The level of design in Saudi Arabia rises at the Venice Biennale
The level of design in Saudi Arabia rises at the Venice Biennale,On Wednesday, Saudi Arabia’s Architecture and Design Committee announced…
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Manned Cloud: reducing the impact of tourism
The ONERA and Jean-Marie Massaud offer Manned Cloud, a hypothetical airship hotel that minimizes the adverse effects of tourism infrastructure.Jean-Marie…
Plastic Rivers: handmade with recycled fibers
Plastic River is a collection of rugs by Alvaro Catalán de Ocón and the Spanish business GAN Rugs. The yarn…
Sustainable packaging range to replace the plastic
For restaurant chain Wagamama, industrial design and innovation studio Morrama introduces a line of eco-friendly packaging.Industrial design and innovation studio…
The Taipei Performing Arts Center officially opened in Taiwan
A new landmark in Taiwan and Asia’s most significant cultural development of 2022,the OMA-designed Taipei Performing Arts Center opened to…
The Akhal Sheen bicycle: a high-luxury design by Extans
The newest addition to the British design firm’s series of carbon-fiber Akhal bicycles is the limited edition, high-luxury model.Stan’s collection…
Valley is an innovative, social and green architecture
The Valley building in Amsterdam’s Zuidas business sector by MVRDV for EDGE Technologies completely satisfies the company’s sustainability goals.MVRDV’s brilliant…
Stretch: the perfect desk for work and for storage
Stretch is a creative warm wooden desk by Teixeira Design Studio that has an intriguing adjustable leather book stand.Stretch, a…
Art museum design of circular oval and square volumes in China
Shanghai-based Wutopia Lab designed an art museum consisting of square,circular and oval volumes surrounded by another flowing volume in Beidaihe…
Unveiling of the cloud-like user-controlled headquarters of technology company Alibaba in Shanghai
Unveiling of the cloud-like user-controlled headquarters of technology company Alibaba in Shanghai,Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) has unveiled its design…
Moiwa Aoki elected as new RIBA President
Moiwa Aoki elected as new RIBA President,Muyiwa Oki, an architect with Mace Group, has been elected as the next President…
fractal skyscraper design
Architecture studio ODA has begun construction on the 126 East 57th Street skyscraper,which was designed on Billionaire Avenue in New…
Trio: a biophilic plant pot design
Marc Godayol I Hasse expertly creates Trio, a biophilic plant container design, using 3D printed ceramics to create very organic…
Tilt Wash: an innovative laundry machine
Tilt Wash is a conceptual washing machine that Hyun Yeol Shin ingeniously designed using a tilting mechanism.A hypothetical washing machine…
Folio: a novelty in staircases
As a consequence of years of research into the use of carbon fiber and composite materials in architecture. NYXO creates…
The establishment of a house for the press after the restoration of a former warehouse
The establishment of a house for the press after the restoration of a former warehouse,Atelier Oslo and KIMA Arkitektur have…
Zaha Hadid designs a sculpted flood barrier in Hamburg
Zaha Hadid Architects completed the sculptural Niederhaven River Walk in Hamburg,Germany, as part of the city’s modernization of the flood…
Dojo: a piece of furniture stimulating movement
Dojo is a remarkable active kneeling chair made by NYXO that encourages movement and a sense of well-being.The multidisciplinary firm…
Promontory: traditional methods with modern tools
Promontory – Discover the remarkable strength and complexity of armor.At Milan Design Week 2022, the Chicago-based furniture, lighting, and object…
A multi-use tower sculpture in the shape of a statue of Albania’s national hero
MVRDV has sculpted a new mixed-use tower in the shape of a statue of Albania’s national hero,Gjergj Kastrioti, in Tirana,…
Elevated walkway design under the Renzo Piano Bridge in Italy
Stefano Boeri has revealed the design of a circular elevated walkway built below Renzo Piano’s replacement of the collapsed Morandi…
