Design

MEDITATIVE SOUND RITUAL BY NEO-SOUL ICON EYRKAH BADU   As part of its 25th anniversary celebrations, Electronic Beats in collaboration with Kalkul hosted the European premiere of Erykah Badu’s sound meditation at the Reethaus in Berlin. The event offered a rare proximity to the American neo soul singer in a space known for its contemplative […]

marc thorpe’s off-grid residence reaches into new york forest   In the wooded slopes of New York’s western Catskills, Marc Thorpe Design completes Forest Edge House, a self-sufficient residence powered by the sun. The 140-square-meter, two-story home stands as the fifth solar-powered home built by Edifice Upstate (find designboom’s previous coverage here), the design and

BIG adds final touches to Suzhou Museum of Contemporary Art   Nearing completion, the Suzhou Museum of Contemporary Art by Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) emerges on the banks of Jinji Lake. Designed in collaboration with ARTS Group and Front Inc., and commissioned by Suzhou Harmony Development Group, the 60,000-square-meter complex (find designboom’s previous coverage here)

Moon Walker Multi Cam Captures Motion from eleven Angles   Moon Walker Multi Cam by Woodlabo is a photographic installation designed to capture simultaneous images from multiple perspectives. The system employs eleven cameras, each triggered instantaneously from distinct viewpoints, producing a composite animated sequence in Boomerang format.   Structurally, Moon Walker features an aluminum internal

kengo kuma’s Vertical Landscape Along the Port   In South Korea‘s coastal city of Busan, Kengo Kuma and Associates have completed the Busan Lotte Tower, a fluid glass skyscraper rising from the former City Hall site. The project stands at the meeting point of land and sea, its form shaped by the surrounding harbor and