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fromdesignboom | architecture & design magazine
2 days ago

'when I go to bed, I go to work': philippe starck describes a design practice guided by dreams

'When I go to bed, I go to work.' Starck describes dreaming as an active method in his design process, where sleep becomes a space for production and innovation.
UX design
Yoga
fromDesign Milk
2 days ago

Basic Space: Designed for Calm, Built for Community

Basic Space in Camberwell is an inviting yoga studio designed to foster inclusivity and community through its thoughtful architecture and materials.
Arts
fromThe Nation
3 days ago

Revisiting the Advent of the Abstract

Abstract art's rise is redefined as a practice of self-taught artists rather than solely a product of the avant-garde or historical tradition.
#architecture
Renovation
fromwww.archdaily.com
4 days ago

NTH/ Neutral Tactile Habitat / Ply Architecture

NTH by Ply Architecture is a thoughtful addition in Colonel Light Gardens, harmonizing with heritage bungalows while addressing family life needs.
Renovation
fromArchDaily
6 days ago

Jingu Studio / YNAS

The renovation of Villa Serena 204 aims to enhance aging architecture through thoughtful design, challenging Japan's scrap-and-build culture.
Design
fromArchDaily
3 days ago

The Alchemy of Mass: Peter Zumthor and the Perception of Lightness

Architecture engages gravity, where density can create a sense of lightness through material presence rather than absence.
Design
fromArchDaily
4 days ago

Building Lightness Through Glass and Frames

Architecture has evolved from a focus on weight and permanence to a pursuit of lightness and continuity between interior and exterior spaces.
Renovation
fromwww.archdaily.com
4 days ago

NTH/ Neutral Tactile Habitat / Ply Architecture

NTH by Ply Architecture is a thoughtful addition in Colonel Light Gardens, harmonizing with heritage bungalows while addressing family life needs.
Renovation
fromArchDaily
6 days ago

Jingu Studio / YNAS

The renovation of Villa Serena 204 aims to enhance aging architecture through thoughtful design, challenging Japan's scrap-and-build culture.
Design
fromArchDaily
3 days ago

The Alchemy of Mass: Peter Zumthor and the Perception of Lightness

Architecture engages gravity, where density can create a sense of lightness through material presence rather than absence.
Design
fromArchDaily
4 days ago

Building Lightness Through Glass and Frames

Architecture has evolved from a focus on weight and permanence to a pursuit of lightness and continuity between interior and exterior spaces.
Environment
fromArchDaily
3 days ago

Ideology of Performance: Sustainability and the Limits of Efficiency

Sustainability in the built environment focuses on optimizing consumption rather than reducing it, leading to continued resource consumption growth.
#art
Berlin music
fromKALTBLUT Magazine
4 days ago

Embracing Transformation: Hua Wang & Emanuel Heim's "Natural Inversions" - KALTBLUT Magazine

Artists Hua Wang and Emanuel Heim explore the interplay of nature, technology, and spiritual transformation in their exhibition 'Natural Inversions.'
Berlin music
fromKALTBLUT Magazine
4 days ago

Embracing Transformation: Hua Wang & Emanuel Heim's "Natural Inversions" - KALTBLUT Magazine

Artists Hua Wang and Emanuel Heim explore the interplay of nature, technology, and spiritual transformation in their exhibition 'Natural Inversions.'
#creativity
Education
fromPsychology Today
5 days ago

How to Develop Creative Potential

Creative potential combines original thinking with motivation, growing through knowledge, experience, and small actions that invite ideas and explore options.
#furniture-design
Design
fromYanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News
2 days ago

If Fidget Spinners Were Furniture: This Marble Table Has a Brass Sphere You Push Around Endlessly - Yanko Design

The Animo table combines luxury and interactivity with a rotating brass sphere on a marble surface, enhancing both aesthetics and user engagement.
Design
fromYanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News
2 days ago

If Fidget Spinners Were Furniture: This Marble Table Has a Brass Sphere You Push Around Endlessly - Yanko Design

The Animo table combines luxury and interactivity with a rotating brass sphere on a marble surface, enhancing both aesthetics and user engagement.
fromFast Company
1 week ago

How AI and education are shaping the future of aesthetics

Aesthetic inspiration is social and collective, but aesthetic results are deeply personal. What works for one face, skin type, or bone structure won't always work for another.
Healthcare
UX design
fromJonnyburch
3 days ago

I love AI, but it still can't design for shit

AI lacks a critical eye for its own output, leading to poor presentations and accountability issues for users.
Graphic design
Branding is crucial in the AI market due to low product differentiation, with visual identities evolving to create a friendly and distinct appeal.
#pia-hinz
Design
fromColossal
5 days ago

Stained Glass Objects by Pia Hinz Reflect the Contrast Between Strength and Fragility

Pia Hinz transforms utilitarian objects into fragile stained glass sculptures, exploring the relationship between strength and vulnerability.
Design
fromColossal
5 days ago

Stained Glass Objects by Pia Hinz Reflect the Contrast Between Strength and Fragility

Pia Hinz transforms utilitarian objects into fragile stained glass sculptures, exploring the relationship between strength and vulnerability.
Arts
fromHyperallergic
4 days ago

Can an Artwork Have Personhood?

