1938 2009

architect charles gwathmey known for his modernist homes and public buildings died on monday in manhattan, aged 71.

ridhika naidoo

all 2 stories

alvaro puntoni

architecture

alvaro puntoni: querosene house

a main feature of this three storey residence are it's walls which house a library of 7500 books.

ridhika naidoo

architecture

alvaro puntoni: public school, votorantim, sao paolo

the school was organized on a perpendicular axis to the street. the main program was divided into two blocks vertically articulated by a ramp.

ridhika naidoo

all 2 stories

patterns architecture

architecture

patterns: sunset boutique

influenced by the sleekness of automotive fabrication, the polycarbonate panels of the facade conceal all its connection details behind the surface.

erika kim

architecture

patterns: fyf residence

located adjacent to a traditional neighborhood 300 km north of buenos aires, the new dwelling aims to challenge the flat homogeneity of its surroundings in a domestic setting.

erika kim

all 2 stories