WEEK IN REVIEW

TOP 10 LISTS OF 2022 - BIG STORIES

don't miss the latest on designboom's TOP 10 lists of 2022, our annual BIG stories in architecture, art, design, and technology from the past 12 months! this week we featured the TOP 10 socially-impactful reader submissions, the TOP 10 renewable energy solutions, the TOP 10 videos, the TOP 10 museums and cultural venues, and the TOP 10 installations submitted by our readers, which include a living plant controlling a machete through a robotic arm and a series of delicately contorted tree trunk sculptures echoing the emotions of nature.

JR SUPPORTS IRANIAN PEOPLE WITH LARGE-SCALE INSTALLATION IN NY

this week, french photographer and street artist JR gathered over 300 people at four freedoms park in new york city in support of the ongoing civil protests in iran. participants in JR's performative installation stood next to a giant portrait of teenager nika shakarami, another female victim who was killed after participating in a protest against the death of mahsa amini. the crowd animated the printed portrait's hair through movement as a symbolic gesture of solidarity with the women of the country.

GAUDÍ MEETS 21st CENTURY HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES

with the help of AI, visual storyteller marcus byrne envisions a world where regular household appliances are re-designed with the gaudí aesthetic.'we live in an age of apple and tesla with minimal design taking charge,' says byrne. 'all car brands have similar looking models and company logos are stripped back to live in the tiny space world of mobile devices.' in a departure from minimalism, the series mimics gaudí’s sophisticated architectural style, featuring flowing shapes and textured surfaces reminiscent of tree and cave formations. 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.