You know that ridiculously bold orange that’s been turning heads on the iPhone 17 Pro? The one that’s either totally your vibe or makes you think of safety cones? Well, whether you love it or hate it, Dbrand just decided everyone deserves a chance to play with Apple’s Cosmic Orange, and honestly, it’s kind of...
A “Flying Suitcase” Personal VTOL Aircraft that Fits in a Car Trunk
A Chinese company called X-Control is developing this Janus-I Flying Suitcase. This is a personal VTOL aircraft that looks like an engineering school project, but bear with us. The heart of this design is that overhead structure housing the rotors. A gas-powered turboshaft engine is slung beneath it, on the rear end....
7 Best Tiny Homes Under $50k That Beat Rent In Every Major City In 2025
Spending $2,000 a month on rent means throwing away $24,000 a year with nothing to show for it. That’s the reality in most major U.S. cities right now. But here’s the thing: you could own a complete tiny home for less than two years of rent payments. And we’re not talking about cramped, uncomfortable boxes....
realistic humanoid robots mimic people with their lifelike skin and facial expressions
AheadForm unveils a series of realistic humanoid robots AheadForm develops realistic humanoid robots that mimic living people with their lifelike skin and moving faces and mouths. Powered by AI and mechanics, the company designs these human-like machines to replicate our emotions and behavior and to have the ability to...
red timber pyramid beacon by ulf mejergren glows through fish cutouts on baltic sea island
Ulf Mejergren crafts wooden landmark for Bergö island Creative studio Ulf Mejergren Architects (UMA) designs a landmark for the small island of Bergö, located off the coast of Vaasa in Finland’s northern Kvarken archipelago. In this region, where most residents speak Swedish as their first language, the islands...
Logitech Muse Digital Marker Lets You Sketch in Midair on Vision Pro
Creative professionals have been waiting for spatial computing to feel less like science fiction and more like actual work. Apple Vision Pro promised to revolutionize how we design, sketch, and model in three dimensions, but most interactions still rely on hand gestures and eye tracking that can feel imprecise when you...
frank lloyd wright’s rare usonian automatic house joins US national register of historic places
Kalil House by frank lloyd wright gains national heritage status The United States Secretary of the Interior has officially listed the Kalil House in Manchester, New Hampshire, US, in the National Register of Historic Places, a rare recognition for one of only seven Usonian Automatic homes ever constructed by Frank...
FMG mixes earth’s natural nuances into full-body porcelain stoneware project terrapura
FMG creates Dialogue with Earth through terrapura FMG Fabbrica Marmi e Graniti introduces TerraPura, a full-body porcelain stoneware project that merges the ancient wisdom of the earth with contemporary technological precision. Launched for Cersaie 2025, TerraPura was conceived in Italy as part of FMG’s ongoing...
“Everything and nothing has changed” – Jayne Connell on 25 years of Interstate
Jayne Connell’s first experience of the design industry was a student placement at Carroll, Dempsey & Thirkell. “They had this stunning office just off Chancery Lane where everything was designed within an inch of its life,” she remembers. “Each day you’d put out your lay-out pad, with a black pen on the...
brutalist berlin: a concrete chronicle of the german city’s postwar identity
A study in concrete and context Brutalist Berlin, published by Blue Crow Media, is an architectural guidebook devoted to the raw materiality and social ambition of Berlin’s postwar concrete structures. Written and photographed by architectural historian Dr. Felix Torkar, the volume documents more than fifty sites...