This Chair Looks Normal Until It Needs to Keep You Afloat in a Flood
Flooding has gone from a rare calamity to a recurring reality for millions of households. As climate patterns grow more unpredictable, the spaces people call…
Milan Design Week 2026
Elanco Made Dog-Shaped Furniture Because Your Sofa Has a Flea Problem
Pet ownership and interior design have always had an uneasy relationship. You pick out a sofa carefully, and within months, it’s covered in fur, scratch…
This Chair at Milan Design Week Looks Like a Forest Grew a Seat
The armchair has been one of the most contested territories in furniture design for over a century, from Alvar Aalto’s bent plywood experiments to Arne…
This transparent glass foosball table at Milan Design Week looks straight out of a 2000s sci-fi movie
The early 2000s had a very clear idea of the future. Think of films like *Minority Report* with its PreCrime headquarters, all white rooms and…
Lexus LS Concept First-Look: The Six-Wheel Flagship Turning Heads at Milan Design Week 2026
Six wheels on a Lexus, at a furniture fair in Milan, sounds like either a provocation or a punchline. At this year’s Milan Design Week,…
What Streaming Took From Music, Samsung Design Just Gave Back
Music used to take up space in the most satisfying way. There was a record sleeve to pull from a shelf, a cassette to slot…
Samsung Design’s Milan 2026 AI Sphere Lifts Its Face Like It’s Alive
Smart home devices have come a long way from the plain white boxes we once hid behind sofas. Voice assistants sit openly on shelves now,…
Electrolux Wants Your Kitchen to Feel Like Nature: First-Look at Milan Design Week 2026
For roughly six months of the year, Sweden is cold enough to keep its people reliably indoors. That is long enough to matter, and long…
The Zig-Zag Chair That Shows Rimadesio at Its Most Expressive
Every April, you could spend an entire week in Milan chasing novelty. Salone del Mobile is full of it: the flashy, the concept-heavy, the beautifully…
The Leather Vessels at Milan 2026 That Feel Like They’re Breathing
When I first came across Talia Luvaton’s work, I genuinely paused. Not because it was unexpected to see leather used in design, but because nothing…
Preciosa To Make Light Feel Like a Living Thing at Milan 2026
Light has always been design’s most underrated material. We talk endlessly about furniture, textiles, and surfaces, but light? It usually plays the supporting role, the…