2018-03-07 15:03
HASH2HASH the panGenerator's installation
HASH2HASH the panGenerator's installation
Millennials – Polish art collective panGenerator has created Hash2Hash, an interactive ins… Read More
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2018-03-05 09:26
Lacoste Limited Collection in aid of 10 endangered species
Lacoste Limited Collection in aid of 10 endangered species
Lacoste has created and already SOLD OUT a limited collection… Read More
2018-02-27 08:17
Winter Olympics 2018 opening ceremony with drones show – Photo by @Pyeongchang_2018
01 The Intel’s flying choreography at the opening ceremony
Winter Olympics 2018 opening… Read More
2018-02-23 09:52
Prismatic Light Installation for Burberry catwalk show. Installation by United Visual Artists
Models walked through an archway of rainbow-hued lasers at Burberry's London Fa… Read More
2018-02-16 10:31
Alquimia by EVE Studio.
Launched during last week's Zona Maco art fair in Mexico City, the collection titled Alquimia – Alchemy in English – is the second from EWE Stu… Read More
2018-02-14 09:22
All images © Snøhetta/Plompmozes.
Not only does the design reduce its yearly energy consumption by approximately 85% compared to a modern hotel, but it also produces i… Read More
2018-02-14 08:45
All photos by Northern. All photos: courtesy of Northern.
“The debut collection addresses the demand for understated luxury and the need for multifunctional designs.&rd… Read More
2018-02-09 08:27
The pentagonal temporary stadium for the Winter Olympics opening and closing cerimonies.
The 35,000-seater arena will host both the opening and closing ceremonies of the Pyeongcha… Read More
2018-02-07 16:23
© Luke Hayes
The Olympic pavilion is entirely coated with Vantablack VBx2 and illuminated by thousands of tiny white light rods. These rods extend from the structure's parabo… Read More
2018-02-06 09:33
"Sous le Ciel" by Leandro Erlich will run until February 18th, 2018 at Paris’ Le Bon Marché. Image © designboom
Internationally renowned for his deep and poetic… Read More
2018-02-01 08:29
Photos by Amazon.
"The Spheres", the brand new architectural project completed in front of Amazon's headquarters, comprises a trio of connected glass domes. Located in the centre… Read More
2018-01-30 11:39
Alki: Egon office furniture collection by Iratzoki Liaso Design Studio. All photos: courtesy of Alki.
French design company Alki expands its vision for the contemporary work envir… Read More
2018-01-30 11:25
The Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington DC by Adjaye Associates.
Sir David Adjaye’s African American museum scooped the biggest… Read More
2018-01-30 10:07
Courtesy of Lahdelma & Mahalmäki Architects.
From the creators of Museum Of The History Of Polish Jews in Warsaw, comes a competition finalist proposal for the new Museum… Read More
2018-01-22 11:52
ecoBirdy’s first collection is comprised of a chair, a table, a storage container, and a lamp.
Plastic pollution — a global issue affecting all of us — is no sec… Read More
2018-01-18 15:27
Photography is by Daisuke Shima.
On show at the Toyama Prefectural Museum of Art and Design in Toyama, Japan, the Colour of Time installation is part of a series of exhibitions th… Read More
2018-01-17 09:07
All images © by Kengo Kuma and Associates, Luxigon.
Kengo Kuma & Associates has won the 1st prize for the international competition to design the waterfront cultural cent… Read More
2018-01-15 09:00
Photography is by Mishael Phillip. Photography is by Mishael Phillip.
Wang & Söderström produced the limited-edition Excavation series with Unique Board, a New… Read More
2018-01-11 16:11
Mondo pendant and floor lamps by Antonio Facco for Oblure – All Images courtesy of Oblure.
Italian designer Antonio Facco created Mondo, a pendant and floor lamp composed of… Read More
2018-01-09 09:15
The chapel’s interior comprises a structural system based on fractal geometries. Image by Yousuke Harigane.
Located in Nagasaki, a Japanese city on the northwest coast of Ky… Read More
2017-12-14 15:00
Photograph by Phil Cuttance.
