I love a home that fits everything you need into 256 square feet without making you feel like you’re compromising. The Surya tiny house by Florida-based Simplify Further Tiny Homes does exactly that — a single-level, 32-foot build that sits somewhere between a well-considered home and a design statement. Named...
This Is What a Theater Looks Like When Architecture Gets Out of the Way
For decades, Hudson Valley Shakespeare performed under a simple tent — seasonal, transient, and entirely at the mercy of the elements. That changed this May with the completion of the Samuel H. Scripps Theater Center in Garrison, New York, designed by Studio Gang. The project marks the first-ever permanent home for...
Luna Band could be the first screenless fitness tracker that actually feels worth buying
If you have been following international sports, there is one thing that you will find common across players of all disciplines. It’s not anger and aggression that we can discuss another day; it’s actually a screenless band you can see on their wrists. This is a fitness tracker, in most cases it’s from Whoop, or...
90,300 Empty Offices Are Becoming Apartments Across the US. “Adaptive Reuse” Just Hit Critical Mass.
Across America, downtown office towers sit half lit and half leased, their elevators still running, their HVAC systems still humming, their floorplates waiting for people who are never fully coming back. At the same time, rents keep climbing, vacancy stays tight in the places people actually want to live, and...
Your Pomodoro Timer Has Never Looked This Analog Cool
The seven-segment display has been doing the same job since the 1970s, and the LED ticker has been blinking its way across trading floors and departure boards for about as long. Both are functional. Both are also relentless. A new desk object from London’s Analogue Desk makes the case that live data can be delivered...
Yamaha Just Bought a Fish and Made It Into an Amplifier
Somewhere between a fish market and Milan Design Week, a guitar amplifier became an animal. Yamaha’s HERRING, a concept piece by designer Koji Notomi, is based on the brand’s THR5 guitar amplifier, and it is one of those rare design projects where the idea is so clean, so quietly witty, that you almost feel like...
7 Best Japanese Tableware Finds That Will Make You Throw Out Every Generic Plate You Own
Most dinnerware is designed to disappear. Plates, bowls, chopsticks — they accumulate in cabinets and get used without being noticed, which is fine until you eat a meal set on something that was actually made with care. Then the gap becomes impossible to close. Japan produces more objects in that second category than...
Ayaneo KONKR Pocket Block handheld is a Game Boy remake with AI guts
Ayaneo has steadily built a name for itself in the premium handheld arena with devices that can play anything from an indie title or an emulated game to a demanding AAA PC ported title. More recently, the brand has branched into the more budget section of the gaming industry with the sub-brand KONKR. Targeting gamers...
REDMAGIC 11S Pro Review: Gaming Phone That Shows Its Worth, Literally
PROS: Distinctive flat and boxy design with visible liquid cooling Top-tier performance Has rare 3.5mm headphone jack Large battery with 80W wired and wireless charging CONS: No telephoto camera No formal IP dust resistance...
NESCAFÉ Just Replaced Beer at Your World Cup Party for $10
The world’s most-watched sporting event is about to kick off in less than a month. This means that World Cup watch parties are probably being set up in various households for football fans who won’t actually be able to make it to the stadiums in the U.S., Canada, or Mexico. While beer is probably the drink of...