This 20-Foot Tiny Home Brings Authentic Japanese Design to Compact Living
The tiny house movement has found a new voice in Japan, where Ikigai Collective is creating homes that honor traditional aesthetics while embracing modern minimalism….
A Decade of Camping Led to This 747-Square-Foot Cozy River Retreat
Dan Wheeler spent ten years sleeping in tents on his riverfront property before building anything permanent. The software engineer bought the land along Washington’s Wenatchee…
Top 5 Non-Tech Gifts for Designers Who Have Every Gadget
Designers accumulate screens, tablets, and peripherals until their desks resemble mission control. Yet the most meaningful moments in creative work often happen away from pixels…
10 Best Tiny Gifts Under $100 Everyone Steals From Stockings First
The best stocking stuffers aren’t the ones that fill space—they’re the ones that get plucked out first, pocketed before breakfast, and quietly claimed before anyone…
A Seven-Square-Meter Office on Wheels Redefines Mobile Workspaces in Buenos Aires
Parked in the courtyard of a private home in Buenos Aires, the Castillo Mobile Office challenges everything we expect from workplace architecture. Morsa Taller has…
These 5 Christmas Gifts for Designers Just Replaced Our Entire Home Office Setup
The best workspace tools seamlessly integrate into your creative flow, making every interaction feel intentional. For designers who spend hours surrounded by materials, implements, and…
A Home That Stays Rooted: This Multigenerational Vietnamese House Preserves What Urbanization Erases
In the outskirts of Hanoi, where sprawling urbanization steadily encroaches on traditional village life, Trung Tran Studio has completed a residence that refuses to erase…
Japanese Minimalism: 7 Tools That Do More With Less
Japanese design philosophy has always understood something the rest of the world is only now catching up to: true sophistication comes from subtraction, not addition….
Canada’s Tallest Building Takes Shape as SkyTower Reaches Historic 100-Storey Mark
Toronto’s skyline is witnessing a transformation that will redefine Canadian architecture for generations. The Pinnacle SkyTower, designed by Hariri Pontarini Architects, has become the first…
10 Best Flashlights & Portable Lighting Solutions for Backcountry Adventures in 2025
Backcountry adventures demand gear that refuses to quit when conditions turn challenging. The right lighting solution transforms a tense moment into a manageable one, whether…
Two Homes, One Shell: Inside Japan’s Most Ingenious Tiny House
Nestled in the mountains of Nozawaonsen, Nagano, a young company called Ikigai Collective is rewriting the rules of compact living. Their latest creation, the Yamabiko,…
Japanese Startup Brings Wasabi Farming to Shipping Containers
In a shipping container parked next to Macnica’s headquarters in Yokohama, an innovative revolution in Japanese agriculture is taking root. Inside the 40-foot steel box,…