Each of Cuttance's Herringbone objects is handmade from Jesmonite – a composite material that combines plaster and cement with water-based resin… Read More
2017-12-13 15:18
Installation view of (from left) Loquat, 1965; Untitled, 1968-9; and Untitled, 1969, all by David Annesley at Waddington Custot. Courtesy of Waddington Custot.
Certain colour comb… Read More
2017-12-12 08:17
Rojkind Arquitectos concert hall.
Mexico City-based Rojkind Arquitectos' Foro Boca houses the Boca del Rio Philharmonic Orchestra, which was formed in 2014 to boost the city's mus… Read More
2017-12-07 14:06
Chaoyang Park Plaza – All photos by Hufton+Crow; courtesy of MAD Architects.
MAD Architects completes the Chaoyang Park Plaza at the the southern edge of Beijing’s Cha… Read More
2017-12-06 11:20
All images © Sergio Pirrone.
The collaborative efforts of Lily Jencks and Nathanael Dorent have transformed a set of stone ruins in Scotland into a contemporary and environme… Read More
2017-12-06 11:01
ALEX chaise longue. All images © Max&Douglas.
The collaboration between Ecopixel and Atelier Mendini has led to a remarkable plastic recycling industry innovation where … Read More
2017-12-05 10:42
Post-earthquake reconstruction of Guangming – Courtesy of WAF 2017.
The Chinese University of Hong Kong won the World Building of the Year Award with the post-earthquake rec… Read More
2017-12-01 15:36
Caring Wood.
A home referencing the hop-drying towers of the Kent countryside, designed by British architects James Macdonald Wright and Niall Maxwell, has won the RIBA House of t… Read More
2017-11-30 14:42
© Stefano Perego.
La Grande Motte, photographed by both Stefano Perego and Roberto Conte, is a popular seaside resort and port characterized by homogeneous architecture, and… Read More
2017-11-28 13:39
Photography: Tomas Bertelsen.
For PLH Architects, creating a truly sustainable design is at the top of the priority list, and the firm’s latest completion, the headquarters… Read More
2017-11-27 08:57
Zaryadye Park – All photos by Iwan Baan, courtesy of Diller Scofidio + Renfro.
Architectural photographer Iwan Baan has captured the new Zaryadye Park. Commissioned by Mosco… Read More
2017-11-22 14:19
Image © Ale Scarpa / Brooks + Scarpa.
The Southern Utah University’s Beverley Taylor Sorenson Center for the Arts Campus has inaugurated Brooks + Scrapa‘s 28,000… Read More
2017-11-20 11:43
Fabricwood.
Created as a display area for the office furniture manufacturer Herman Miller within Singapore's Xtra store, the form references the company's moulded and ergonomic ch… Read More
2017-11-17 10:57
The Black Belt collection is made up of bulbous, organic forms.
"This is only ever the third licensed design I’ve ever produced,’ says Peter Marino, the New York archi… Read More
2017-11-16 14:31
Printemps by UUfie – All photos by Michel Denance; courtesy of UUfie.
Founded in 1865 in the heart of Paris, Printemps – Springs in French – was the first depart… Read More
2017-11-14 15:38
All images © Arup/Grimshaw.
Grimshaw architects, Arup engineering, and Haley Sharpe design have collaborated to present the ‘Oman Botanic Garden’, the largest of… Read More
2017-11-13 10:33
Photography is by Gidon Levin.
The apartment is the home of local architects Amir and Chen Navon, who joined forces with interior designers Lital Ophir and Ilana Bronfen to carry… Read More
2017-11-10 11:40
UNDER Restaurant by Snøetta – All images by Snøetta.
At the southernmost point of the Norwegian coastline by the village of Båly, Snøhetta&r&hell…Read More
2017-11-09 11:44
‘Germination’ is an art installation by Giuseppe Penone. Image by Roland Halbe / All images © Louvre Abu Dhabi.
Ten years ago, the United Arab Emirates and France… Read More
2017-11-07 11:42
The oversized flower-potted tulips are made from fiberglass-reinforced plastic. Image © designboom.
David Zwirner Gallery presents ‘Festival of Life’, a multi-sen… Read More
2017-11-06 11:52
Photography is by Alex de Rijke.
