a seaside retreat transformed on Amami Ōshima Located in Tatsugo Town on the northern edge of Amami Ōshima, SANU Second Home by Furuya Design is a careful reworking of an existing wooden bungalow overlooking Akaogi Bay. Part of SANU’s membership-based vacation home network, the project is intended to infuse...
schiattarella associati transforms workshop to cultural hub SHELL libreria bistrot in rome
Schiattarella Associati renovates SHELL Libreria Bistrot A former neighborhood workshop in Rome, Italy has been reimagined by Schiattarella Associati, renovating a 250-square-meters space into SHELL Libreria Bistrot, a contemporary hub that blurs the lines between work and public life. The design is a study in...
BLOND redesigns revolutionary anti-hair loss chemo helmet
BLOND has redesigned a revolutionary medical device that reduces hair loss in cancer patients. Hair loss is one of the most well-known side effects of chemotherapy. The drugs used in this treatment attack fast-growing cancer cells, which tend to be localised. But because they travel through the blood stream, they also...
Horl’s Scissors Have an Unusual Feature Designed to Make Sharpening Simple
Like all edged tools, scissors go dull. Re-sharpening them requires tools and skill, and is probably beyond the capabilities of your average household user. Horl, the German company that makes the clever sharpening object we looked at here, aims to remedy that. The company has designed their robust Horl Scissors to be...
Cellexis is modular mobility system concept for connected cities
CELLEXIS is a groundbreaking public transportation concept that reimagines urban mobility for the cities of tomorrow. Conceived by designers Juhyeon Kwon, Seong Yeon Park, Rim Hohyun, Junhee Lee, and Youngwoo Cho, this project is a standout result of a 2024 industry-academic collaboration between NEXEN TIRE and the...
Yamazaki Home’s Magnetic Tape Dispenser
This slick little piece of steel is a magnetic-mount tape holder. It can hold smaller-diameter tapes (like electrical) on the inner fins, and larger-diameter (duct, packing, blue) tapes on the outer fins. The gap in the fins allows it to accommodate some dispensers. It's made for tape rolls that are up to 2"...
A 2×4-Sized Smartphone
Since their inception 18 years ago, the trend has been for smartphones to get bigger each year. But that's only in two dimensions, width and height. Users want bigger screens, but what they don't want is thicker phones. This has led to many people carrying fragile and unwieldy glass rectangles that don't survive drops...
Luo Ping: 18th-Century Visionary Painter and Poet
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This Digital Aquarium Concept That Turns Detox Into a Calming Ritual
Digital overstimulation has become the background noise of modern life. Between endless notifications, bright screens, and algorithmic feeds designed to capture attention, finding moments of genuine calm feels increasingly difficult. The “Reef” concept design offers a refreshingly different approach to digital...
5 Best Picnic Essentials That Will Upgrade Your Outdoor Dining Game
Let’s be honest, most picnics are pretty disappointing. You pack whatever random stuff you can find in your kitchen drawer, hope for the best, and end up eating lukewarm sandwiches while fighting off ants. But it doesn’t have to be this way. The right gear can actually make outdoor eating better than what you’d...