Black marble catches morning light reflected from Lake Léman’s surface. Golden pendant fixtures cast warm shadows across cream-colored velvet. Floor-to-ceiling windows frame Alpine peaks that seem close enough to touch. This is how Covet House introduces their latest residential project, a villa positioned between...
Sennheiser BTD 700 Dongle Brings Reliable High-Fidelity Bluetooth to Any Device
Once, music fans could simply plug their headphones into a phone and immediately enjoy great audio, but those days are mostly gone. As headphone jacks disappeared from smartphones and laptops, Bluetooth quickly took over as the main way to connect headphones, but even now, wireless audio is far from perfect. Using...
eight homes, bars & showrooms by designboom’s guest readers from around the world
our readers are what make designboom so unique There’s one thing that makes designboom’s content so unique, and that’s our editorial team. Made up of more than 200,000 active contributors from around the world, our designboom guest reader submissions invite creatives and makers — regardless of place,...
Self-balancing cube robot demonstrates robotics and engineering principles
Robots are not anymore just limited to the ones we envision because of sci-fi movies and TV shows. While there are still of course a lot being developed that may resemble humans, or at least human movement, there are also those that come in all shapes and sizes. Some are meant to be functional while some are a bit more...
kenny scharf unveils iconic KarBombz! art car in full scale and toy-sized hot wheels version
Kenny Scharf repaints toy-sized hot wheels à la karbombz! Kenny Scharf releases a recent KarBombz! art car in full scale with a toy-sized Hot Wheels version. The project is a collaboration between the artist and the brand based on a 1967 Ford Thunderbird. It is a significant model in Hot Wheels history since it was...
Japanese Specialty Woodworking Tools: A Knot Remover Kit
When crafting objects or structures out of real wood, knots are part of the aesthetic. But particularly demanding clients might find them objectionable. Enter this Knot Remover kit, from Japanese tool manufacturer Star-M. First you drill the knot out with the tapered bit. Then you attach this thing, which is...
‘If Spaniards Are in Heaven, I’ll Go to Hell’: Hatuey’s Last Stand Against Colonial Rule
“If Spaniards are in Heaven, I’ll go to hell” is Hatuey’s last message to the world. It was a defiant stand against brutality, hypocrisy, and forced conversion. Sure, you may not know his name, but you should. Hatuey was a Taíno leader from Hispaniola—what we now call the Dominican Republic and Haiti—who was...
Experience Effortless Focus and Clarity With the TRMNL E Ink Smart Display
There’s something oddly frustrating about reaching for your phone just to check your calendar or see the weather, only to end up lost in a sea of notifications and unrelated apps. The promise of quick information at a glance quickly dissolves as your attention gets pulled in a dozen different directions. That tiny...
The Next Gaming Revolution: How NVIDIA’s Arm-Powered Laptop Could Rewrite Design Rules
The gaming laptop landscape has remained relatively stagnant for years, with manufacturers primarily focused on cramming more powerful processors and graphics cards into increasingly bulky chassis. While performance has steadily improved and some designs have indeed gotten slimmer, the fundamental design constraints...
Architect Turned Product Designer Develops Countertop Air-to-Water Device That Also Makes Coffee
Cody Soodeen started out as an architect, but after studying biomimicry, became a product designer instead. Soodeen, who originally hails from Pennsylvania, learned about a bug called the Namibian Desert beetle. Evolved to survive in a harsh, arid environment, the beetle collects water from the air to survive. It angles...