designboom weekly

INSIDE THE MAKING OF A MYCELIUM LEATHER HEAD-TO-TOE OUTFIT

designboom speaks to xavier gallego, creative director of biotech company MycoWorks, and eva korsten, founder of amsterdam-based brand YUME YUME, about their collaborative head-to-toe look made from reishi™. marking this biomaterial innovation in fashion, the revolutionary leather alternative collection is currently on view at amsterdam's new art space buro stedelijk as part of a multi-sensory celebration of the fascinating world of mycelium. 'for us, it’s very encouraging to learn about mycelium and its potential,' eva korsten tells us. 'this is the future of materials, it’s so fascinating what kind of intelligent living system it is. I feel there’s a shift happening in the fashion industry’s mindset.' read our conversation in full here, and explore more recent interviews here.

THIS WEEK ON OUR TOP 10 LISTS OF 2023

we continue our annual round ups of this year's  BIG stories in architecture, art, design, and technology. from the TOP 10 pavilions, gathering projects like tadao ando's MPavilion in australia, and the coral-like bubbles of MARC FORNES / THEVERYMANY at milan design week, to the TOP 10 public art installations, featuring land artist jim denevan's recently unveiled 'self similar' at manar abu dhabi, and JR's vast cave on the scaffolding of palais garnier in paris, explore our ongoing coverage here!

BEJEWELED MICRO-UNIVERSES ON BASKETBALLS

in 'new prophets', artist jorge mañes rubio unveils a series of bejeweled basketballs with motifs of stories, creatures and symbols that historically have been used to depict evil or negative forces in christian scriptures. through thoughtful consideration of form, color, and space, the artist assigns new interpretations to the spiritual legacy of these images while challenging the traditional dualistic relationships between human and non-human entities. 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.