designboom weekly

'ALDO ROSSI. DESIGN 1960-1997' IN MILAN

designboom visits 'aldo rossi. design 1960-1997', an exhibition at milan’s museo del novecento dedicated to the work of the italian architect, designer and theorist. a leading figure of the postmodern movement, rossi was the first italian to receive the pritzker prize for architecture in 1990. for the first time ever, this exhibition brings together 350 pieces of furniture and ordinary objects, prototypes and models, paintings, drawings and studies.

THE METAVERSE MEETS THE PHYSICAL WORLD

for those of us still scratching our heads over what the metaverse is exactly, meta (formerly known as facebook) is launching a physical retail space to help people 'gain a better appreciation for it.' opening on may 9 in burlingame, california, the store will offer customers the chance to make video calls to retail associates with portal; learn about the ray-ban stories glasses; and explore VR with a first-of-its-kind immersive oculus quest 2 demo.

BIRD-SHAPED AIR MONITOR DROPS DEAD IN HIGH CO₂ LEVELS

‘canairi’ is a fresh air monitor that 'drops dead' when the air quality in your home is poor. equipped with a built-in CO₂-sensor, the bird-shaped monitor comes back to life once you open the windows and CO₂ levels reach below 1.000ppm. 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.