Oct 23, 2025the centre pompidou in paris, closed for renovation, marks its final farewell with a daytime fireworks performance by cai guo-qiang.
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centre pompidou (19)
Oct 23, 2025
Jul 17, 2025as the museum gears up for a major overhaul, it will expands its presence until 2030, from the grand palais to a new satellite museum in brazil.
public art (730)
Dec 23, 2025titled fun palace, the installation combines five looping ball-track systems with five sculptural architectural forms.
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Dec 18, 2025calibrated to complete a full rotation every two minutes, the work takes a familiar fairground structure and transforms it into a sculptural environment.
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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.
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.
fireworks (7)
Oct 23, 2025the centre pompidou in paris, closed for renovation, marks its final farewell with a daytime fireworks performance by cai guo-qiang.
Oct 31, 2024the event, part of the PST ART 2024, explores humanity's fate with AI through five acts, utilizing symbolic imagery, organic pigments, and pyrotechnic artistry.
interactive installation (509)
Dec 24, 2025la mécanique de noël installation examines festive gatherings through spatial design and mechanics.
Dec 21, 2025the abstracted landscape is formed through organic structures, referencing the mythical garden of eden.
food art (237)
Oct 31, 2025named the ‘tearful eye sticker’ by the convenience store familymart, the design shows a cartoon character with a message that says, ‘please help.’
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Oct 23, 2025yào original's minimal visual system celebrates heritage, tactility, and material honesty.
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typography design (135)
Oct 23, 2025yào original's minimal visual system celebrates heritage, tactility, and material honesty.
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Jul 24, 2025the work critiques algorithmic abundance of food delivery platforms rendered in type and paper.
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packaging design (116)
Dec 08, 2025karlssonwilker's RVK rebrand features bold letters and metallic colors, capturing reykjavík's raw, urban spirit.
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Oct 19, 2025kibardin design's egg box sneakers conceptual project examines how waste can be reinterpreted into new forms.
miniatures (99)
built with a 3D printed case, the miniature device runs on rechargeable battery and has only one control button.
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Oct 31, 2025dubbed the art toy x32 and x77, the collection is made of resin and all crafted by hand, from the smallest detail to pouring and casting.
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timepiece design (419)
Dec 19, 2025happy time operates as a small, conceptual sculpture for the wrist, offering a slowed, ambiguous experience of duration.
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Dec 09, 2025a traveler’s watch, it was the japanese architect masayuki kurokawa that designed the accessory way back in 1999.
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fashion design phenomena (301)
Dec 23, 2025from gustaf westman's spiral baguette holder to vollebak's virus-killing jacket, designboom looks back at the top fashion stories that defined the year.
Dec 17, 2025the startup everbloom describes the output as softer than merino, more indulgent than cashmere, and stronger than silk.
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.
rolls-royce motor cars (59)
Oct 22, 2025bespoke craftsmanship defines the phantom centenary's interior, featuring 3D marquetry on wood, laser-etched leather, and ink painted seats with 160,000 stitches.
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Jul 08, 2025rolls-royce reveals the embroidered phantom dentelle in dubai, a one-of-one inspired finished with more than 160,000 stitches.
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MVRDV (230)
Dec 12, 2025the 414-square-meter pavilion uses earth-covered timber arches to reconstruct the silhouette of a hill.
Dec 11, 2025MVRDV’s plum village will deliver timber structures and landscapes that support retreat life through environmentally-responsive design.
architecture in germany (334)
Nov 18, 2025snøhetta draws inspiration from the rhine, as the opera house's interiors read as an eroded cavern in central düsseldorf.
connections: +670
Nov 13, 2025BIG's new hamburg state opera will expand outward like ripples on the surface of the water.
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