Dec 25, 2025after revisiting the striking photography projects we covered over the past 12 months, we've curated a selection of the top 10.
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reuben wu (6)
Dec 25, 2025
Jul 29, 2025the images are captured entirely on-site, in single exposures, using drones and lasers to inscribe fleeting geometries into the environment.
connections: +460
chicken coops (17)
Dec 24, 2025the piece turns a functional agricultural structure into a design-focused object.
connections: 34
Dec 22, 2025from bamboo vaults rising in flood-prone villages to inflatable dream temples, here are ten pavilions reshaping how we think about space right now.
christmas tree (16)
Dec 24, 2025la mécanique de noël installation examines festive gatherings through spatial design and mechanics.
Dec 24, 2024standing 8.4 meters tall, yuji okitsu's spiral-shaped centerpiece is crafted from 40,000 precision-cut fresnel lenses.
connections: 16
naoto fukasawa (69)
limited to 100 units and releasing in late january 2026, the piece explores material perception, scale, and the cultural intimacy of japanese paper.
connections: +940
Apr 18, 2024zanat and naoto fukasawa's genkan collection revives woodcarving heritage in new, tactile expressions.
expo 2025 osaka (60)
Dec 22, 2025from bamboo vaults rising in flood-prone villages to inflatable dream temples, here are ten pavilions reshaping how we think about space right now.
Nov 06, 2025presented at expo 2025 osaka, the bathing capsule is designed to automatically clean a person while they sit inside.
connections: +290
RAD+ar (17)
Aug 02, 2025pocket gardens and shaded areas enhance the layered spaces.
Apr 28, 2025a carved form centers the design, directing airflow across shaded gathering spaces, breezeways, and garden terraces.
elmgreen & dragset (27)
Dec 22, 2025from bamboo vaults rising in flood-prone villages to inflatable dream temples, here are ten pavilions reshaping how we think about space right now.
Oct 17, 2025titled the audience, the project is at town hall in king’s cross, london, from october 17th to 19th, 2025, coinciding with frieze london.
arquitectura-G (17)
Dec 20, 2025a roofed porch traces a perfect square, enclosing a 15 × 15 meter courtyard framed by a colonnade.
Dec 12, 2025designboom's top 10 houses range from net-positive experimentation in rural japan to rammed-earth dwellings carved into the terrain of crete.
Tanween (7)
Dec 19, 2025dubai design week and isola design directors discuss their partnership with tanween, signaling a maturing gulf ecosystem.
connections: +160
Dec 18, 2025tanween lead shahad alwazani reveals how the design festival builds regional dialogue and sets the stage for ithra design week 2026.
connections: +160
kazuyo sejima (39)
Dec 18, 2025sejima frames the project as a garden-like environment that operates on its own sense of time.
connections: +1270
Oct 09, 2025gentle organic shapes and layered transparencies produce a sense of movement, like stepping into a turning kaleidoscope.
ambiente (7)
Dec 18, 2025the selection highlights craftsmanship material quality while reflecting how hospitality interiors now blend dining, lounging, working, and arrival zones.
connections: 7
Dec 10, 2024ambiente trends 25+ - DEEP, REAL, and EASE - offer a glimpse into the future of living and working from 7-11 february, 2025.
connections: 7
wes anderson (19)
Dec 17, 2025the exhibition, which runs until march 14th, 2026, marks cornell’s first solo presentation in paris in more than forty years.
Nov 19, 2025running until july 26th, 2026, the show marks the first time wes anderson’s archives have been publicly displayed in the UK.
connections: +300
cooper hewitt (6)
Dec 17, 2025at cooper hewitt, devon turnbull’s 'hifi pursuit listening room dream no. 3' frames high-fidelity sound as a crafted interior.
connections: +130
Nov 28, 2023titled 'an atlas of es devlin', the exhibition presents over 300 sketches, paintings, illuminated paper cuts, and miniature sculptures.
connections: +840
vans (9)
Dec 16, 2025part of the ongoing series OTW, the accessories are designed by artist sterling ruby through his studio S.R. STUDIO. LA. CA for the footwear brand vans.
connections: +580
Aug 20, 2025using a two-part system, the closed outer shell forms a structure around the inner mule, so users can wear the inside without the outer shell.
connections: +690
DL atelier (14)
Dec 16, 2025courtyards of varying sizes surround the central house volume, merging living spaces with the urban realm.
Nov 04, 2025the form resembles a small mountain composed of angular, interlocking volumes.
IROJE KHM architects (10)
Dec 15, 2025a gate element operates as a boundary, screen, and spatial threshold between interior and exterior spaces.
Aug 30, 2023IROJE KHM architects develops an amphitheatrical public living space that arranges the flow of individual rooms through a vertical conduit.
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