hiroki tanabe: O project
the shapes of chamfered corners differ from the odd-numbered floors to the even-numbered floors.
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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, <br>to just feature the wheels and the frame.
artificial mountain design
architects are taking the lead on climbing the artificial mountain. a number of projects have amounted from this notion of constructing buildings influenced by geological forms, resulting in architectural metaphors which combine the digital, natural and artificial.
sadar vuga architects: sports park stozice, ljubljana, slovenia
the sports park stozice integrates a football stadium and a multi-purpose sports hall with a big shopping centre, covered by the artificial landscape of the recreational park.
WOHA: the met residential skyscraper, bangkok
the met, a bangkok residential skyscraper designed by WOHA won world's best housing development award this year at the world architecture festival, as well as design of the year at singapore design week 09.
vo trong nghia architects: wind and water bar in vietnam
wnw bar is a structural bamboo arch system spanning 10m in height and 15m in length. the main frame is made from 48 units of bamboo elements.
thomas feichtner: linz hocker stool
the 'linz hocker stool' is made from recycled thermoplastic polymer.
'filio' ring by thomas feichtner
'filio' ringaustrian designer thomas feichtner has sent us in images of his new work 'filio' ring. made from silver the ring is a one off piece »
jakob neb design: car mural think outside the parking box competition shortlisted revealed
cars pile up, seemingly random. a computer calculates free space and put cars accordingly, creating a mural.
shao yung yeh: qashqai and the giant dandelion think outside the parking box competition shortlisted revealed
composed of three levels of parking plates built from kinetic arms that are connected to a central rotating base, the plates are lifted and lowered to and from the ground, providing elevated parking spaces.
pinto hikima takanori and suzuki masayoshi
during tokyo design week 09, pinto presented their 'image exhibition' of new work, which aims to stimulate imagination.
tokyo design week 08: pinto at design tide
a digital-analog clock it shows hours as a digital digit and minutes with an analog hand.digilog clockdigilog clock image © »
cansu akarsu: end to end pencil case for felissimo and social designer
'end to end' by cansu akarsu, is a case holder designed for felissimo's 500 colored pencils for social designer. the holder connects pencils together from end to end in one long line making it easy to fold, use or arrange in various designs.
felissimo’s 500 colored pencil set for social designer
this complete set of 500 colored pencils consists of 20 units, each pencil telling its own story with a unique name.
jakub berdych: jested, RIP and macocha glass bowls
evolving from berdych's fascination in the moment at which a glassmaker places glass into a wooden mould, the glass bowls are produced in a dry mould, in which the glass particles actually inflame the mould, transforming itself accordingly.
maestrokatastrof & whitefruits
during prague designblok 09, maestrokatastrof(silvie luběnová) and whitefruits came together to exhibit a selection of ceramic pieces.
the cuban revolution: 40 years of cuban photography at galerie maurer, munich
the photographs show the routine life of cuba at the time juxtaposed against the extreme circumstances and cruelties of war, and the unbroken will of the people.
che guevara pop culture icon
following photos of che guevara imagery were taken by designboom during our trip to cuba in november 2008.the fresh face - the iconic nature of that »
marc owens: recent designer in residence at the design museum, london
owens is best known for his avatar machine which replicates the aesthetics and visuals of virtual gaming, allowing users to become virtual characters themselves, in real space through a head mounted interface.
second life projects by marc owens
avator suits by marc owensaround a year ago marc owens' 'avatar machine' project could be found on most of the tech and design blogs. 'avatar machine' »
yu jordy fu: cloud walk paper chandelier
'cloud walk' is a nine-meter-long white, intricate chandelier made from recycled paper by yu jordy fu.
nelly ben hayoun: the soyuz chair
the soyuz chair designed by nelly ben hayoun, is a living-room chair which reproduces the three stages of that rocket launch. recline into the launch position, face the sky, put on your headset and use the control panel to select your mode.
