May 27, 2026extending into the sphere of scent, iris ceramica group debuts its first fragrance at clerkenwell design week 2026 in collaboration with campomarzio70.
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fragrance design (29)
May 27, 2026
Oct 02, 2024customers answer a few questions about their preferences helping the machine tailor the fragrance to their tastes.
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paul clemence / ARCHI-PHOTO (25)
May 26, 2026seen through newly captured photos, the british studio's 'west bund orbit' brings climbable, ribbon-like terraces to shanghai.
Apr 29, 2025the house at first look doesn't appear to be modular, with the voids between the rectangular units opening up to nature, hosting shared spaces for cooking, eating, and gathering.
Jony Ive (21)
May 25, 2026freed from the traditional constraints of a front-mid engine and rear gearbox, lovefrom designed an EV defined by clean, sweeping volumes.
May 22, 2025in an interview, the duo says they’ve already been working on a device, which they describe as ‘the coolest piece of technology that the world will have ever seen.’
marc newson (52)
Dec 04, 2025the oil removes the usual bending of light in watches, and because of that, the time on the discs looks close to the glass and clear from all angles.
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Oct 01, 2025on october 6th, 2025, the brand is set to release the wearable and functional objects, from bags, lamps, and glasses to surfboards, ceramic plates, and pieces of luggage.
Hans Ulrich Obrist (10)
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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May 06, 2026curated by hans ulrich obrist and ben vickers, the exhibition unfolds through immersive sound works by brian eno, FKA twigs, patti smith, and others.
biophilic design (40)
May 25, 2026inside the bloom invites visitors to slow down, observe, and experience growth from within.
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Aug 06, 2025ugaoo's flagship store uses arches and a tree installation to create an immersive, biophilic retail experience.
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MIT (1)
AXOR (26)
May 25, 2026by bridging past and present, AXOR introduces a new bathroom collection for quietly expressive yet enduring bathroom spaces.
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May 05, 2025situated near cape town, south africa, citterio’s second bathroom concept emphasizes the region’s simple elegance and raw beauty with red local clay.
young architects competitions (9)
May 24, 2026the project transforms marine pollution into a floating platform for public dialogue, environmental education, and collective action.
Dec 02, 2025low-tech construction system enables self-building by community members.
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underwater architecture (24)
Mar 20, 2026the studio has already built a moon habitat tested in the arctic, a mars shelter concept that runs on dust storms, and an underwater structure at the bottom of copenhagen harbor.
Dec 17, 2025designed for research, recreation, and habitation, the system supports human-ocean coexistence.
julian opie (5)
julian opie brings global sensory stimulation to GINZA SIX through an immersive installation spanning from ginza to the world.
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Feb 19, 2013the alan cristea gallery, london is currently showing an exhibition of works from julian opie's recent series 'winter.'.
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DREAMS IN MOTION (37)
May 22, 2026against the backdrop of designboom's room for dreams at milan design week, three of the world’s most influential architectural visionaries gather to discuss dream projections and design empathy.
May 04, 2026we take a look back at designboom's second chapter of 'utopian optimism' and discuss how its essays, stories, and profiles illustrate our dreams as active rehearsals for reality.
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MIT news (86)
May 14, 2026the project playfully critiques social robots while asking what the monsters we create reveal about ourselves.
Mar 18, 2026janet echelman merges climate data with structural engineering to create the suspended work 'remembering the future.'
nilufar gallery (22)
May 22, 2026LUMIAC by andrea mancuso is a kinetic structure with moving aluminum arms and glowing glass spheres.
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Feb 24, 2024nilufar returns to NOMAD st. moritz with an installation that merges vintage and contemporary pieces with diverse styles and materials.
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dior (34)
May 21, 2026alex chinneck transforms the windows of dior's new york and beverly hills flagships with surreal taxis, lamps, and cars.
Apr 22, 2025at seoul's dongdaemun design plaza (DDP), a column-free hall hosts the OMA-designed exhibition, christian dior: designer of dreams.
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alex chinneck (22)
May 21, 2025named ‘a week at the knees,’ the public art features 7,000 bricks and 4.6 tons of reused steel, salvaged from the demolition of the former american embassy in london.
Dec 06, 2024from monumental murals to ephemeral installations, here are the top 10 public art projects of 2024 that shaped the year in creativity.
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