The London studio – led by architects Alex de Rijke, Philip Marsh and Sadie Morgan – wins the biggest prize in UK architecture for tra… Read More
2017-11-03 15:01
Konieczny's Ark's, a house by Polish architecture firm KWK Promes.
South Poland's picturesque, green and mountainous landscape was a key inspiration for Katowice based architectur… Read More
2017-11-02 11:54
Image courtesy of Cukrowicz Nachbaur Architekten.
Austrian firm Cukrowicz Nachbaur Achitekten has been selected ahead of a host of established names to build a new concert hall in… Read More
2017-10-31 16:21
Photography is by Tim Van de Velde.
In a "Gordon Matta-Clark-like intervention", an oak tree trunk serves as a structural support for a house with a pentagonal plan in Ghent by lo… Read More
2017-10-27 10:56
The 230,000-square-foot campus comprises five buildings: the Energy Knowledge Center; the Energy Computer Center; a Conference Center with an exhibition hall and a 300-seat auditor… Read More
2017-10-26 10:53
© Ossip van Duivenbode.
Hoping to answer the question "what does the future city look like?" at Dutch Design Week, MVRDV has fabricated a multicolored, tetris-like hotel in E… Read More
2017-10-25 08:51
The National Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre for Victoria Tower Gardens.Adjaye Associates and Ron Arad Architects will design the National Holocaust Memorial and Learning Ce… Read More
2017-10-24 09:33
Ambra lamps by davidpompa – Photo by davidpompa.
From ancient villages to contemporary metropolises, Mexican urbanscapes are mostly casted in volcanic stone and concrete. Th… Read More
2017-10-23 07:34
All images courtesy of Rossato.
On the boundaries between technique and art, and craftsmanship and engineering, Rossato strives to create new designs that are artistically beautif… Read More
2017-10-19 10:54
Visuals by MIR.
Located in Bærum, a municipality of on the outskirts of the Norwegian capital, the New Aquarium will form part of a wider waterfront transformation and urban… Read More
2017-10-18 09:50
Cersaie 2017. Bathroom by Diesel Open Workshop – Scavolini+Diesel.
A glimpse into the leading international fair focusing on bathroom design as well as ceramic surfaces for… Read More
2017-10-17 10:28
Grand Prix winner: Umkhumbane Museum, South Africa / Choromanski Architects. Image Courtesy of Africa Architecture Awards.
The winners of the inaugural Africa Architecture Awards… Read More
2017-10-13 11:02
All images © Fernando Guerra | Gg+Sg architectural photography, courtesy of Mário Martins Atelier.
The "Casa Elíptica", designed by Mártins Atelier and p… Read More
2017-10-13 10:40
All images © Andrew Pielage.
As a long-time fan of the modernist architect, Phoenix-based Peilage took pictures of Wright works, as part of an endeavour to document all of hi… Read More
2017-10-11 08:26
© Dezeen.
Smartify launched at the Royal Academy of Arts in London last week. It has been described by its creators as "a Shazam for the art world", because – like the… Read More
2017-10-09 10:42
LEGO House by Bjarke Ingels Group – All photos by Iwan Baan; courtesy of BIG.
Bjarke Ingels’ firm BIG completed the LEGO House in the heart of Billund, the iconic toy… Read More
2017-10-06 09:59
© Doublespace. Courtesy of Studio Libeskind.
The Studio Libeskind-designed Canadian National Holocaust Monument has opened to the public in Ottawa, honoring “the millio… Read More
2017-10-05 12:20
Teamlab carries out collaborative experiments to challenge traditional forms of art.
Art and technology collaborative Teamlab presents ‘living Digital Forest’ at Pace… Read More
2017-10-05 10:11
A look at OMA's recently completed Mpavilion in Melbourne, Australia.
Rem Koolhaas and his venerated firm, OMA, have designed some of the most innovative structures in the world… Read More
2017-10-03 10:52
Yayoi Kusama speaks to journalists in Tokyo before the opening of a new museum dedicated to her work. Photograph: Toru Hanai/Reuters.
