Browsing: Design

The Design section explores creativity at every scale, from furniture and interiors to experimental objects and product innovations. Design here is seen as a discipline of problem-solving and imagination, where material, craft, and technology come together to shape the spaces and tools of daily life.

Features highlight projects that push boundaries, whether through sustainable materials, digital fabrication, or rethinking everyday objects with fresh intent. From timeless classics to emerging ideas, this category captures how design continues to evolve, offering insight into the practices and philosophies that define contemporary aesthetics and function.

Gulsuyu Cemevi and Cultural Center by Melike Alt?n?s?k and Gul Ertekin

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Melike Alt?n???k and Gül Ertekin have shared with us their proposal for the Istanbul Gulsuyu Cemevi and Cultural Center Competition. Hosted by Maltepe Municipality of Istanbul, Turkey, the competition asked participants to design a religious and cultural complex for the Alevi population (a religious minority group practicing Islam) that can serve modern society’s needs and honor past culture.

Involution by Larry Martin studio

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INVOLUTION Installation by Larry Martin Studio Savannah Georgia The Larry Martin studio took a long hard look at the conventional…

HygroScope: Meteorosensitive Morphology by Achim Menges and Steffen Reichert

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Designed by architect Achim Menges in collaboration with Steffen Reichert, “HygroScope: Meteorosensitive Morphology” appears at first glance to be a wooden model suspended within a glass case. But when the humidity level within the case rises, the system begins to breathe, ventilating the moisture-saturated air without any sensory equipment or electricity.