founded in 1999, designboom is the world's first and most popular online architecture and design magazine. today, designboom is a comprehensive source for creative professionals and passionate lifestyle explorers with over 50,000 articles of detailed project information, daily news features and competition entries. stories include the most beautiful photography, insightful interviews, studio visits, documentation of new products, historical surveys, and reviews of exhibitions, books and even automotive test drives. as talent scouters and trend forecasters, designboom is internationally known for organizing design competitions with an impressive participation rate of 4-6000 professionals. with offices and editors based in milan, athens, beijing, tokyo and new york, designboom publishes globally and has gained an international reach of 3.5 million readers and 450,000 newsletter subscribers. the magazine's online voice extends across social media platforms, too, with millions of followers on instagram (3.9M), facebook (1.2M), twitter (1.2M), pinterest (250K) and linkedin (25K). our videos can be streamed in articles as well as on vimeo and youtube.