If you've ever worked at an industrial design or architecture firm, you've seen that closet or series of storage bins filled with material samples. Eventually there's a major office cleanup to reclaim space, and a bunch of that stuff goes. Goes where? Into landfill, according to Swatchbox, a sample-providing middleman...
MAFGA (Make American Fonts Great Again)?
With the U.S. experiencing social turmoil, economic uncertainty and a fracturing of international bonds, it's a strange time to re-introduce a patriotic font that is meant to have global appeal. For reasons unknown Delve Fonts, a California-based digital type foundry, has re-released this Astra Nova font. Designed in...
10 Must-Have Design Kitchen Essentials For Modern Apartment Chefs
A modern apartment kitchen is more than just a place to prepare meals. It’s a personal studio, a gathering spot, and a reflection of your approach to living well. In compact urban spaces, the tools you choose matter—every object should feel purposeful, every detail considered. The best kitchen essentials are...
A Dutch-Danish Housing Crunch Solution: Build Floating Neighborhoods
Like many countries, the Netherlands currently faces a housing crunch. Unlike many countries, the Dutch have a history of working with water to build out their environment. This ambitious Spoorweghaven Floating Community, a proposal for Rotterdam, thus aims to float affordable housing in an underutilized canal. The...
PROTO X Retro Future Digital Watch Channels Vintage Tech With Playful Style
There’s something undeniably charming about a watch that refuses to blend in with the crowd. Smartwatches are handy, sure, but their uniform screens and familiar shapes tend to drain away any hope of real personality. That’s why so many watch collectors and design fans keep turning to mechanical and digital...
FROMM.Lab calls on designers to reimagine arab heritage for international competition
FROMM.LAB OPENS ITS FIRST INTERNATIONAL DESIGN COMPETITION FROMM.Lab’s First International Design Competition invites designers to reinterpret Arab heritage for today’s global audiences. Under the theme ‘Design for a Changing World: Bridging Cultures,’ the competition seeks functional prototypes that reveal...
snapchat’s AR glasses have lenses that create visuals and sounds of the book you’re reading
Snapchat AR glasses with lenses that generate visuals The Snap Spectacles, a pair of AR glasses from Snapchat, have lenses that generate the images and sounds of the book the user is reading. Named Augmented Reading Lenses, it’s a collaboration between the National Library Board of Singapore and Snap Inc., with...
qatar charts architecture of belonging and care across MENASA region at venice biennale
Beyti Beytak. My Home is Your Home. La mia casa è la tua casa Qatar’s debut national participation at the 2025 Venice Architecture Biennale maps a cultural and architectural history of traditions of welcome, gathering, and collective care across the MENASA region, split across two sites across the city. Titled Beyti...
meet MAZE, the new collectible salon stepping in after design miami/basel’s cancellation
MAZE Design Basel debuts during the city’s art week After the sudden cancellation of Design Miami/Basel, a new chapter begins with MAZE Design Basel stepping in with a bold vision for collectible design. Launching on June 16th–17th, 2025, the event brings together leading international galleries in the evocative...
3D-printed sneaker is inspired from the skeletal structure of the foot
Sneaker designs are becoming bolder now with a lot of designers looking to break out of the mold in order to stand out of a competitive market. No longer confined to the standard silhouettes and materials, today’s sneaker landscape is witnessing a surge of innovation—where the line between fashion, art, and...