The Colombian Roof Tile That Became a Desk Organizer
Most desk organizers are purely functional objects. You buy one because you’re tired of your keys ending up under a notebook, or because your earbuds…
Japanese Designer Just Built a Real Shelf From Rolled Paper Sheets
When Japanese designer Muto Yumi set out to make furniture from paper, the result was not what most people would imagine. No papier-mâché. No origami-inspired…
Leica’s 220-Inch Mini Projector Wants to Replace Your TV
When Leica announced the Cine Compact 1, my first reaction landed somewhere between genuine curiosity and mild skepticism. Leica is a camera brand. A camera…
Thousands of Paper Sheets, One Kiln, One $58K Prize
The first time I saw images of Jongjin Park’s Strata of Illusion, I genuinely could not figure out what I was looking at. It reads…
One Revolution Per Minute: How THE MIROR Makes Time Visible
Most lamps exist to solve a problem: you need light, so you buy a lamp. THE MIROR Collection, by design studio MIRORlab, starts from a…
RIMOWA’s Pokémon Collab Proves Nostalgia Travels Well
Thirty years ago, Pokémon taught an entire generation that the real adventure was the journey, not the destination. Now, RIMOWA is making that philosophy literal,…
Seoul Has a New Shade of Cool, and It Folds Flat
Most urban design conversations center on permanence: the building, the plaza, the park. Fixed, costly, and slow to adapt. Seoul-based studio BKID Co is thinking…
KantorGG Just Built a Tropical Home That Faces the Wrong Way
Most tropical homes try to open up. Floor-to-ceiling glass, wraparound terraces, the constant push-pull between inside and outside air. It’s practically a formula at this…
The Space Age Never Left, RETROCORE Just Made It Official
Every few years, design circles get swept up in nostalgia for a very specific era: the 1960s vision of the future. The curved furniture, the…
Frankfurt’s Solar Lights That Look Better Than Your Living Room Lamp
If you’ve ever walked along a riverbank at night and squinted up at a buzzing fluorescent streetlamp wondering who designed that thing and why, Munich-based…
Coca-Cola Just Turned Its Iconic Bottle Into Chopsticks
If you visit most parts of East Asia and Southeast Asia, you will find something on almost every dining table, whether it’s at home or…
A Designer Just Gave the Sandwich Maker the Concept It Deserved
Small appliances are the forgotten middle children of industrial design. We obsess over espresso machines and standing mixers, but the humble sandwich maker? It usually…