Harvard Students Built a Lamp That Taught a Robot to Make Art
There are moments in design when your first thought isn’t “how does it work” but “how does it feel.” Hikarigami is one of those objects….
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Herzog & de Meuron Just Made a 1980s Antenna Tower the Most Exciting Building in the Alps
The Titlis Tower was never meant to be beautiful. That’s what makes what Herzog & de Meuron have done with it so compelling — a…
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New Balance’s 3-in-1 modular shoe transforms from waterproof boot to camp slipper, so you pack less
Many of us would remember the New Balance Niobium Concept 1. Launched back in 2020, the modular silhouette really reformed outdoor footwear with its multi-functional…
Thailand Just Turned Food Delivery Waste Into Actual Furniture
Most furniture with a sustainability story asks you to make a trade. You sacrifice the aesthetics for the ethics, and you call it a choice…
A Moss-Covered Payphone Just Became the Voice of 2147
Picture a payphone. Not a sleek, reimagined version, just an actual, beat-up Telefónica booth, the kind you might walk past on a Barcelona street without…
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Don’t Let Bad-Tasting Tap Water Ruin Your Dinner Party – Save Up to $700 This Prime Day With Waterdrop Filter
Hosting a watch party usually means thinking through every sensory detail in the house. The menu has to hit the right balance of easy and…
OBSBOT AI Cameras Are on Sale for Prime Day 2026, and the Tiny 2 Webcam Just Hit Its Lowest Price Ever
Founded in 2016, OBSBOT focuses on Autonomous Imaging, driven by the mission to achieve “Imaging Freedom for All.” The idea is simple: imaging should offer…
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8 Best EDC Essentials for Summer 2026 — Built for the Outdoors, Polished Enough for the Office
Summer EDC is its own design problem. The gear that carries you through a weekend trail needs to survive a Monday morning without looking like…
Get Ready for the Keychain Clip That Turns 4 Grocery Bags Into 1
Returning from a grocery run with multiple bags in each hand is one of those small, everyday annoyances that people have accepted as inevitable. The…
Transparent Purple Makes This $35 Phone Controller Impossible to Ignore
Touch controls on smartphones are a compromise most mobile gamers have learned to live with. They work well enough for casual games designed around them,…
Laser Engravers Need a Workshop, This One Fits in a Backpack
Laser engravers have always come with a catch. Getting one typically means dedicating a chunk of workspace to it, running a cable to the nearest…
Busan’s Tram Concept Ditches Overhead Wires to Become Korea’s First Catenary-Free Public Transit System
Look up at any tram line in the world and you will see the same thing, a cobweb of overhead catenary wires strung between poles,…
This Japanese Nail Clipper Was Built by a 117-Year-Old Blade Maker & Cuts Cleaner Than Anything in Your Bathroom
Most nail clippers are an afterthought. Picked up at a pharmacy checkout, tossed in a drawer, forgotten until needed. The Auger PrecisionLever Nail Clipper belongs…
This Hidden London Home Lives Behind a Garden Wall – And It’s Pure Genius
Just past the southeast corner of Cleaver Square in Kennington, south London, sits a weathered brick wall with a painted timber gate. From the street,…
Tadao Ando’s Watch Has a Leaf for an Hour Hand
Tadao Ando is 83 years old, has won the Pritzker Prize, and has designed homes for Beyoncé, Kim Kardashian, Giorgio Armani, and Kanye West. His…
Bugatti’s one-off W16 Mistral Blanc Éternel is a 1,578-HP hypercar wrapped in royal porcelain
For Bugatti, one-off commissions have long been an opportunity to blur the line between automotive engineering and collectible art. From the porcelain-adorned Veyron L’Or Blanc…
Smart Glasses Could Transform Sports. But There’s a Trust Deficit.
For centuries, a pair of glasses has been one of the most socially innocent objects a person can wear. They exist in one of two…
7 titanium EDC pens engineered like tiny tools: one weighs 32 grams
The pen used to be one of those things you’d stuff into a bag without thinking. A Pilot G2, a free hotel pen, whatever happened…
The Game Where You Build the River and Set the Eel Free
Most children’s toys today are remarkably good at keeping kids indoors. Between tablets, gaming consoles, and endlessly curated activity kits, the image of a child…
Lenovo’s AI Student Phone prioritizes learning over entertainment with smart parental controls
Lenovo has introduced a smartphone with a very different purpose from the devices that dominate today’s gadget landscape. Instead of chasing higher performance, better cameras,…
The $99 Gadget That Clears 3 Devices Off Your Nightstand
The nightstand has become a staging ground for technology. Between a phone, a white noise machine, a lamp, and whatever book you’re pretending to read…
Chrome Is Back and IKEA’s $30 Lamp Knows It
Maybe the most radical thing a lamp can do in 2026 is untether itself from the wall. No outlet, no cord snaking across the floor,…