joshua kirsch: ACP donor wheel
when someone wants to find a particular name on this donor wheel housed at the paul robeson center for the arts in princeton, new jersey, they can push the corresponding first letter of the name on a control panel. the wheel then turns and stops at the section displaying names with that requested letter, backlighting those names with LEDs to highlight them.
joshua kirsch: concentricity interactive light series
the concentricity light series consists of three individual pieces - concentricity 96, 80, 16 - each one presents an illuminated white handle in which a viewer is invited to move in any desired direction which translates these movements into light.
toyota FT EV II
FT-EV II is meant to accommodate four passengers and is driven through use of a joystick which controls the brakes, steering and throttle.
honda skydeck
with skydeck, honda wanted to transcend generational and lifestyle boundaries by developing an automobile that was more appealing to a wider range of ages and needs.
niels van roij: TVR artemis concept car
artemis' down force is provided by an under hood spoiler system, which takes in air at the front spoiler aiding in the handling of the car. the system also directs air to cool the car's four electro in-hub motors and the hydrogen fuel cells by which it is powered.
joon & jung: cloudmon
influenced by the shape of cumulous cloud, blue legs are metaphor of the rain drops.
maestrokatastrof & whitefruits
during prague designblok 09, maestrokatastrof(silvie luběnová) and whitefruits came together to exhibit a selection of ceramic pieces.
prague designblok 08: whitefruits
'onion' by whitefruits image © designboombesides showing the work of czech design students, designers' catwalk served as a venue for individual design »
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New York High Falls Riverfront Market $ 10,000.00 USD deadline: january 18th, 2027 
The Oak Moon Pavilion $ 9,120.00 USD deadline: march 1st, 2027 
Kingspan MICROHOME 2026 $ 115,875.00 USD deadline: november 2nd, 2026 
KOKUYO DESIGN AWARD 2027 deadline: october 7th, 2026 
The Quiet Tower $ 11,535.00 USD deadline: february 15th, 2027 
2027 French Design Awards deadline: april 6th, 2027 
2026 NY Product Design Awards Season 2 deadline: november 5th, 2026 
Vancouver Tall Challenge $ 15,000.00 USD deadline: november 30th, 2026 
Underbridge #2 $ 9,290.00 USD deadline: october 19th, 2026 
2026 London Design Awards Season 2 deadline: december 17th, 2026 courses Master's in Fashion Business Innovation by IED deadline: september 30th, 2026 Material Balance Design. Digital Techniques and Circular Innovations in Architecture at Politecnico di Milano deadline: march 10th, 2026 Sustainable Architectural Design Program by My Archischool deadline: december 31st, 2026 Master's in Fashion Creative Direction by IED deadline: september 30th, 2026 Master’s in Digital Fashion by IED deadline: september 30th, 2026 Master’s in Digital Arts & Creative Technologies by IED deadline: september 30th, 2026 Master’s in Brand Design and Hospitality by IED deadline: september 30th, 2026 Train Your Own Architectural AI-Model by My Archischool deadline: december 31st, 2026 Master’s in Fashion Business by IED deadline: september 30th, 2026 all courses
Master's in Fashion Business Innovation by IED deadline: september 30th, 2026 
Material Balance Design. Digital Techniques and Circular Innovations in Architecture at Politecnico di Milano deadline: march 10th, 2026 
Sustainable Architectural Design Program by My Archischool deadline: december 31st, 2026 
Master's in Fashion Creative Direction by IED deadline: september 30th, 2026 
Master’s in Digital Fashion by IED deadline: september 30th, 2026 
Master’s in Digital Arts & Creative Technologies by IED deadline: september 30th, 2026 
Master’s in Brand Design and Hospitality by IED deadline: september 30th, 2026 
Train Your Own Architectural AI-Model by My Archischool deadline: december 31st, 2026 
Master’s in Fashion Business by IED deadline: september 30th, 2026 
