This 3D-Printed Lamp Has a Shell That Opens and Closes to Shape Light
The 3D printing community has spent years trying to prove that a printer can produce more than desk trinkets and cable organizers. Lighting has always…
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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 Moon-Inspired Lamp Has No App, No Cord, 100% Recycled Aluminum
The lamp has gotten interesting again. What was once a fixture relegated to task lighting and matching living room sets has turned into something more…
This Jellyfish-Inspired Lamp Transforms When You Switch It On
Table lamps have a fairly narrow brief: sit on a surface, produce light, and try not to embarrass themselves in the process. Most manage two…
These Shell-Inspired Lamps Cast Wing-Like Shadows on Your Walls
Most lamps are designed to disappear into a room. The fixture is an afterthought, a delivery mechanism for the bulb, and anything drawing attention to…
This Owl-Shaped Controller Splits Into Two Pieces for Relaxed Gaming
Late-night gaming sessions have a familiar rhythm. Shoulders creep up, wrists lock around a rigid gamepad, and the clock slides past midnight while you chase…
When Zoo Design Tells the Story of Life Itself
Forget everything you think you know about zoo buildings. Bangkok-based VMA Design Studio just won first prize for a zoological pavilion that reads less like…
This Kid-Safe Drone Looks Like a Frog and Hides Spinning Blades
Most consumer drones look and feel intimidating to a child. They’re loud, angular, full of exposed propellers, and packed with complex controls adults barely understand….
PERLA Freezes a Breaking Wave into a Sculpted Hillside Home
White villas step down the hills above Marbella, all glass balustrades and flat roofs, watching the Mediterranean below. The view is usually the star while…
These Pendant Lamps Are Cast From Recycled Lava in 8mm Thin Shells
Foscarini has a habit of pushing lighting beyond glass and metal, experimenting with concrete, fabric, and now molten rock. The brand often treats materials as…
Raul de Lara’s “Host” exhibition weaves together wood and identity
“Why can plants be considered native to more than one nation while people can’t?” This is a question that is very much relevant today with…
Zaha Hadid Architects’ 3D-Printed marine habitat is new standard for ocean restoration
Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) has turned its signature fluid forms into a living solution for the fragile waters of Hong Kong’s North Lantau Marine Park. The project,…