Alessandro Mendini’s Nativo Washbasin Shines Like a Galaxy
The Nativo washbasin sparkles with Alessandro Mendini’s pulviscular dots in a poetic re-edition by Azzurra Ceramica.
Burning Man 2025: architecture and design highlights from Black Rock City
A fractured black rock shrine, a cosmic light show, and a Brutalist pyramidal tower glowing in the desert — here’s what we loved most at Burning Man 2025!
Moonhouse: The first house on the moon is a humble Swedish cottage
The tiny Moonhouse will land in Mare Frigoris, showing how even impossible dreams can come true when we work together.
‘OUT’: How Space-Inspired Architecture Could Help Save the Planet
The OUT section of the 2025 Venice Biennale explores how space-driven innovation can build and shape a sustainable future through architecture.
Black Rock Observatory connects Burning Man with outer space
Black Rock Observatory is Burning Man festival’s astronomical planetarium for dreamers who wish to take a sneak peek into the universe.
‘DUNE’ inspires AI-generated Arrakis Palaces by NKey design studio
NKey Design Studio has harnessed Artificial Intelligence to create otherworldly architecture and interiors for imaginary palaces on the fictional planet of Arrakis.
LUNARK by SAGA Space Architects is the extreme home for astronauts on the moon
Young Danish studio SAGA Space Architects designed and even spent 100 days in Greenland for an extreme mission to test LUNARK, a lunar habitat showing how we can not only survive but thrive in space.
Moon landing 50th anniversary: 8 moon-inspired designs and architectures
From an inflatable permanent lunar settlement to a Sputnik replica making some noise at Burning Man festival. We rounded up some of the ultimate and most visionary moon-inspired designs and architectures.
Daan Roosegaarde’s SPACE WASTE LAB tracks sidereal junk in real time with beams of light
Daan Roosegaarde and his team of experts present UFO-like performances which visualise real-time space waste connecting earth with the layer of junk orbiting the planet.
Galaxy Bar and Bottle Shop by Monoloko Design in Moscow
The blue interiors and pure geometrical forms of Monoloko Design’s Galaxy Bar and Bottle Shop aim to “release of the mind” according to Russian-Avantgarde ideals.
Hiroto Yoshizoe’s indirect lighting design creates a floating constellation of moons
Japanese designer Hiroto Yoshizoe created a hanging constellation of moons: mirrored disks and cones reflect light re-creating a sidereal gravity-free and sparkling effect within the room.
Celestial Fields installation by Eleanor Cranke mirrors desert starry nights with a forest of interactive lights at Burning Man 2017
At Burning Man 2017, Eleanor Cranke invites ‘burners’ to walk through and interact with the Celestial Fields installation: over 600 individually programmed rods rise directly from Nevada Black Rock desert.
Gemma observatory by Anmahian Winton Architects star-gazes with a faceted architecture
Anmahian Winton Architects’ Gemma astronomical observatory aims to link natural and man-made landscapes with Zinc clad volumes.
Asif Kahn and Brian Eno explore the origin of energy for the UK Pavilion at Kazakhstan Expo
A 40,000 pixels wide 360° panorama, a high-tech structure inspired by Kazakh nomadic tents and an immersive soundscape. Asif Khan and Brian Eno invite visitors of Kazakhstan Expo to the UK Pavilion exploring the origin of energy and the history of British innovation from the light bulb to future wonder materials.
Os & Oos’ SYZYGY lamps and clock are inspired by aligning planets and stars
Syzygy design collection by Os & Oos projects overlapping geometries that reproduce the astronomical light interactions between the sun, the moon and the Earth.
Astrograph: MB&F and Caran D’Ache design rocket-like pen for space odysseys dreamers
Maison Caran D’Ache and horological laboratory MB&F launch Astrograph bespoke sci-fi pen tuning the skills of Swiss master craftsmen.
Biking on Van Gogh’s “Starry Night”
Inspired by Vang Gogh’s “Starry Night”, Dutch designer Daan Roosegarde & Heijmans company created a glowing solar-powered cycle path that passes through the fields and watermills of the painter’s homeland.
Glowing Highways
In the Netherlands, artist Daan Roosegaarde and construction company Heijmans completed the pilot of the Smart Highway project: Glowing Lines that collect energy during the day to release it after sunset turn a night-journey in a safe and sustainable fairy-tale experience.
Sheraton Moon Hotel by MAD Architects
Visionnaire studio MAD Architects designed the Sheraton Moon Hotel rising on Nan Tai Lake in China to underline the link between human and nature.