DIY Tamagotchi Camera Is the Ultimate Retro Tech Hack

Few toys capture the quirky charm of the late ’90s quite like the Tamagotchi, a tiny plastic egg that demanded more attention than some houseplants. Decades after the original craze, these digital pets continue to inspire creative souls, and the latest tribute comes from Hairo Satoh, known as TamagoniHAI, whose...

Never Lose Your Cool: 5 AirTag EDC Picks That Make Everyday Chaos Disappear

Some mornings feel like the world is moving at double speed, and your most important things are always the first to slip away. Keys vanish between couch cushions, wallets sneak into jacket pockets you have not worn in weeks, and your favorite water bottle somehow ends up at the gym when you need it at work. Everyday...

China Moved an Entire Historical Building Complex Using Walking Robots

As we saw earlier this month, Samsung has developed flat robots used to park cars. This same month, China's Shanghai Construction No 2, an engineering and construction firm, also used small robots to move something larger overhead. Considerably larger: An entire city block. Tasked with excavating a three-story...

Designing for Change at ICFF

During this year's ICFF in New York, over 30 students from seven international design schools came together for the 2025 WantedDesign Schools Workshop, a collaborative, high-energy design sprint centered on one of today's most universal and urgent issues: food systems. The workshop, titled "Eating in NYC: Reconnecting and...

hundreds of robots relocate entire shikumen complex in shanghai by lifting it off the ground

moving buildings to make way for underground development   432 small robotic movers have lifted off and relocated an entire Shikumen complex in Shanghai, China, to make way for the construction of a three-story underground development. Temporarily moved from its original site, the cluster of brick buildings’ location...

sou fujimoto’s circular green-roofed villa for NOT A HOTEL opens on ishigaki island, japan

sou fujimoto unveils bowl-shaped villa in japan for not a hotel   Sou Fujimoto completes EARTH, a circular, green-roofed villa that seems to sink into the landscape of Okinawa’s remote Ishigaki Island, Japan, for NOT A HOTEL (find designboom’s previous coverage here). Now open and fully booked before construction...

Playground-inspired chair concept brings memories and playful design to modern spaces

Think back to those sun-drenched afternoons on the playground with the excitement of crawling through tunnels, the gentle thrill of rocking horses, or the simple joy of sliding down a bright, friendly slide. If you grew up frequenting playgrounds like this and now you find yourself reminiscing about those carefree...

Industrial Bookstand Redefines Sculptural Storage for Modern Interiors

There is something about furniture that manages to blend utility with a dash of personality, and the Industrial Bookstand from Blanked Studios is a great example of how that works in modern interiors. You might not think much of a bookstand at first glance, but this sculptural piece challenges that expectation and...

molten chair’s cherry hardwood beads wrap around the body

Molten Chair’s wooden components adapt to users’ body   The Molten Chair is a flat-pack seating design that explores user interaction and material responsiveness. Created by Isabel Vera Cornejo, an industrial design student at Parsons and originally from Mexico City, the project focuses on the relationship between...

louvre launches global architecture competition for new entrance and mona lisa gallery

Emmanuel Macron reveals renovation plans for the louvre   French President Emmanuel Macron unveils Nouvelle Renaissance, an ambitious renovation of the Louvre designed to tackle overcrowding and improve the visitor experience. With annual attendance nearing nine million, the Louvre’s Pyramid entrance, designed by I.M....