Oct 30, 2025the project follows the undulating topography of the island with stone walls and sinuous paths that unfurl like ribbons across the hillside.
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Vipp (9)
Oct 30, 2025the new vipp lofoten guesthouse is designed by LOGG ARKITEKTER as an elevated timber retreat in snøhetta's village on the coast of norway.
Mar 07, 2025the concrete, tunnel-shaped guesthouse is cantilevered over the rugged terrain of bruny island, tasmania.
wheelchair design (31)
Oct 29, 2025unveiled at japan mobility show 2025, toyota’s concept assistive device helps people with reduced mobility move around places where traditional wheelchairs aren’t able to.
Mar 08, 2024de livron creates a model where locally available resources and rudimentary tools can craft customizable wheelchairs, suiting a diverse global needs.
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paul smith (11)
Oct 29, 2025the enduring MINI x paul smith collaboration thrives on irreverent design, shared confidence, and joyful, hidden details.
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Feb 10, 2023paul smith invites the public in pablo picasso’s works through a modern lens as he underlines their contemporary relevance in the exhibition.
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MINI (76)
Jun 01, 2025the shorty began as a standard 1978 leyland MINI before being significantly shortened.
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Mar 31, 2025designboom interviews its owner, shiori tanaka, who tells us about the making of the mobile listening road bar.
ZAO / standardarchitecture (15)
Oct 29, 2025the xiaofeng art museum by ZAO in hangzhou is a geometric, concrete structure organized as a continuous loop.
Jun 11, 2021the projects utilize vernacular craft techniques while combining them with a contemporary architectural expression.
steinway and sons (6)
Oct 28, 2025steinway & sons' ultra black and white edition, limited to 52 pianos, features radical all-color keyboards, debuting alongside a bentley collaboration.
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Oct 27, 2022designboom visited the elbphilharmonie in hamburg and relished an extraordinary remote performance, perfectly in sync with video and audio.
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balkrishna doshi (10)
Oct 27, 2025tones of gong and ceramic flute echo along the curving walls of the steel retreat that guides visitors beneath the surface of the vitra campus.
Jan 24, 2023designboom revisits doshi's career and its revolutionary imprint on india's cultural and architectural landscapes.
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vitra (101)
Oct 10, 2024most of the exhibits are sourced from the department of NIKE archives (DNA), comprising more than 200,000 items.
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Jun 18, 2024khudi bari by marina tabassum joins other small-scale structures by tsuyoshi tane, renzo piano, jean prouvé, zaha hadid, and more.
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richard meier (38)
Oct 27, 2025conducted by video editing platform kapwing, the research has studied how users refer to names and styles when creating their images and videos with AI.
Oct 22, 2024inspired by korean confucian heritage, the museum’s design emphasizes simplicity and harmony with nature.
jean nouvel (92)
Oct 15, 2025a system of platforms endlessly reshapes the exhibition spaces within the restored shell of the former grands magasins du louvre.
Sep 19, 2025jean nouvel’s NOT A HOTEL YAKUSHIMA uses stone and glass to embed the retreat within misty, ancient forests for a contemplative retreat.
zagato (15)
Oct 26, 2025aston martin’s legacy can be explored up close at petersen museum’s new exhibit, featuring a james bond-era DB5 and a 1979 bulldog wedge car.
Oct 12, 2025the capricorn 01 zagato unites german engineering with italian design for an analogue hypercar.
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art basel paris/design miami.paris 2025 (8)
Oct 26, 2025on view at design miami.paris 2025 until october 26th, the ‘resonating ping pong table, song no. 1 (2025)’ is reminiscent of a xylophone and sound bath in one.
Oct 24, 2025the exhibition, debuting in paris during art basel, is centered on a groundbreaking textile that translates the artist’s ongoing series 'light and shadow inside me'.
johannes offerhaus (2)
Oct 24, 2025the north face and johannes offerhaus bring performance design in dialogue with modern art at storm king to celebrate the HKe collection.
Aug 01, 2025the structure takes the form of a suspended textile canopy that stretches above the DJ booths at selectors stage.
cai guo qiang (34)
Oct 23, 2025the centre pompidou in paris, closed for renovation, marks its final farewell with a daytime fireworks performance by cai guo-qiang.
Jun 04, 2025'from the origin to the future' features works by leading asian artists and collectives, including takashi murakami, do ho suh, and cai guo-qiang.
india mahdavi (17)
Oct 22, 2025designboom speaks with mahdavi and luca pronzato about the origins of their collaboration and the making of this multisensory dining experience.
Oct 24, 2024AGO projects showcases new work by kueng caputo in a display dubbed hallo, sunshine from october 15 to november 2, 2024.
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