atelier boter carves sunken circular room in Taiwanese school In response to the request of a school in Pingtung, Taiwan, for a space where children can slow down and reconnect with themselves, Atelier Boter introduces À Raum, a sunken, circular room intended for stillness and introspection. Completed within a school...
Cyberpunk-inspired Microsoft Copilot Dock gives you a dedicated AI Control Center for your PC
It’s funny how AI agents currently lack avatars. ChatGPT exists as an app, so does Claude, and Gemini, and Apple Intelligence. However, voice assistants have ‘bodies’ in the form of smart speakers, that let you talk to them. Braz de Pina found himself asking a fundamental question – why do AI agents lack...
Skydweller: Largest autonomous, solar-powered drone can fly for three months without landing
Big names like NASA and Boeing have tried and failed in building solar-powered uncrewed aircrafts that can stay airborne for weeks. Their inability is largely attributed to structural challenge called aeroelasticity, where ‘flexible wings can’t handle turbulent air at altitudes between 6,500-32,000 feet.’ Now, a...
Modular Phone Concept Lets You Pick the Perfect Size Every Day
We’ve all been there, haven’t we? Standing in a phone store, trying to figure out if that massive flagship will actually fit in your pocket or if your hands can comfortably reach across the entire screen without doing some sort of finger gymnastics. Different people have different size preferences for phones,...
Spinnaker’s SpongeBob SquarePants Fleuss Chronograph: When Bikini Bottom Meets Swiss Precision
When childhood nostalgia crashes into serious horological craftsmanship, magic happens. Spinnaker Watches has done something brilliant with their latest limited-edition Fleuss Chronograph SpongeBob SquarePants Eyedial collection, transforming everyone’s favorite underwater sponge into a surprisingly sophisticated...
The iconic ‘Unipaver’ pavement brick gets turned into a pair of high-fashion flip-flops
And y’all thought crocs were polarizing… Meet the He She Brick slippers (or sandals, as the brand calls them) – a pair of footwear that takes direct inspiration from what’s beneath them… the footpath. Most urban settings have pavements lined with concrete bricks. These bricks come in a variety of shapes,...
tamada & wakimoto’s multigenerational house in japan unfolds in stepped levels
chigasaki house is formed by a cascading wooden interior Tamada & Wakimoto Architects’ Chigasaki House in Japan creates a layered response to multigenerational living through a flexible domestic grid. Sited at the end of a quiet cul-de-sac with a corrugated facade, the house brings together three different...
American Solution for Burning EVs: A Modular, Portable Submersion Pool
Here's an example of a company creatively adapting their product for a new market. NYC-based Garrison Flood Control Systems creates flood barriers that keep water out. By turning them around, they can keep water in. Perhaps the company noticed that in Europe, burning EVs are submerged in dumpsters filled with water...
Round Pavilion is a tranquil retreat in Suzhou’s Expo Park
Nestled in the Herbal Garden of Suzhou’s Expo Park, far from the bustle of the main pavilions, the Round Pavilion by Atelier Guo offers an unexpected oasis of calm. Unlike the grander, more thematic installations elsewhere in the park, this intimate garden is quietly enveloped by exotic vegetation. Its modest...
Alienware Area 51 LEGO set is true to the original but literally bricked out of the box
The Alienware Area 51 Gaming Desktop is a power-packed machine designed primarily for gaming setups, professional editing tasks, including video transcoding, and everything in between, which can be leveraged with its raw processing power. The PC is loaded with an advanced thermal system for sustained high performance,...