Olympic Cauldron designed by Nendo “blossoms” open to reveal the eternal fire of the Tokyo Olympics
The cauldron, which was lit on Friday to flag off the Tokyo Olympics, was created on the philosophy of “All gather under the Sun, all…
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This spaceship from the 1960s was restored for guests to stay for some Jetsons-inspired staycation!
Nowadays, our gaze is set on outer space. Modern times feel eerily similar to the thrill of the days during the 20th-century Space Race. While…
8 of the most thrilling Automotive Designs from the iF Design Award global design community
The iF Design Award has been consistently hand-picking the best, most innovative designs since 1953, honoring top-class achievements in categories spanning Product Design, Transportation Design,…
These eco-friendly meeting pods deliver solar-powered charging ports so you bring WFH outdoors!
In recent months, cafes and outdoor workspaces have limited their public amenities to avoid crowding. No more WiFi, the bathrooms are always locked, and time…
Alessi and Kartell are sponsoring the Parmigiano Reggiano Design Challenge 2021… And the winner gets a chance to visit Italy!
Iconic Italian design brands Alessi and Kartell are sponsoring the Parmigiano Reggiano® Design Challenge and inviting professional designers and design students to submit their product…
The LED traffic signal gets redesigned with a single screen stoplight for the 21st century!
Makeshift detour notices and ancient traffic lights from the 20th century sometimes make following road rules difficult. Human error and faded signals sometimes send the…
This sleeping pod features a smart mattress + a full entertainment system to revolutionize your airport experience!
We’ve all either missed a connecting flight or even our first one and have had to find that somewhat (hardly at all) comfortable spot in…
Award-winning ‘Inclusive Kettle’ allows the disabled and impaired to easily brew tea
It’s difficult to shake the fact that products that have existed for centuries can sometimes be prime examples of non-inclusive design. Stairs are a notorious…
This moon village plans to harness solar energy to sustain tourism in the future!
In the south polar region of the Moon, architects at SOM–Skidmore, Owings & Merrill have envisioned a Moon Village. In collaboration with ESA–European Space Agency…
This floating bubble visualization by Carlo Ratti emphasizes forestry by showing how much carbon dioxide each tree absorbs
Escaping city sidewalks and standstill traffic for a botanical garden’s grassy lawn lined with rows of trees, butterfly gardens, and flower bushes seems like a…
This Japanese capsule hotel-inspired cardboard emergency shelter unfolds to two levels!
Following a year filled with unprecedented, back-to-back global emergencies, designers and architects have responded with their own safety measures and shelter-in-place structures. Design office Atelier…
These bee-friendly living roofs on the Leicester city bus stops is part of their goal to become carbon-neutral by 2030!
Everything from honey bee colonies to honey production is on the decline. Even walking down the street, the bees crawling on the sidewalks seem to…
Futuristic laptop concept comes with a detachable smartphone instead of a trackpad
The AIO Phone-book does a bunch of incredibly radical things, let’s count them down. Firstly, it comes with a built-in smartphone that detaches when you…
How Michelangelo’s Statue of David helped inspire one of the most beautiful, home-friendly speaker designs ever
The fact that fabric is now considered an industrial design material can be directly attributed to Google. When the company first designed smart speakers for…
This biodegradable toothpaste + recycled disposable toothbrush combo leaves zero footprint on the environment!
Disposable paper products come in handy more often than we might expect. While it’s a responsible and sustainable choice to go with disposable alternatives considering…
This public horticultural pod cultivates plants and multi-generational relationships through gardening!
The act of gardening provides many proven physical and mental health benefits that alone make cultivating your own garden worth it. Taking it one step…