Premium television specs used to live behind premium price tags, a sorting mechanism that kept the best picture quality safely out of reach for most buyers. TCL has spent the last few years dismantling that …
The Anti-Distraction Smartphone That Still Lets You Use Uber and Strava
I pulled out my phone at the airport gate to check my boarding time, then spent the next fifteen minutes scrolling TikTok. I nearly missed my flight. The phone wasn’t lying when it said Gate …
The Brazilian House That Turns a Hillside Into a Feature
Most architects, when faced with a steeply sloping lot, treat the terrain like a problem to solve. Something to flatten, fill, or work around. Frederico Bicalho Arquitetura did the opposite with GM House, a private …
This Moon-Inspired Lamp Has No App, No Cord, 100% Recycled Aluminum
The lamp has gotten interesting again. What was once a fixture relegated to task lighting and matching living room sets has turned into something more intentional, especially among people who care about how their spaces …
These Wood and Leather Wall Holders Swap Hooks for Hidden Magnets
The entryway tends to be the most neglected spot in any home when it comes to design. Things pile up at the door, and most of the solutions people reach for, plastic key hooks, adhesive …
This E Ink Flip Case Shows the Time Without Ever Waking Your Phone
Smartphone cases have become one of the more predictable corners of the mobile accessory market. Most of them do exactly what you’d expect: wrap around the phone, absorb some impact, and stay out of the …
Hermès Paddock Yoyo Charger is a luxury wireless charging experience for Apple devices
There are MagSafe chargers, and then there is the Hermes Paddock Yoyo Charger. The French luxury brand has crafted a leather charger case for your Apple devices that costs much more than the iPhone 17 …
Your Carry-On Isn’t Ready for Cherry Blossom Season in Japan — These 9 Designs Are
Cherry blossom season in Japan is one of the shortest windows in the travel calendar. Full bloom in Tokyo peaks around March 26 to April 3. Kyoto follows a few days later. Each city holds …
Ancient Japanese Palm Bark Turned Into a Lamp Worth Staring At
The HOUYOU lamp doesn’t announce itself. It sits on a table, conical and quiet, wrapped in fibrous brown bark that looks almost raw, almost unfinished. Nothing about it is trying to impress you at first …
Mud, Microbes, and the 46 m² Lab the Amazon Needed
Most of us picture a laboratory as a sleek, sterile box of steel and glass perched on a university campus or inside some tech park. The Witoca Laboratory in Ecuador is none of those things. …