joris laarman proposes a softer future for concrete and plywood at friedman benda
Radical Softness in the lab At Friedman Benda in New York, where designboom met Joris Laarman ahead…
Marine Serre Debuts Mona Lisa Capsule Using Archived Louvre Pieces
Marine Serre has partnered with the Louvre on a limited-edition capsule collection that draws directly from the museum’s…
SO-IL completes “precise, audacious” Issey Miyake store in NYC
Brooklyn architecture studio SO–IL has transformed a cavernous space inside the neo-gothic New York Life building into a…
Shropshire photographer shares memories of Sir David Attenborough – BBC
Shropshire photographer shares memories of Sir David Attenborough BBCDavid Attenborough says he is ‘overwhelmed’ by 100th birthday messages BBCAt 100,…
“Looks like a stiff breeze could blow it all away” says commenter
In this week’s comments update, readers are discussing a coastal home in Dungeness designed by Hollaway Studio. With…
Yokohama ferry terminal “first major” parametric building
Continuing our parametricism series, we look at the futuristic Yokohama International Port Terminal designed by Foreign Office Architects,…
4Creative’s “perpetually unfinished” logo doesn’t care for conventionality
Channel 4’s in-house agency, 4Creative, has launched a fresh brand identity shaped by the spirit of collaborative culture.…
Gerold and Katia Schneider transform 17th-century lodge into hotel
Untreated spruce was used to reconstruct parts of the Haus W lodge and boutique hotel in Zug, Austria,…
At the Venice Biennale, an American Artist Plops His Sculptures on a World Stage
Welcome back to the Venice Biennale, the world’s oldest and grandest exhibition of contemporary art; and, this year,…
Contra Everyone On Taste – by Scott Alexander
Last year I wrote a piece on artistic taste, which got many good responses from (eg) Ozy, Frank…
how aki inomata turns shells and insects into living collaborators for soft world-making
interspecies collaboration As designboom explores the Radical Softness of repair and coexistence, we look to the works…
Amazing Winning Images From 2026 Milky Way Photographer of the Year
“Geminid Symphony Over La Palma’s Guardian of the Sky” by Uroš Fink“This winter Milky Way panorama captures a…