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Copenhagen-based Bundle Studio was formed to explore the use of bio-based materials in furniture. “We believe designers must redefine material use for sustainability,” write founders Jón Hinrik Höskuldsson and Kirstine Nørgaard Sejersen, “and we aim …

A number of older houses across the world will have penciled height marks on the wall, in what was once a child’s room. These marks were simple to make, requiring just two already-owned items in …

It’s not your imagination: Cars have gotten taller over the past few decades. Safety regulations influence automotive designs in ways that laypeople may not realize. In particular, hoods have gotten higher; manufacturers are required to …

Here’s what we looked at this week: Handsome, stackable cork storage boxes by RelvaoKellerman. Innovations in home lighting: Smart outlets vs. smart outlet covers. A paradigm “shift:” The QwertyMax keyboard updates a 150-year-old UI, adding …

I think this is kind of a stretch, but Munich-based industrial design firm RelvaoKellerman says “the box is the third archetype object in our culture history, following the table and the chair.” Their rationale is …

These InvisOutlet Auras are “smart outlets” that provide decorative lighting without the need to add additional fixtures. Developed by a startup called Intecular, they’re not for the electrically timid; you do need to shut your …

Believe it or not, on a daily basis you still use something invented in the 1860s. It’s not an object, but a UI: The QWERTY keyboad layout, first patented by American inventor Christopher Latham Sholes …

Here’s what we looked at this week: The new, disruptive Antigravity A1 is a drone for non-drone people. These ATMs give receipts you can use as rolling papers. Sharpie expands their range of colors yet …

Sunflower is a twist on the concrete fire pit, designed by Mexican ID firm Shift Studio. SUNFLOWER is a concrete fire pit with a unique form that proposes a new direction for concrete fire pit …