The new Dune series: a design gone all wrong
Forget the might of Villeneuve’s films or the creativity of Lynch’s take: Dune: Prophecy, HBO’s new TV series, rips off Game of Thrones and completely misses the mark.
Bentu
The new hanging of the collections and “Bentu. Chinese artists at a time of turbulence and transformation” at the Fondation Louis Vuitton are two different exhibitions, both solidly constructed around the idea of redefining the identity of contemporary Chinese art.
AVAVAV adds fingers to classic Adidas footwear
The popular and always best-selling Adidas Originals shoes are transformed into a “paw” thanks to a postmodern element designed by Beate Karlsson.
What will become of the Fondaco dei Tedeschi in Venice?
The historic building next to the Rialto Bridge currently houses a luxury shopping centre, which is soon to be closed. After numerous renovations, it was also entrusted to OMA in 2016.
Airbnb headquarters
Designed by Heneghan Peng Architects, the new Airbnb offices in Dublin have been created to cultivate collaboration, interaction and a sense of community.
With Oma, we visited the new Gallery of the Kings at Museo Egizio in Turin
The first space redefined by OMA with Ata, to coincide with the museum’s 200th anniversary, is open: a path from darkness to light, where the monumental statues of Karnak have moved closer to people.
Arrigo Arrighetti, the civil servant architect Milan didn’t love enough
A municipal official, he was the architect of important buildings in the ‘50s and ‘60s, such as Sormani, Piscina Solari and the incredible San Giovanni Bono. His tower in Brera has recently been demolished.
St. Peter’s Basilica to debut in Minecraft for Jubilee 2025
The Fabbrica di San Pietro and Microsoft join forces to create a digital twin of world’s most famous basilica, available on Minecraft starting January
Where are we with Neom?
Saudi Arabia’s futuristic city has just completed Sindalah, a resort island in the Red Sea, but there's also news about The Line, the whole development's most discussed project.
10 designers hacked the famous USM modular furniture
Design studios have reinterpreted the Haller modular system to create new uses, in a series of examples on show at Aram Gallery in London.
Steven Holl: Ex of In House
With this house – which geometry is formed from spherical spaces intersecting with tesseract trapezoid – Steven Holl questions current clichés of architectural language and commercial practice.
Hermès show in Tokyo in the “magic lantern” designed by Renzo Piano
The French brand’s latest collection also conveys its values through the architectural masterpiece that is its Japanese headquarters.
Luna Luna, the contemporary art amusement park, opens in New York
Artist-designed attractions, including a Basquiat Ferris wheel and a Keith Haring carousel. What to expect from Luna Luna, the amusement park resurrected by Drake and set to light up Manhattan's Shed.
The new Casquette 2.0 and the allure of luxury retro-futurism
The Swiss watchmaker Girard-Perregaux's released a new titanium version of its iconic Casquette LED Display Watch from the '70s, proving that nostalgia can be a valuable selling points also for the luxury market.