Jun 03, 2026designboom partners with sónar to explore a future where technology reconnects us to nature and personal rebellion.
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sónar (13)
Jun 03, 2026
Mar 26, 2026set in the historic llotja de mar in barcelona, the program builds a shared theme: technology not as a consumption, but as a tool to question, shape, and actively engage with.
smart home technology (127)
Jun 03, 2026already built to operate for its ‘creator edition,’ the device can move either indoor or outdoor without needing any restricted zones.
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May 18, 2026named the clock, the pocket watch-shaped device features no hands, but a system called the light hour.
portraits (162)
Jun 02, 2026through 'what I'm looking at', self portraiture is turned outward, transforming the face into a moving frame for surrounding landscapes.
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May 04, 2026titled 'heavy is the head that wears the crown', the piece by derrick adams is a large-scale banner portrait of the late curator koyo kouoh.
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bethan laura wood (5)
Jun 02, 2026the designer talks her travels, her attention to bank counter laminates, her relationship to color, and how its come to define her approach to design.
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Oct 23, 2021on the occasion of milan design week 2021, designboom spoke with bethan laura wood at nilufar gallery for a deeper dive into her solo show titled 'ornate'.
architecture in bulgaria (8)
Jun 02, 2026the municipality of gabrovo launches an international architecture competition to transform a 13,330 sqm industrial site into the christo and jeanne-claude centre.
May 06, 2026squareone atelier’s winning proposal for the elin pelin city design competition reconfigures the town center as a continuous civic landscape.
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memorials and monuments (55)
Apr 09, 2026curators for tuwaiq sculpture 2026 discuss transforming riyadh's landscape through interactive monuments and a new era of mixed-material art.
Feb 04, 2026spaces of mourning and ritual are integrated into a broader community program.
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christo and jeanne-claude (34)
Jun 02, 2026the municipality of gabrovo launches an international architecture competition to transform a 13,330 sqm industrial site into the christo and jeanne-claude centre.
May 20, 2026artists and architects transform air into a medium of instability, participation, and collective care through inflatables, fog structures, and suspended worlds.
set design (44)
Jun 01, 2026STURDY.’s set design brings a typical puerto rican home and landscape into an arena-scale portrait of island memory.
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Apr 23, 2026familiar body parts, like the eye, ear, nose, lips, and finger, are abstracted into sculptural lights.
LUMA arles (14)
Jun 01, 2026'in the veins', the artist’s new film, examines how tenderness, responsibility, and loss become intertwined in a world facing environmental collapse.
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May 25, 2026at LUMA arles, early paintings, notebooks and hours of video interviews from the hans ulrich obrist archive celebrate the visionary architect's legacy.
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iconic products (10)
Jun 01, 2026beyond mere protection, brown safe transforms security into high design, crafting safes and vaults that are as aesthetically as the treasures they house.
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May 05, 2023the exhibit showcases an array of products designed by rams with the goal of provoking thought in visitors about the impact of contemporary design on society.
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galleria continua (14)
May 31, 2026cardboard towers, stone blocks, and concrete bunkers turn the body into a study of shelter, weight, and collapse.
Apr 15, 2024ai weiwei reimagines historic artworks overlaid with contemporary events, displayed in galleria continua's show 'neither nor.'
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antony gormley (21)
the monograph 'antony gormley, body buildings' maps the artist’s exploration of how human bodies relate to architectural space.
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Jun 20, 2025a single oculus at its peak draws natural light into the circular void, illuminating cast iron sculptures and channeling ando’s minimalism and gormley’s spatial consciousness.
LMTLS (5)
May 30, 2026sculptural forms, mirrored surfaces, and warm illuminated materials create a sensory environment that blurs the boundary between store, gallery, and exhibition space.
Jul 31, 2024sculptural forms of rammed earth, steel and concrete create dynamic interiors.
studio ossidiana (8)
May 30, 2026monumental inflatables, including pink shells and reflective eggs, contrast the historic urban fabric of the dutch city.
Jun 06, 2025centre pompidou’s 'fun palace' arrives to the grand palais in paris as a living, interactive architecture by studio ossidiana.
steve messam (3)
Jul 26, 2017the environmental artist has installed a trio of large-scale fabric artworks across the historic mellerstain house.
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May 13, 2015a stark vision in red set against the verdant greens of the helvellyn peak in cumbria, UK's lake district, the structure defies both belief and gravity.
studio job (59)
May 30, 2026monumental inflatables, including pink shells and reflective eggs, contrast the historic urban fabric of the dutch city.
Feb 21, 2024job smeets and firmship apply light gray to their land rover defender XS SUV because its neutrality can complement other colors and materials, including metals, concrete, glass, and wood.
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