The G7 Summit is a big deal, and needed a big deal of a conference table. The Canadian government, this year's host, turned to Toronto-based furniture brand Teknion to create the flagship table for the conference's primary Outreach room. Initial Table Concept Commissioned by the Canadian government, the initial design for...
Top 10 Unique Reminders & Note-Taking Devices & Tools For Busy Creatives
Staying organized and inspired can be a daily challenge for busy creatives and professionals. Between client calls, brainstorming sessions, and bursts of inspiration, it’s easy for ideas and reminders to get lost in the shuffle. Today’s most innovative note-taking devices and reminder tools are designed to capture...
Design Lessons: How Exploiting Three Materials Made Greenhouses Affordable
Greenhouses are an excellent way to grow food in a controlled environment. By regulating environmental factors and blocking out pests, vegetable yields are increased significantly. But traditional greenhouses, made with rigid materials and glass, are expensive. You can expect to spend tens of thousands on greenhouses like...
EARTH circular villa with a living green roof now completed
Imagine arriving at a villa where the architecture feels less like a structure and more like an organic extension of the landscape itself. This is the experience that the newly completed EARTH villa offers. Designed by internationally acclaimed architect Sou Fujimoto for NOT A HOTEL, EARTH redefines the concept of a...
fan-shaped keyboard with built-in mouse lets users type with one hand
fan-shaped keyboard for one-hand use by HTX Studio HTX Studio creates a fan-shaped keyboard with a built-in trackball for users who want to type using only one hand. Produced with 61 QWERTY keys, the shape of the device accommodates all the buttons within reach of five fingers. The design team uses smaller keyboard...
Kidou by Isabel Vera: Modular Cork Seating That’s Playful and Smart
There is something almost magical about spaces that shift and change as the day unfolds, where corners might become castles or a quiet reading spot appears out of nowhere. The right piece of furniture can turn even the smallest room into a playground for the imagination, and that is the feeling Kidou manages to...
dancing translucent cubes shape modular colombia pavilion for osaka expo 2025
MORF’s Narrative-Driven Pavilion for Colombia at Expo 2025 MORF designs the Colombia Pavilion for Expo 2025 Osaka as a temporary national exhibition space that combines narrative-driven design with modular, sustainable construction. The design draws conceptual inspiration from the opening lines of One Hundred Years...
‘social sustainability is just as critical’ state iF DESIGN AWARD jurors durst & sablan
IF DESIGN AWARD JURY INSIGHTS ON SOCIAL IMPACT In an exclusive interview with designboom, iF DESIGN AWARD 2025 jury members Cheryl Durst and Pascale Sablan share their unique insights on the growing role of social impact in design. As part of the 2025 iF DESIGN AWARD jury, both Durst, Executive Vice President and CEO...
numen/for use suspends walkable net and string worlds in taiwan’s CMP inspiration museum
Numen/For Use presents two large-scale installations in taiwan For their first-ever dual presentation in a single venue, Numen/For Use unveils two immersive, large-scale installations, Net Taichung and String Taichung, at the newly inaugurated CMP Inspiration Museum in Taichung, Taiwan. On view through November 2nd,...
harry nuriev remixes CDs, rave culture and steel into a pop-up sound installation in berlin
ALL IS SOUND. ALL IS TRANSFORMATION AT 032C WORKSHOP BERLIN To celebrate the 25th anniversary of Telekom Electronic Beats and Berlin-based media and fashion company 032c, the two have joined forces to present ‘All is Sound. All is Transformation,’ a pop-up installation by artist and designer Harry Nuriev of Crosby...