A common refrain is that these days people spend money on experiences. Well, for those craving the experience of being locked up in a Meiji-era prison, Japanese hotel chain Hoshinoya has a treat for you. "The Hoshinoya Nara Prison will be the first luxury hotel in Japan to utilize a former prison, an Important...
snøhetta sculpts hangzhou’s riverfront art museum to mimic shifting tides
hangzhou riverfront to be sculpted with fluid art museum In Hangzhou’s Xiaoshan District, Snøhetta has won the international competition to design the Qiantang Bay Art Museum, the cultural center of the city’s new Future Headquarters development. The project sits at the meeting point of the Qiantang River and the...
How fertility branding evolved to show both science and soul
The fertility industry has long been aimed squarely at women, built on a narrative of urgency and fear around the biological clock. For decades, it’s been framed as a reactive experience – something to manage rather than take ownership of – leaving people trapped between anxiety and doubt. The category’s branding...
Ultra-Compact Open-Source Trackball Has One Button You Can Remap
Most mice and trackballs try to do it all with extra buttons, flashy RGB lights, and complicated software that requires constant updates and configuration tweaks through bloated apps. But sometimes simplicity wins when you just need precise control and reliability without the extras. For anyone who values portability...
Brilliant Specialty Drill Bits!
"These revolutionary drill bits have changed the game forever," writes creator Nick Sharpes. You just know that someone is going to think these are real. The specialty "drill bits" are part of Sharpes' schtick; under the moniker The 3Dwizard, he creates "Useful and not so useful 3D prints." He's also got a couple...
5 Architectural Designs That Redefined Our Expectations In 2025
Architecture has always been about solving problems, but the best designs do something more—they make us reimagine what’s possible. This year brought us structures that challenged architectural conventions, from a brilliant garden shed that conquered Britain to a groundbreaking skyscraper that’s rewriting...
An F1 Cockpit Gaming Chair
Earlier we looked at a replica McLaren F1 seat that you can buy for your gaming rig. It's sold by Logitech. Hungarian industrial design firm Flying Objects is taking it further. They figure that for racing sims, players will want to be fully enclosed: "The body parts are made of lightweight carbon fiber and...
Credit Card-Thin Handheld Has 300 Games and A Multiplayer Cable
There’s something magical about pocket-sized gaming that never gets old for those who grew up with handhelds in their backpacks and pockets. The thrill of squeezing a whole arcade into your palm, the nostalgia of pixel art and chiptunes, and the joy of discovering new games on the go bring genuine smiles that modern...
google plans to build AI data centers in space using solar-powered satellites
data centers in space to meet demands of AI use on earth Google explores building data centers in space using constellations of solar-powered satellites to meet the computing demands of AI machines and models on Earth. Named Project Suncatcher, the research project expects to use the energy directly from the sun to run...
over 30 large-scale installations form creative landscapes during dubai design week 2025
DUBAI DESIGN WEEK’S 11TH EDITION ELEVATES UAE’S CREATIVE ECOSYSTEM The 11th edition of Dubai Design Week (DDW) is set to amplify the dynamic creative landscape of the Middle East, running from November 4 to 9, 2025, at the Dubai Design District (d3), the city’s global creative ecosystem. The festival offers a...