self-stabilizing rotatable yamaha MOTOROiD:Λ motorcycle Yamaha introduces MOTOROiD:Λ, a concept electric motorcycle that can twist 180-degree position while cruising. A follow-up to the MOTOROiD2 project back in 2023, the two-wheeler is set to grace the Japan Mobility Show 2025 at Tokyo Big Sight from October 29th to...
herzog & de meuron leads adaptive reuse proposal for future arena complex in sweden
Under samma tak: A Proposal to Unite Sports and Culture Herzog & de Meuron, together with Marge Arkitekter, propose Under samma tak (Under the Same Roof) for Göteborg’s new arena district in Sweden, a future-oriented, experience-driven landmark designed to evolve with the city. The project is designed to...
“Designers need to think more like artists”
Many people think the sole purpose of graphic design is to solve problems and that art is all about self-expression. But I’ve never subscribed to the idea that design and art are intrinsically different. The lines between great design and art have always been blurred. The Bauhaus unified artistic vision, mass production...
“The age of imperfection – why brands are embracing flaws as features”
In Italy, we argue endlessly about pasta shapes – whether rigatoni holds more sauce than penne, or if spaghetti should ever meet ragù. But my grandmother once revealed to me a secret that cut through all that noise – minuzzaglia. A humble mix of broken pasta pieces, once considered poor people’s food in old...
This 49-Gram GPS Watch Has a Feature No Garmin or Apple Watch Offers
GPS watches for outdoor adventures have become frustratingly similar, all promising the same basic features with minor variations. Most focus purely on tracking metrics and recording routes, treating every hike, climb, or fishing trip like a data collection exercise. True adventurers want something that captures the...
perforated terracotta screens enclose pool pavilion within indian residence
Pool Pavilion is shaped around water as a spatial counterpoint Thirdspace Architecture Studio has completed The Pool Pavilion, a residence designed around the relationship between water, light, and spatial balance. Located within a dense urban neighborhood in Belagavi, India, the home integrates a semi-open swimming...
How is Studio Dumbar using AI?
Studio Dumbar is a Dutch agency that works on strategy, branding, design and motion for clients like OpenAI, Instagram and the Utah Jazz. Here the studio, as a collective, tells us how they use AI, and how they feel about it. You can see all the articles in this series here. Broadly speaking, are you excited for how AI...
Contagious designs dot-dash bottle for feminist whisky FEDDIE
Contagious has created a striking bottle design for a Norwegian whisky brand funded entirely by women. The Edinburgh and Glasgow-based studio created the brand world and packaging for FEDDIE, using design to capture and communicate the movement that drives the company. It was, FEDDIE’s CEO Aina Lemoen Lunde explains, a...
florim & gensler reinterpret matter’s evolution with formatech porcelain stoneware collection
Florim and Gensler introduce Formatech Florim, the Italian ceramic surfaces manufacturer, has unveiled Formatech, a porcelain stoneware collection developed in collaboration with international design practice Gensler. Presented as a flexible design system rather than a decorative product, Formatech reinterprets...
can lines and arrows explain everything? AMO/OMA explores diagrams at fondazione prada
Decoding the world at Fondazione Prada in Venice How do we make sense of the world? Often, the answer comes through lines, arrows, and boxes: the seemingly simple language of diagrams. At Fondazione Prada’s Venetian venue, the exhibition Diagrams, on view until November 24th, 2025, turns this visual shorthand into a...