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.
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wheelchair design (31)
Oct 29, 2025
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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modular design (155)
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.
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Dec 15, 2025a way to let people learn and practice electronics, the magnetic device brings prototyping, coding, and testing into a single system behind the phones.
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assistive devices (49)
Nov 29, 2025a project by students, the autonomous device follows a smart pattern that allows it to plant different local species in a randomized sequence.
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Nov 28, 2025the ramp encourages shared gestures and barrier-free interaction.
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carbon neutrality? (179)
Dec 07, 2025'what if one of the building industry’s most hazardous materials could become one of its most promising?’
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Nov 03, 2025baleBio serves as a prototype for buildings that store carbon instead of emitting it, housing collective needs.
wood and timber architecture and design (1353)
Dec 24, 2025wooden columns replace walls to create an open interior flow within the single-story nursery school.
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.
jeanne gang / studio gang architects (71)
Oct 29, 2025the 5110-square-meter building serves as harvard’s first university-wide hub for convening.
Mar 26, 2025the retreat will support innovation, collaboration, and leadership development for professional women
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treehouse architecture and design (123)
Nov 12, 2025the architectural language draws from bird nests, cocoons, and other biological structures, translating them into a modular system of fluid geometries.
Nov 08, 2025elevated timber construction preserves the forest floor and supports low-impact living.
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architecture in the US (1638)
Dec 14, 2025wittman estes' 'french creek workshop house' in washington merges spaces for living, woodworking, metalworking, and glass art.
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Dec 10, 2025designed by rafael viñoly, the 50-story-high tower next to manhattan's flower district introduces a fresh approach to luxury hospitality.
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.
design interviews (118)
Dec 19, 2025designboom discusses with the designer his early years on construction sites and his recent immersion in clay.
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Dec 19, 2025dubai design week and isola design directors discuss their partnership with tanween, signaling a maturing gulf ecosystem.
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car design (1009)
Dec 15, 2025our list showcases designers and manufacturers presenting upgraded vehicles that explore future mobility, updated classic forms, and mixed-use materials.
Dec 12, 2025designed to last longer, the vehicle changes the status quo in the automotive industry by giving the users more control over repairs.
architecture in china (2029)
Dec 23, 2025titled fun palace, the installation combines five looping ball-track systems with five sculptural architectural forms.
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Dec 16, 2025courtyards of varying sizes surround the central house volume, merging living spaces with the urban realm.
concrete architecture and design (947)
Dec 15, 2025the plan follows a hyperbolic geometry guiding movement toward the interior prayer space.
Dec 12, 2025discover the nadhyavart residence, a spa-like sanctuary where curved forms and tactile luxury offer a serene escape from the bustle of delhi.
museums and galleries (844)
Dec 17, 2025lina ghotmeh leads a phased expansion of mathaf: arab museum of modern art in doha that reshapes the campus for research and making.
Dec 17, 2025the project restores aspects of the original structure and introduces new spaces that align the museum with current international standards.
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.
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