Gage Roads Just Turned a Surfboard Into a Beer Tap
The last debate you expected to find at the heart of a design story was a surfing one, but here we are. For years, the…
A 35m² Summerhouse Designed Like a Space Habitat
Most summerhouses don’t start as thought experiments about the moon. EcoNeo did. Designed by SAGA Space Architects and sitting quietly in Asnæs on the Danish…
A Duck, Some Bent Tubes, and the Most Charming Lamp of 2026
The first thing you notice is the yellow. Not a soft, hedging yellow, but a full-commitment, matte, warm yellow that coats every millimeter of the…
Blackwing’s $400 Crate Is Every Writer’s Dream Gift Set
Pencils don’t usually make people emotional. But Blackwing pencils have always been a little different. The brand, which revived the legendary Blackwing 602 after its…
The Floating House Built From Strangers’ Wishes
Most houses start with a blueprint. Jisoo Yoo’s Dream House started with a question: how do the dreams and desires we carry shape the landscape…
Hot Wheels and 7-Eleven Nailed the $7.11 GT-R Drop
The convenience store has always been a place of small joys. A late-night hot dog, a 44-ounce Slurpee, a scratch card bought on impulse. But…
The Red Underline Got a Glow-Up and Now It Holds Your Keys
Nobody has ever looked at the red squiggle under a misspelled word and thought, “that should be a wall hook.” Nobody, apparently, except four designers…
China Just Built a Mirrored Heart at the Lake Called ‘The Last Tear
Sayram Lake sits in a remote corner of Xinjiang, China, at an altitude that makes the air feel thinner and the colors feel brighter. It’s…
The Folding Chair That Looks Great and Sits Terribly
At some point in our collective design consciousness, we collectively decided that a chair could be aspirational. Not just functional. Not just well-made. Aspirational. And…
Bertolli Just Gave Alfredo Sauce Its Own Official Pantone Color
Pantone has officially colored pasta night, and I’m not even slightly mad about it. Bertolli, the Italian food brand that’s been a pantry staple since…
The Collapsible Stool That Actually Gets Stronger When You Sit On It
The flat-pack furniture concept is hardly new. IKEA built an empire on it. But Kinzo, a collapsible stool designed by students Jack Rathod, Pingla More,…
Believe It: The LEGO Naruto Ramen Shop Might Actually Happen
If you grew up watching Naruto slurp down bowl after bowl of ramen at Ichiraku, you already know that the little noodle shop tucked in…