designboom weekly

THE BEST OF ART BASEL 2022

designboom visited art basel 2022 in switzerland and reports on the best things on view. our latest coverage features the works that caught our eye at 'unlimited', the art fair's distinctive platform for large-scale projects. here we unveil the top works among the 70 installations on view, from monumental sculptures and vast wall paintings to extensive photographic series and video projections.

VIDEO: INSIDE THE MIND AND STUDIO OF NACHO CARBONELL

in this exclusive video, artist and designer nacho carbonell speaks about his influences, his childhood, and his new body of work, from his studio in the netherlands. meanwhile, for the inaugural exhibition at its los angeles outpost, carpenters workshop gallery is presenting a new collection of work by carbonell, marking his first solo show in the US.

ICONIC ARCHITECTS AND DESIGNERS AS LETTERS

the style of 28 iconic architects and designers of the 20th century are transformed into a series of typefaces in 'ARCHIFONT'. shaped and dressed in architecture, the letters convey a part of the aesthetic and artistic personality of the protagonists they mirror. 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.