boss design and okamura balance focus, comfort and performance in the modern workplace
boss design welcomes okamura’s contessa and sylphy chairs into its portfolio, a strategic integration to improve the everyday working space.
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beau by boss design brings marshmallow-soft comfort to modular seating
inspired by rising dough, beau by boss design offers marshmallow-soft comfort through a modular seating system designed for a variety of interior settings.
boss design and okamura balance focus, comfort and performance in the modern workplace
boss design welcomes okamura’s contessa and sylphy chairs into its portfolio, a strategic integration to improve the everyday working space.
stepping inside numen / for use's ethereal spaces sculpted from tape and tensioned nets
the international collective's immersive installations become responsive, body-driven spatial systems in motion.
numen/for use suspends walkable net and string worlds in taiwan's CMP inspiration museum
linked through translucent corridors, the installations invite visitors to move between two interconnected spatial and physical experiences.
A&M architects designs for connection between people and place
A&M architects champions a simultaneous dialogue between design and engineering to build multidisciplinary environments for contemporary life.
folding PTFE facade to wrap OPEN's 'cube of change' arts center in china
'cube of change' by OPEN architecture will stand as a flexible coastal arts center with a luminous, transforming facade.
OPEN's 'shede culture museum' is shaped from rammed-earth, glass and bronze
the shede culture museum by OPEN architecture in china rises from a water-based landscape of gardens, islands, and bridges.
floating ring installation by broissin architects releases a continuous cascade of water
falling water shapes both the acoustics and spatial perception of the interior.
gerardo broissin generates cloud forest within parametric concrete 'egaligilo' pavilion
the orthogonal outer shell of puzzle shaped concrete modules encloses an inner parametric skin.
stepping into the dreamworld of barnaba fornasetti
the heir to the family brand gives designboom an exclusive look behind his otherworldly universe filled with playful characters and whimsical history.
fornasetti + poltrona frau craft dreamlike armchair for milan design week
fornasetti's intricate celestial illustrations swirl across poltrona frau's 'vanity fair XC' armchair in this inaugural collaboration.
frankfurt students build mobile voting booth with timber frame and climbable platforms
a mobile voting booth by frankfurt UAS students translates democratic participation into a modular timber construction.
TOP 10 private houses of 2025
designboom's top 10 houses range from net-positive experimentation in rural japan to rammed-earth dwellings carved into the terrain of crete.
a cluster of circular green roofs top this lotus clubhouse over a vietnam lake
vietnam's lotus clubhouse by MIA design studio merges circular green roofs, water and landscape into a low, dispersed lakeside retreat.
cascading gardens flow into open hilltop spaces by MIA design studio in vietnam
MIA design studio explores how urban functionality can coexist with a spacious, nature-centric atmosphere.
'utopia is growing within the cracks': andrés jaque on possibility as architectural system
the office for political innovation founder discusses how his work reshapes dreams of change into actionable realities through direct engagement with materials and social processes.
rotterdam's next landmark could be one of these radical proposals by MVRDV or heatherwick
five finalist designs are unveiled for the 'shift landmark', an ambitious project for a growing waterfront district in rotterdam.
curved shell-like facades enfold montpellier residential units by vincent callebaut
the housing blocks organize living around loggias, patios, and shared terraces.
vincent callebaut's residential tower inspired by DNA forms vertical forest in taipei
the project promotes the coexistence of nature and architecture, featuring 21 floors that rotate 4.5 degrees, transforming terraces into private gardens
this tiny community library in beijing can open and shut like a clamshell
LUO studio's book pavilion creates a transformable public reading space for beijing built with an aluminum shell structure.
vernacular bridge craftsmanship informs micro-museum set within bamboo grove in china
an elevated timber path creates a new vantage point to observe the adjacent historic bridge.
at milan's cinema of dreams, paf atelier immerses viewers in a suspended time capsule
soft curtains, circular forms, and low light compose a slow transition from disorientation to awareness, allowing visitors to physically inhabit the act of dreaming.
atelier guo inserts cinema into an ancestral hall in china without touching its past
a lightweight panel system reconfigures the interior into a cinema and public hub, activating the space while leaving the historic shell untouched.
‘impossible to ignore’ by SICIS unites fine jewelry, interior design and artistic mosaics in milan
SICIS joins milan design week 2026 with ‘impossible to ignore’ environments, envisioned to unite artistic mosaics, furniture, and fine jewelry.
roman-style mosaic by jeremy deller recalls scarborough’s marine life and ancient past
working with sculptor and mosaic artist coralie turpin, the turner prize-winning artist has unveiled his final and permanent work of the wild eye series.
AI illustrations of food adorn vibrant mosaic plates for dining table installation in hong kong
the meet’n meal art installation showcases sixteen mosaic plates on a circular, fragmented table.
reEDIT turns bamboo and tea waste into a social chess table rooted in hong kong street life
crafted from scrap bamboo, milk tea waste, and recycled plastic, the project reinterprets xiangqi culture as a space for gathering, play, and material reuse.
crafted in solid walnut and maple, phantom is the world’s first robotic chessboard
by embedding a sensor‑driven mechanism, phantom chess bridges centuries of analog play with the analytical power of modern chess engines.
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2026 London Design Awards Season 2 deadline: december 17th, 2026 2026 Rome Design Awards Season 2 deadline: december 10th, 2026 New York High Falls Riverfront Market $ 10,000.00 USD deadline: january 18th, 2027 Museum of Emotions #9 $ 9,140.00 USD deadline: february 22nd, 2027 Call for Entries: UX Design Awards - Spring 2027 deadline: november 15th, 2026 Buildner’s Unbuilt Award 2027 $ 56,305.00 USD deadline: october 18th, 2027 Valli Wine Tasting Room $ 11,632.00 USD deadline: february 15th, 2027 Portugal Long Table Restaurant $ 11,635.00 USD deadline: january 11th, 2027 grippin’ $ 3,000.00 USD deadline: april 30th, 2027 2027 French Design Awards deadline: april 6th, 2027 all competitions
2026 London Design Awards Season 2 deadline: december 17th, 2026 
2026 Rome Design Awards Season 2 deadline: december 10th, 2026 
New York High Falls Riverfront Market $ 10,000.00 USD deadline: january 18th, 2027 
Museum of Emotions #9 $ 9,140.00 USD deadline: february 22nd, 2027 
Call for Entries: UX Design Awards - Spring 2027 deadline: november 15th, 2026 
Buildner’s Unbuilt Award 2027 $ 56,305.00 USD deadline: october 18th, 2027 
Valli Wine Tasting Room $ 11,632.00 USD deadline: february 15th, 2027 
Portugal Long Table Restaurant $ 11,635.00 USD deadline: january 11th, 2027 
grippin’ $ 3,000.00 USD deadline: april 30th, 2027 
2027 French Design Awards deadline: april 6th, 2027 
