Smartphone design has been converging on a single, almost universal ideal: more screen, less frame. Brands across the spectrum have spent the last few years shaving down bezels, flattening camera bumps, and chasing a kind …
Your Next Sleep Tracker Isn’t a Watch, It’s Your Bedside Lamp
Sleep has quietly become one of the most closely watched aspects of personal health. Around one in three people struggle with it, and roughly half of Americans already use a wearable device to track their …
SOM’s New Kazakhstan Towers Look Like a Sci-Fi Set. They’re Not.
Kazakhstan is building a new city, and it just got a centerpiece worthy of the ambition. On March 5, 2026, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill unveiled the Alatau Iconic Complex and Gateway District, a pair of …
Forget the Steam Deck, This Custom-Built Handheld Runs a Full Linux Desktop in Your Palms
Before the iPhone arrived in 2007 and quietly buried the category, handheld PCs were shaping up to be something genuinely exciting. Devices like the Sony Vaio UX and OQO Model 2 promised a full desktop …
The Ping Pong Tables at This French School Have No Rules
Most of us learned to play ping pong the same way: flat table, net in the middle, bounce, smash, repeat. The rules were never really up for debate. You either knew them or you didn’t, …
The Sideboard That Started as Lines That Never Finished
Most great furniture doesn’t start with a grand vision. It starts with a sketch, usually a messy one, the kind you draw absentmindedly while thinking about something else entirely. Designer Deniz Aktay knows this. His …
Nothing-Inspired A X1 keyboard concept is a creative control hub that maintains its minimalist appeal
Nothing’s unique design language has inspired many gadgets and concept designs, and this one is no different. Just like the Nothing NK-1 keyboard which follows the brand’s transparent aesthetics, the minimalist form factor, and the …
LEGO Minesweeper Captures the Windows 95 Game That Ruined Office Productivity
If you worked in an office during the Windows 95 era, you knew the drill. The boss walks past, you alt-tab from Solitaire to a spreadsheet, and if you’re feeling particularly bold, you minimize Minesweeper …
These 4 Solar Pavilions Prove That Public Cooling Can Be Free
Heat is one of the most underestimated side effects of climate change, particularly in cities where built-up surfaces trap warmth long after the sun has gone down. Air conditioning has become a near-necessity in many …
KFC Brazil Wants to Dress You the Way It Dresses Its Chicken
I love fried chicken as much as the next person. Probably more. So when KFC Brazil announced it was offering to customize your actual clothes with a fabric texture inspired by its iconic crispy coating, …