WEEK IN REVIEW

INTERVIEW WITH ICONIC JAPANESE ARTIST MR.

designboom spoke with iconic japanese artist mr. on the occasion of his ongoing exhibition at lehmann maupin new york. drawing upon otaku, the increasingly popular japanese subculture that includes manga comics, anime and video games, his works bring to life cartoonish characters surrounded by pop culture references such as emojis, fast-food logos and slang phrases. read our conversation in full + watch an exclusive video here, and discover more recent interviews here.

THE FASTEST SUV TO DATE

a successful evolution of its 2021 predecessor, the aston martin DBX 707 is said to be the fastest, most powerful SUV you can currently get. in order to test it out, we traveled to sardinia's costa smeralda, where we got pulled over by the highway patrol for speeding!

VISIT TO THE HOMO FABER EXHIBITION IN VENICE

the homo faber event returns to venice in 2022 with 15 immersive exhibitions dedicated to the very best of master craftsmanship internationally. while visiting, deignboom explored naoto fukusawa's '12 stone garden', the fragmented porcelain sculptures of bouke de vries, and the workshop of of piero dri, the youngest remèr (maker of oars for venetian gondolas) in the italian city.

3D PRINTED SAND WALL IN DUBAI

nàdarra, a 3D printed sand wall, explores the manifestation of nature in architecture at the museum of the future, in dubai. see more submissions by our readers here, and find out how to upload your own project here.

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