Yayoi Kusama is about to apply a splash of co… Read More
2017-09-29 09:28
Photography is by Jeroen van der Wielen. Pavilion renderings are by Vingtsix Visualisations.Called The People's Pavilion, the temporary structure will be built in Ketelhuisplein. I… Read More
2017-09-28 15:12
Chicago Architecture Biennial 2017: Fiona Connor & Erin Besler – Photo by Tom Harris. All images courtesy of Chicago Architecture Biennial 2017.
Make New History is the… Read More
2017-09-26 08:53
Masahiko Fujimori Architects has designed Sendai city’s morinoie nursery school. Image by Shigeo Ogawa.
The Japanese city of Sendai has recently experienced a period of urba… Read More
2017-09-25 09:24
© Sam Fentress.
The architecture of the Museum at Prairiefire in Overland Park, Kansas, celebrates the rich story of the region, stemming from the Kansas tradition of control… Read More
2017-09-22 15:29
Dhow Cabinets by Bethan Gray. Dhow Cabinets by Bethan Gray.
Dhow Cabinets by Bethan GrayBritish designer Bethan Gray has updated the ornate cabinet series she launched last y… Read More
2017-09-21 14:01
Lee Broom’s ON REFLECTION @ LDF 2017 – All photos courtesy of Lee Broom.
Lee Broom presents On Reflection, a temporary installation with a surreal twist at his Shoredi… Read More
2017-09-20 13:08
Förstberg Ling’s project.
Förstberg Ling’s latest project comes in the form of a competition entry, which is to design a church in Ylivieska, Finland. The de… Read More
2017-09-18 13:46
Convivial Tableware Design @ Maison&Objet. BUMP Family by Tom Dixon – Photo courtesy of Tom Dixon.
Paola Navone translates pasta-related rituals for Serax
Photo:… Read More
2017-09-14 10:19
Louvre Abu Dhabi’s plaza. Image © Mohamed Somji.
Opening celebrations will take advantage of the unique structure, with a series of concerts, performances and events pl… Read More
2017-09-13 08:05
L'univers coloré de Scholten & Baijings.
Scholten & Baijings references Renaissance paintings and historic French ceramics in this collection of porcelain plates an… Read More
2017-09-11 08:38
All images © Andres Gallardo Albajar.
Completed in May 2017, the 17 story building transforms an old grain silo into one of the main references and examples of the urban deve… Read More
2017-09-08 13:58
(Un)Comfort Zone by Dimore Studio.
Ahead of this year's London Design Festival, Emiliano Salci and Britt Moran of Milan-based Dimore Studio have created a dressing room, a living… Read More
2017-09-07 08:08
Image © Roland Halbe.
In Tel Aviv, US firm Richard Meier & Partners has completed the new ‘Rothschild Tower’ — its first international residential high… Read More
2017-09-06 07:44
Southern Utah Museum of Art. Photography: Tim Hursley.
Southern Utah Museum of Art, Brooks + Scarpa, Cedar City, Utah, US
The sweeping roof of the new Southern Utah Museum of Art… Read More
2017-09-05 09:22
"Chlorophyll and Ink" by Hem.
Titled Chlorophyll and Ink, the new collection sees the launch of two new products as well as the release of existing designs in new colour combinati… Read More
2017-09-04 08:47
From aerial views: harbour. All images by Bernhard Lang, courtesy of the artist.
The aerial photographs of Bernhard Lang draw frequent comparison to abstract paintings, and lookin… Read More
2017-09-01 08:58
An aerial view of the Old Town in Tallinn, Estonia. ZHA is set to modernize the surrounding area next to the port. Photo: Getty Images.
Tallinn is not only Estonia's capital, but… Read More
2017-08-31 09:51
Bamboo Sports Hall @ Panyaden School – All photos by Alberto Cosi and Markus Roselieb; courtesy of Chiangmai Life Architect.
Chiangmai Life Architects’ Bamboo Sports H… Read More
2017-08-28 08:20
"The Home", Ferm Living's autumn winter 2017 collection.
Danish brand Ferm Living's autumn winter 2017 collection, simply titled The Home, incorporates popular design trends incl… Read More
2017-08-24 08:59
Gemma observatory – All photos by Anmahian Winton Architects.
Anmahian Winton Architects completed its private astronomical observatory in New Hampshire. The Gemma project r… Read More
2017-08-23 11:01
All images © Paulius Sadauskas.
