founded in 1999, designboom is the world's first and most popular online architecture and design magazine - a comprehensive source with over 33,000 articles of detailed project information and daily news features. since 2002 designboom extended its coverage to the related fields of the visual arts, car design and technology. today, designboom is a useful tool for creative professionals and passionate life-style explorers. on designboom you'll find the most beautiful photography, insightful interviews, studio visits, documentation of new products, reviews of exhibitions and books, and historical surveys. currently designboom is read by 4 million users monthly.

in designboom's reader section, international designers and architects make their mark on the creative world and give a valuable support to their careers. some of today's leading names and respected companies, are communicating their work in the most purposeful manner, underlining the high profile of their activities. as talent scouters and trend forecasters, designboom is internationally known for organizing design competitions with an impressive participation rate of 4-6000 professionals.

in 2007, TIME magazine nominated designboom as one of the TOP 100 design influencers in the world, in 2013, the webby awards selected designboom with an honorable mention in the category of best cultural blog and in 2014, we were nominated for a webby in the lifestyle category.

in april 2014 designboom launched a chinese edition - designboom.cn - already one of the most popular online design and architecture magazines in mainland china, with a selection of articles translated into mandarin and supplemented by local content that illustrates the development in the creative scene. designboom china brings the best of art, architecture, design and technology to the chinese community! find out more about our platform in asia’s largest country in our feature, here.