Forget Humanoids: Eno Might Be the Robot We Actually Need
The robot race has been moving in one direction for a while now: two legs, a head, and a shape that clearly spent considerable time…
The Lamp That Turned a 100-Year-Old Rule Upside Down
The lampshade has had one job since Edison’s era: surround the bulb, soften the glare, direct the light. It exists in service of something else,…
The Paper Fan Just Lost Its Ribs. It’s Better For It.
The Japanese paper fan is one of those objects that seems to have already said everything it has to say. It’s been refined over centuries,…
Issey Miyake Just Made a Lamp That Wears Pleated Clothes
When a fashion brand turns its most iconic textile technology into a lampshade, you pay attention. That’s the short version of what A-POC ABLE ISSEY…
A Wind Turbine That Goes Anywhere, Even Where the Grid Doesn’t
Most of us picture wind turbines the same way: massive, industrial, planted firmly on a hillside or out at sea, part of a choreographed grid…
Austria’s Clay Cooler Is the AC Killer Nobody Saw Coming
Every summer, the conversation around air conditioning goes roughly the same way. It’s hot, we turn on the AC, the electricity bill spikes, and we…
Bowers & Wilkins Spent 60 Years on These Speakers. It Shows.
Most brands celebrate a 60th anniversary with a retrospective book or a limited-edition colorway. Bowers & Wilkins celebrated theirs by unveiling what may genuinely be…
Aironox GO Just Made the Hotel Room Iron Obsolete
We all know the ritual. You arrive at a hotel after a long flight, unzip your suitcase, and the outfit you were going to wear…
The Architects Who Want to Grow Buildings From Bacteria
Concrete is everywhere. It’s in the walls you’re staring at right now, the floors under your feet, the skyline you pass every morning on your…
A Designer Just Turned His Memories Into Chairs You Can Sit In
The chair is probably the most taken-for-granted object in any room. You pull one out, you sit, you get up and push it back in….
1 Cork Frame Just Solved the Sticky Note Problem for Good
Every once in a while, a design comes along that makes you wonder why it didn’t exist sooner. Contour, by Budapest-based industrial designer Adam Miklosi,…
The Modular Table That Actually Works for Public Spaces
A table is arguably the most taken-for-granted object in design. Four legs, a flat surface, repeat. We have been manufacturing and sitting around tables in…