Lithuanian freelance illustrator, A.Bran, has transformed an abandoned house into a bright urban space with his ‘scars over stars’… Read More
2017-08-22 07:33
'Zern' by Vlad Kissel.
Vlad Kissel has installed 'Zern', a wooden, teardrop-shaped pavilion, in one of Moscow’s open squares. The structure’s main timber framework als… Read More
2017-08-03 08:26
Photography is by Ricardo Loureiro.
The house on Rua Faria Guimarães had been added to several times over the 20th century but had been abandoned for decades. However, as t… Read More
2017-08-01 10:41
The Wind Cathedral.
Titled Wind Cathedral, the site-specific artwork was created by Mark Nixon's architecture and design practice for Horizons, an annual open-air exhibition in Ma… Read More
2017-07-31 10:20
All images © Zhang Jing.
Chief architect Sun Tianwen of Shanghai Hip-pop Architectural Decoration Design Co. captures the spirit of Japanese cuisine in his latest waka haiku… Read More
2017-07-28 14:33
The covert project pays homage to the remnants of mid-century Australiana.
Within an abandoned 1900s weatherboard cottage — one of the last remaining structures in an extens… Read More
2017-07-27 15:16
"Lantern Lighting" by Mario Tsai.
Influenced by ancient Chinese portable lanterns, product and interior designer Mario Tsai reveals his ‘Lantern Lighting’ series &ndas… Read More
2017-07-26 12:30
The Olson Cabin.
The Olson Cabin is located on a forested site in Longbranch, a village situated on a peninsula in the Puget Sound. The site has been in the Olson family since the… Read More
2017-07-24 12:15
Photography: FG+SG.
The celebratory piece Eclipse marks the 20th anniversary of the classification of the historic centre of Porto as Unesco World Heritage site. A temporary insta… Read More
2017-07-20 14:08
Jacob Leary, Geometric1.
Jacob Leary is an artist whose work spans a variety of mediums producing interconnected visual ecosystems which feed off, conjoin and create circuits with… Read More
2017-07-19 07:28
2017 World of Interiors shortlist – Zaha Hadid Architects – Mathematics gallery – Photo by Luke Hayes.
World Festival of Interiors has revealed the shortlisted… Read More
2017-07-18 15:06
"Coexist" by Slash Objects
Titled "Coexist", Slash Objects' series includes everyday items such as side tables, mirrors, and a large coffee table. Every piece is an exploration of… Read More
2017-07-17 09:10
Photo ©Studio 804.
1330 Street house is the latest example of Studio 804’s mission to build creative sustainable housing in established, but marginal urban neighborhood… Read More
2017-07-13 12:26
The structure is made from 100,000 banned books from all over the world. Image © Roman Maerz.
In the German city of Kassel, an Argentine artist is making a monumental stateme… Read More
2017-07-11 08:22
Museum of Art, Architecture and Technlogy, Lisbon, Portugal, by AL_A
World-leading firms including BIG, Heatherwick Studio, Zaha Hadid Architects and Viñoly Architects all… Read More
2017-07-10 10:38
Binh House by Vo Trong Nghia Architects. All photos by Hiroyuki Oki, Quang Dam; courtesy of Vo Throng Nghia.
Vo Trong Nghia’s Binh House reconnects Vietnamese growing urban… Read More
2017-07-07 08:03
All images © Town and Concrete.
Paris-based firm, Town and Concrete have imagined a pavilion composed completely from bubblegum pink balloons fastened together to form a giga… Read More
2017-07-06 14:14
Quartz' headquarters in New York.
The Quartz office occupies a rectangular space in a historic cast-iron building in the Flatiron District. Launched in 2012 and owned by Atlantic… Read More
2017-07-04 10:00
TAKT PROJECT: “Composition” series – All photos by Masayuki Hayashi, courtesy of TAKT PROJECTS.
Japanese studio TAKT PROJECT created a collection of design acces… Read More
2017-07-03 12:03
The entire room in the church is wrapped in timber.
Titled the ‘Church of Eaves’, the chapel in Japan by Tezuka Architects is defined by its deep-set eaves that follow… Read More
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