# October 2026
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DesignWire
Beijing’s Fountain Plaza Welcomes A Futuristic Book Pavilion
Luo Architects’ Shell Book Pavilion in Beijing transforms collective reading into an experience with a biomorphic aluminum form that opens to reveal shelves of books.
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Projects
A Luxury Hotel Takes Root In A Former Prison In Japan
Azuma Architect & Associates revives an early 20th–century former penitentiary into the Hoshinoya Nara Prison, a luxury boutique hotel in central Japan.
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Products
Alex Proba Translates Sculptural Stone Forms Into Collectible Rugs
In collaboration with Egypt’s Kahhal 1871, Studio Proba transforms the geological textures and layered forms of carved stone into hand-knotted rugs.
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Products
Collina Strada Makes Its Furniture Debut With Layered
Swedish design house Layered teams up with Collina Strada’s Hillary Taymour on a playful collection of hand-tufted rugs and minimalist sofas.
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DesignWire
Artist JR Reimagines Paris’s Pont Neuf Bridge
Pont Neuf, the centuries-old Parisian bridge, was shrouded over the summer by artist JR, this time in a French quarry–inspired optical illusion.
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Products
Kartell And Laufen Reimagine An Icon For The Bathroom
Kartell and Laufen reunite for Bathroom Collection 2.0, transforming Anna Castelli Ferrieri’s iconic Componibili storage tower into a colorful washbasin.
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Projects
This Brooklyn Café Is Dedicated To The Art Of Matcha
Michael Tower Architecture creates a tactile, minimalist matcha café for Japanese tea brand Kettl in Brooklyn, balancing warm materials with clean-lined Japanese design.
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DesignWire
How Koray Duman Sets The Stage For Museum Exhibitions
When it comes to putting on an exhibition, museums and institutions turn to Koray Duman to set the stage.
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DesignWire
These Playful Sculptures At Atlanta’s High Museum Celebrate Resilience
Chilean studio gt2P brings Los Porfiados (The Stubborns) to Atlanta’s High Museum of Art, an interactive installation of 14 pastel sculptures that wobble but never fall.
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DesignWire
This Exhibit Celebrates The Art Of The Adorable
Louvre-Lens’s “So Cute! The Art of Happiness” explores 2,000 years of art that celebrates cuteness, from ancient sculptures to contemporary works.
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DesignWire
A Warsaw Chocolate Factory Turns Production Into An Immersive Experience
Celebrating 175 years of Polish chocolatier E. Wedel, BiM Architekci and WWAA transform former cocoa silos into a chocolate museum and production facility.
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Projects
BIG Designs A Serene Villa Complex On Japan’s Sagishima Island
The latest architecturally unique timeshare property by Not a Hotel is a serene and sublime villa complex on Sagishima Island by BIG-Bjarke Ingels Group.