Design Archives — Colossal

A Years-Long Collaboration Sees a Traditional Tlingit Tribal House Return to Glacier Bay

March 31, 2025

a geometric, armless chair made of orange nylon rope, with a ball of the rope connected to it and sitting by its side on the floor

Svea Tisell Weaves Vibrant, Sculptural Furniture from Reclaimed Rope

March 26, 2025

a collection of printed paper notepads

Resketch Upcycles Misprints and Unwanted Paper into Reclaimed Notebooks

March 19, 2025

a massive vibrant kite in the sky above a beach

This April, Thousands of Kites will Paint the Sky for an International Festival of Flight

March 14, 2025

a darkened room with numerous illuminated suspended lights, all loosely reminiscent of tropical fruits

In ‘KAUANI,’ Indigenous Mexican Flora Flourishes in Glowing Lanterns

March 12, 2025

a gif of a drone compilation documenting a contemporary tree house with raised walkways in some woods

Visitors Commune with the Forest Canopy in a Four-Story Treehouse in Arkansas

March 5, 2025

a collection of letterpress letters

Fleckled Offers 150+ Hand-Printed Letterpress Fonts for Digital Download

March 4, 2025

a fast gif of three dancers in modernist costumes

Watch the Brilliant Ballet that Brought Dance to the Bauhaus Movement

March 3, 2025

an aerial view of a seaside pavilion made of white feather-like blades

Minimal Blades Flutter in the Breeze in a Shoreline Installation on China’s Chaishan Island

February 28, 2025

people stands beneath an illuminated installation with lights resembling the underside of a mushroom

A Monumental Immersive Installation by ENESS Prompts Joy and Togetherness

February 24, 2025

an aerial view of the rear of an inflatable public installation of a fantastical, brightly-colored figure perched on the edge of a city building, illuminated at night

Fantastical Figures Illuminate Urban Buildings in Amanda Lobos’ Murals and Installations

February 20, 2025

a sculpture resembling a retro, green computer or device with a hinged closure, shown open with a white surface, a black toggle stick and black buttons, and a small screen with a pixellated game image

Beep Boop! Computers and Game Consoles Blink to Life in Love Hultén’s Retrofuturist Tech

February 14, 2025

the interior of handbuilt cabin with a chair, bookshelves, and lamps

Matt Bua’s ‘Repurposed City’ in Upstate New York Just Hit the Market

February 13, 2025

a group of sculptural white lamps made from pieces of fabric coated in bio resin and knotted, illuminated and displayed in a white gallery space

An Otherworldly Garden of Lights Emerges from Hemp and Resin by Ross Hansen

February 12, 2025

a large-scale fabric installation in a museum with different segments illuminated in the colors of a prism

‘Imagining the Future’ Honors Aleksandra Kasuba’s Trailblazing Installations and Environments

February 10, 2025

an extravagantly decorated house in New York, home to Prophet Isaiah Robertson, who turned the entire structure into an artwork in myriad colors with large pinwheel-like sculptures and paintings

Visit Dozens of Incredible Artist-Built Environments, Homes, and Studios Around the U.S.

February 6, 2025