Matthew Burgos’s stories for designboom
His most read designboom stories, with reads counted on 10 July 2025. The numbers may have grown since.
- lightyear 0 can drive for months without charging – 396,000+ reads
- world’s narrowest fiat panda drives around as fully functional, single-seater electric car – 279,000+ reads
- MIT engineers built an airplane that flies without any moving parts – 253,000+ reads
- flying car ‘switchblade’ transforms from road-legal vehicle to aircraft in under 3 minutes – 227,000+ reads
- miniature casio watch rings are small enough to fit around fingers – 181,000+ reads
- ferrari reveals hypersail, a 100-foot monohull yacht that can fly over water without using fuel – 133,000+ reads
- mansory’s flying supercar ’empower’ ditches wheels as it floats in the air when idle or parked – 152,000+ reads
- budget-friendly ‘ox patagonia’ fully charges in five hours and rides up to 110 km/h – 140,000+ reads
- house-shaped, portable tent ‘air architecture’ inflates in a few minutes for easy camping – 134,000+ reads
- this couple built their tiny home in australia – 137,000+ reads
- under 400kgs mini-caravan can be towed anywhere – 134,000+ reads
- japanese teams develop an artificial gravity architecture to make outer-space living possible – 113,000+ reads
- fancy driving world’s lowest car? fiat panda cut in half still rides & drifts as road-legal vehicle – 109,000+ reads
- portable and rechargeable microwave by makita heats up cold meals and drinks anywhere – 108,000+ reads
- these 36 cities in the world will be the first to sink underwater based on this research – 108,000+ reads
- lightweight & electric backpack helicopter ‘copterpack’ flies with self-leveling autopilot – 108,000+ reads
- IKEA launches first-ever workout collection with 19 smart, multi-functional products – 103,000+ reads
- wearable robot arms that move like spider legs prepare human interaction with cyborgs – 78,000+ reads
- eVTOL LEO coupe is a jet turbine-propelled, 3-seater flying car – 77,000+ readsSelected Stories
- homo faber: 12 national living treasures – I wrote the article, and my dear colleague Christina Petridou uploaded the images and video.
September 2022
- coffin-shaped office chair design – 9,500+ shares
August 2022
July 2022
June 2022
- marlene dumas explores human emotions – 2,000+ shares;
- lightyear 0 can drive for months without charging – 4,800+ shares & 330,000+ reads;
- DIY kits offer for the smallest car in the world – 1,300+ shares & 18,000+ reads;
- budget-friendly ‘ox patagonia’ – 23,000+ reads;
May 2022
- artist rebecca szeto – profile – 3,000+ shares;
April 2022
- homo faber: 12 national living treasures – I wrote the article, and my dear colleague Christina Petridou uploaded the images and video.
March 2022
February 2022