An Angled Public Bench for Hanging Out Without the Coffee Tab
A bench can give you a place to sit and still make talking surprisingly awkward. Line up two people facing the street, and conversation requires…
Furniture
Colheita Coffee Table Concept Shapes Its Steel Legs With Ant-Inspired Cuts
Ants aren’t usually welcome around a coffee table, especially when there are snacks involved. The Colheita Coffee Table concept, however, borrows something more useful from…
FUSEBOOX’s Hidden Home Office Slides Away After Work
Putting a laptop away doesn’t solve every problem with working from home. A video call still needs some privacy, and recording a voiceover beside the…
This plastic stool is a giant Esc key, and it hides your clutter
I have a soft spot for objects nobody bothers to credit, and the plastic stool might be the champion of them. It’s the monobloc chair’s…
This $1,500 Korean Chair Is Built More Like a House Than a Couch
A sofa usually hides its structure beneath cushions, leaving you to think about it only when something creaks. Haesi’s Gyeolgu one-seater brings that structure into…
Handy Quietly Makes Furniture Work Harder in Small Spaces
Furniture can be bad at keeping up with us. A side table works until you move to the couch; a desk setup feels permanent until…
This Convertible Bench Lets You Choose Between Company and Privacy
Cities are designed around togetherness. Parks, campuses, transit hubs, waiting areas, and public plazas usually assume that people want to sit near one another, talk,…
This $30,000 Porsche 911 sofa has a mini-bar where the engine should be
Would you pay $30,000 for a Porsche that isn’t a Porsche? Or rather, a Porsche that doesn’t get you from A to B? It does,…
This VR System Gets Bigger So It Doesn’t Have to Touch Your Face
Virtual reality often asks you to strap a screen to your face before you can go anywhere. That can get uncomfortable when a short demonstration…
This Stool’s Best Feature Is the Part That’s Actually Missing From It
A stool usually has one job: hold you up for a while, then get out of the way. Ceil starts there, but leaves a circular…
Bloom Built a Cat Tower Around the Cat You Haven’t Got Yet
A kitten might be happy with a hideaway, but give it a few months and that same nook starts looking cramped. Add another cat, and…
5 Concrete Letters That Are Actually a Skatepark You Can Ride
Public art often comes with an invisible instruction: look, but don’t touch. Skateparks invite the opposite response, yet their familiar ramps and rails can feel…
The Outlet Nobody Wanted to Look at Is Now the Design Feature
The outlet behind my sofa is exactly where I don’t need it. Reaching it means shifting a cushion, feeling along the wall, and hoping I’ve…
Bent Wood Is Stronger Than Straight Wood – These 5 Designs Prove It
Bent wood is one of the most fascinating materials in design history, where engineering meets artistry. By using steam, heat, or pressure, straight wood is…
Flat-Pack Furniture That Actually Survives Your Next Move
Flat-pack furniture is easy to appreciate on the day it arrives. It fits through the door, and you can usually put it together without much…
A 1908 New York building’s discarded fragments got turned into furniture instead of being demolished
A renovation across the street from Rafael Prieto’s studio offered an unusually good view of his next project. As decorative pieces came off the facade…