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Iris Van Herpen: Sculpting the Senses

5+ hour, 7+ min ago  (136+ words) Designboom 16 May " 06 Dec 2026 Dreamlike and futuristic, the work of designer Iris van Herpen is set to show at the Brooklyn Museum in New York in May 2026. The opening will mark the North American debut of the traveling exhibition, dubbed Iris…...

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Hybrids. Leandro Erlich al Negozio Olivetti

5+ hour, 7+ min ago  (131+ words) Designboom 09 May " 22 Nov 2026 Presented in time for the Venice Biennale, "Hybrids. Leandro Erlich al Negozio Olivetti" brings a new body of work by Leandro Erlich to Negozio Olivetti, the historic space designed by Carlo Scarpa. The exhibition is curated by…...

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designboom. com > design > astronauts-histories-female-agency-hydroformed-agnes-bed-milan-design-week-2026-interview

astronauts reclaims histories of female agency through hydroformed 'agnes' bed

2+ hour, 21+ min ago  (601+ words) Designed by Danae Dasyra and Joe Bradford of Astronauts, Agnes" presence is suspended somewhere between dream, ritual, and resistance. Part of their Goetia series presented at Nilufar Gallery during Milan Design Week 2026, the piece explores magic, drawing from the long,…...

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designboom. com > events > nigo-from-japan-with-love

NIGO: From Japan with Love

9+ hour, 18+ min ago  (150+ words) Designboom 01 May " 04 Oct 2026 NIGO: From Japan with Love marks the first museum retrospective of Japanese creative director NIGO to be presented outside Japan, tracing a 30-year career from Harajuku to a global context. Bringing together more than 700 objects, it includes…...

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designboom. com > events > helter-skelter-arthur-jafa-and-richard-prince

Helter Skelter: Arthur Jafa and Richard Prince

5+ hour, 7+ min ago  (87+ words) Designboom 09 May " 23 Nov 2026 Installed across the palazzo's ground and first floors, the presentation examines how both artists draw from and rework images circulating within American visual culture. Through juxtaposition and overlap, it traces shared strategies of appropriation and image-making while…...

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designboom. com > architecture > mirrored-arches-velvet-textures-el-departamento-flagship-store-madrid-lady-pipa

mirrored arches and velvet textures take over el departamento's flagship store in madrid

5+ hour, 21+ min ago  (325+ words) The design draws on visual references associated with the work of David Lynch, particularly in its use of contrast, reflection, and spatial ambiguity. Upon entry, a metallic wall-mounted telephone introduces the spatial narrative, accompanied by a neon sign displaying the…...

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designboom. com > architecture > dorte-mandrup-whale-takes-shape-norway-arctic-coastline-construction

dorte mandrup's sinuous center 'the whale' takes shape along norway's arctic coastline

3+ hour, 51+ min ago  (349+ words) Designboom keep up with our daily & weekly stories construction advances along the coast of norway New images document the construction of The Whale by Dorte Mandrup in Andenes, Norway, showing the building emerging directly from its Arctic shoreline. The building,…...

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designboom. com > architecture > three-toned-marble-facades-floating-kiosk-beijing-urban-fabric-bufen-atelier

three-toned marble facades clad floating kiosk in beijing's urban fabric

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (329+ words) The floating kiosk by Bufen Atelier is positioned along a tree-lined avenue in Beijing, where it introduces a compact architectural volume defined by geometry, material contrast, and controlled detachment from its surroundings. Conceived as an autonomous object, the pavilion establishes…...

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designboom. com > design > studio-mo-man-tai-urban-leftovers-walk-color-field-milan-design-week-2026

studio mo man tai reshapes urban leftovers into walk-through color field in milan

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (359+ words) At the entrance to the Cavallerizze, studio mo man tai presents Re-campaign as a saturated, walk-through sequence of color. Installed during Milan Design Week 2026 within the 5 VIE district, the project reworks discarded large-scale advertising banners into fifteen fabric portals that…...

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designboom. com > design > noise-purpose-thoughts-milan-design-week-2026-room-for-dreams

from noise to purpose: a few thoughts on milan design week 2026

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (96+ words) illustration by Haus of Grace Serotonin the Chemistry of happiness by Sara Ricciardi | image by Giuseppe Miotto e Marco Cappelletti Studio This exact desire for an intentional, physical connection was also the foundation of our decision to take designboom beyond…...