The 24-Year-Old Who Built a Life-Size Spaceship He Couldn’t Visualize
Abel van Oirschot has aphantasia, which means his mind’s eye is permanently dark. No mental images, no visual memory, no ability to picture a face…
Varydes Built a Steel Pen Named After Rain That Never Falls
Pens have been essentially the same for decades. You pick one up, you write, you lose it in the bottom of your bag, and you…
Monai’s New Baby Crib Monitors Heart Rate With 4K Sensors
Baby gear has always been functional. Safe. Practical. But design, real design, has rarely been part of the conversation when it comes to infant furniture….
Polaroid Just Upgraded the Tiny Camera Collectors Love
There was a time when the only people you would see carrying around Polaroid cameras were the hipster film or art students or the always-on-a-nostalgic-trip…
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….
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…
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…
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…
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,…
KPop Demon Hunters’ First LEGO Set Is the Duo We Didn’t Expect
It’s been months since LEGO first announced that they were releasing KPop Demon Hunters sets, but we haven’t heard anything new, until now. The first…
A Camping Kit Actually Designed for Kids, Not Just Dragged Along
If you’ve ever taken kids camping, you know the scene: the tent is up, the fire is going, and the kids are on their phones….