ling fan: design into life
the installation 'design into life' captures the three stages of the relationship between life and design.
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ling fan: floating green
the public art installation located in pudong zhangjiang hi-tech park, detaches the flat lawn from the earth it covers, folds it and structures it to form inhabitable urban furniture.
metaconcrete: 'signature' shelf
a long thin metal plate dramatically curved in a right angle to create stable platforms and vertical metal columns pierced though the plate to create partitions.
metaconcrete: universal lighting
korean studio metaconcrete has designed a new series of lighting including 'rainbow lighting' and 'jellyfish lighting'.
morris sato studio: YN 13 house
the overall concept is derived from the historical buildings of kyoto and kanazawa, japan, with bleached vertical battens and cedar siding on the main, guest house and garage merging with a terne-coated stainless steel roof, forming a unified textured appearance between the walls and the roof.
yue minjun: contemporary terracotta warriors
'I paint people laughing, whether it is a big laugh, a restrained laugh, a crazy-laugh, a near-death laugh or simply laughter about our society: laughter can be about anything.' - yue minjun
david berman do good design
at the recent icograda world design congress in beijing, the canadian communication designer david berman presented his book 'do good design: how designers can change the world'.
kohei sugiura
japanese graphic designer kohei sugiura presented a lecture at icograda world design congress, beijing 09.
shi jinsong gun shape baby carriage
shi jinsong, na zha baby boutique - the new face of mothercare.
frank winnubst: springtime
the most comfortable chairs to sit in are usually those which have an upholstered construction involving springs. so, frank winnubst researched various types of springs to develop a chair with optimum seating comfort, letting the function determine the form.
'one pallet kitchen' by steie van vugt + frank winnubst
'one pallet kitchen'picks from designboom's dining in 2015 competition 2008. every now and again browsing through our site we're inspired by »
william j. mitchell and MIT media laboratory: sustainable urban mobility
sustainable urban mobility introduces efficient urban mobility that can reduce energy demand and carbon emission, through use of light, intelligent electric vehicles organized into new kinds of an urban-scale system.
tham khai meng: hopenhagen campaign
ogilvyearth took the lead on developing the strategy and creative concept for the initiative, which simply replaces the first letter of copenhagen with 'h' to spell 'hopenhagen'. the campaign brings about an air of hope and optimism for the future. it emphasizes the need to shift from 'coping' or just simply dealing or ignoring our global challenges to 'hoping'.
n + b architects: paul valery highschool, france restructure and extension
the project took into account the notions of flexibility, environmental use functionality and to enable the programmatic entities to be linked together around exterior spaces.
N + B architects: community center for the valley of herault, gignac, france
located at the entrance of the town of gignac, is the community for the valley of herault designed by N + B architects.
michiel cornelissen: a bit cross
the combination of cross pendant and multitool is made of laser sintered steel.
sanyo eneloop stick booster brings energy to mobile gadgets
the device can be used to charge most cell phones, MP3 players, portable game units and others.
sanyo eneloop rechargeable interior light
the lamp is a cordless interior light, that just by lifting up becomes a flashlight.
roger arquer studio: birdland
making reference to the iconic shape of the birdhouse, each of the 15 birdhouses which make-up 'birdland' has it's own identity, and when put together, form a family.
fujitsu mobile phone design award 09
under the theme 'mobile phones for 2011' roughly 2,000 submissions were received throughout june and july, from which a total of 24 winning entries have been selected: one grand prize, two runner-up prizes (one per category), six judge's special awards (one per judge), and 15 honorable mentions.
cabracega: coca cola projects
cabracega's work explores daily experiences, questioning the meaning and relationship between space, services, rituals and objects, developing new interactions with the mundane, transforming observers into participants.
dass: tree house hotel
a microspace placed between the trees for work or play, the tree house hotel is currently located in the jardim da estral in lisbon, and is offering one night stays within the space.
mushroom hook by masako sato
the mushroom hook by japanese designer masako sato is made by silicone rubber.
haoshi design
haoshi design studio have created these tiny, intricate hand made animals and everyday objects for their jewelry collection.
hiroki tanabe: O project
the shapes of chamfered corners differ from the odd-numbered floors to the even-numbered floors.
a house divided into four by hiroki tanabe
a two-story complex which has an elongated U shape, the first floor of the house has a kitchen and café doubling as a living room. on the second floor houses a bedroom and bathroom.
bamboo greenhouse
designed by nobuhiro hirai and hirohide kobayashi of kyoto university, toshiharu nakagawa of nakagawa bamboo workshop won the japan good design award 09 and has been proposed and constructed in response to the need for a greenhouse in raising and managing plants.
UTB zero bicycle by vigore kataoka
a rather 'primitive' bicycle that strips away all the functions and equipment that have been developed until now, to just feature the wheels and the frame.
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TACTICAL URBANISM NOW! 2026 $ 10,000.00 USD deadline: october 30th, 2026 
Wonder Global Design Awards 2026 Season 2 deadline: january 31st, 2027 
Portugal Long Table Restaurant $ 11,635.00 USD deadline: january 11th, 2027 
Compasso d’Oro International Design Award 2027 deadline: january 20th, 2027 
WDC 2028 Busan Pavilion International Design Competition $ 46,666.00 USD deadline: october 26th, 2026 
Buildner’s Unbuilt Award 2027 $ 56,305.00 USD deadline: september 15th, 2027 
2026 Rome Design Awards Season 2 deadline: december 10th, 2026 
2026 London Design Awards Season 2 deadline: december 17th, 2026 
2027 MUSE Design Awards deadline: april 15th, 2027 
Marca Corona Award 2027 | Contest for artists and designers under 35 $ 1,675.00 USD deadline: january 11th, 2027 all competitions
TACTICAL URBANISM NOW! 2026 $ 10,000.00 USD deadline: october 30th, 2026 Wonder Global Design Awards 2026 Season 2 deadline: january 31st, 2027 Portugal Long Table Restaurant $ 11,635.00 USD deadline: january 11th, 2027 Compasso d’Oro International Design Award 2027 deadline: january 20th, 2027 WDC 2028 Busan Pavilion International Design Competition $ 46,666.00 USD deadline: october 26th, 2026 Buildner’s Unbuilt Award 2027 $ 56,305.00 USD deadline: september 15th, 2027 2026 Rome Design Awards Season 2 deadline: december 10th, 2026 2026 London Design Awards Season 2 deadline: december 17th, 2026 2027 MUSE Design Awards deadline: april 15th, 2027 Marca Corona Award 2027 | Contest for artists and designers under 35 $ 1,675.00 USD deadline: january 11th, 2027 
