WEEK IN REVIEW

following the announcement of US artist tom sachs as the recipient of THE DESIGN PRIZE 2021 golden madonnina trophy in the category 'in the artistic realm', designboom reveals multidisciplinary artist and founder of new york sunshine, john margaritis, and US apparel company dickies as the recipients of this year's golden madonnina in the category ‘distribution’. the two parties have collaborated on ‘SUN DYED IN TEXAS’, a project that balances between art, design, and fashion in marfa’s desert landscape. read our interview with margaritis on this special project here, and follow @thedesignprize on instagram for more news and insights.

toyo ito unveiled his contribution to the tokyo toilet project with a trio of cylindrical volumes called 'three mushrooms'. also in tokyo, toyota debuted 'CUE', its AI-equipped basketball robot, at halftime of the USA-france men’s game at the ongoing tokyo olympics 2020.

designboom attended the opening of the 'arbre à palabres' exhibition by francis kéré in berlin’s aedes architecture forum, and spoke with the architect about his background, distinct earth-building technique, and the exhibits on view. also, don't miss our conversation with the vice president of NIKE innovation, seana hannah, about the company's latest move toward carbon neutrality, and discover more recent interviews here.

traditional japanese tea houses inspire the 'sankaku sauna' by architect taichi kuma. set adjacent to a mountainside villa in japan, the translucent sauna features a minimal triangular shape and two entrances, one for the host and one guests. see more submissions by our readers here, and find out here how to upload your own project here.

the weekly is an inside review curated by sofia lekka angelopoulou.