Contemporary artists are blurring the lines between human and nonhuman, raising questions about personhood and the implications of art interactions.
#interior-design
Design
fromDesign Milk
2 weeks ago

An Argument for Interior Design with Neuroaesthetics in Mind

Interior design should prioritize functional aesthetics to enhance mental health, creativity, and interpersonal connections through a new field called Neuroarchitecture.
Design
fromwww.businessinsider.com
3 days ago

4 interior design trends that are in right now and 3 that are out, according to designers

Natural elements and colorful accents are trending in interior design, while minimalist styles are declining.
Design
fromDesign Milk
2 weeks ago

An Argument for Interior Design with Neuroaesthetics in Mind

Interior design should prioritize functional aesthetics to enhance mental health, creativity, and interpersonal connections through a new field called Neuroarchitecture.
Berlin
fromArtforum
3 weeks ago

Bettina's Obsessive Geometries: The Search for a Fourth Dimension

Bettina's artistic journey includes innovative photography and sculptures, showcasing organic forms and a retreat from public life as her productivity increased.
Design
fromArchitectural Digest
4 days ago

Is Your Home Missing an It Factor? It May Need More Dec-Aura Points

A home's aura is defined by collected, layered interiors that tell a story and create a sophisticated, inviting atmosphere.
fromArchDaily
1 month ago

Architectures of the Gaze: 25 Viewpoints for Experiencing the Landscape

Viewpoints are structures designed for observing the landscape from elevated positions. They act as devices that organize the gaze and establish a direct relationship between the body and the territory.
Philosophy
fromArchDaily
6 days ago

Why Do We Want to Float? The Psychology of Lightness in Architecture

In 1962, the architect Buckminster Fuller envisioned a floating city that would free humanity from its dependence on the Earth. The speculative project consisted of enormous geodesic spheres that would naturally levitate in air warmed by the sun and be anchored to mountaintops.
Design
fromColossal
2 weeks ago

Retrofuturistic Figures Emerge from Wood in Playful Sculptures by Aleph Geddis

Geddis' sculptures evoke an enigmatic tension between identity and glyph, teetering between abstraction and figuration like retrofuturistic icons, reflecting his diverse cultural influences.
Arts
fromFlowingData
3 weeks ago

Ballroom design, many notes

The ballroom design features impractical elements like a stairway to nowhere and fake windows, emphasizing a focus on flashiness over functionality.
Renovation
#product-design
Graphic design
fromMedium
1 month ago

For Craft Sake: On the laws and principles behind good design

Craft is experiencing a resurgence in product design, emphasizing fundamental skills amidst the rise of generative AI and industry confusion.
fromIlyabirman
2 months ago
UX design

Design is dead, it's all evolution now

Digital products increasingly evolve through incremental, ad hoc changes rather than coherent, intentional design, producing tangled, inconsistent interfaces that confuse users.
Graphic design
fromMedium
1 month ago

For Craft Sake: On the laws and principles behind good design

Craft is experiencing a resurgence in product design, emphasizing fundamental skills amidst the rise of generative AI and industry confusion.
fromwww.archdaily.com
2 weeks ago

Curly Cube / People's Architecture Office

Curly Cube is a modular public art installation that transforms public spaces into vibrant hubs for social interaction and engagement, set in a park along Shanghai's Huangpu River.
Design
Arts
fromColossal
1 month ago

Explore a Growing City of Meticulously Crafted Miniature Paper Buildings by Charles Young

Charles Young creates intricate miniature paper models inspired by color combinations, showcasing diverse architectural styles and emphasizing color pairings.
Design
fromArchDaily
3 weeks ago

Cultural Centers Beyond the Building: 6 Unbuilt Projects Integrating Landscape

Cultural centers are evolving to reflect diverse architectural explorations and redefine public institutions' roles in various contexts.
Graphic design
fromItsnicethat
1 month ago

The identity for Spatial festival feels aptly three-dimensional

Motion was integrated as a foundational design element rather than an afterthought, creating a dynamic, three-dimensional brand identity that responds to physical and digital spaces.
fromThe Architect Elevator
2 months ago

The Mighty Metaphor

The Architect Elevator is a metaphor-in reality, the company leadership may be sitting on the same building floor as you; my car metaphors could fill an entire book; and " Architecture is Selling Options " has become the anchor of many architecture keynotes. So, at least my world of architecture is full of metaphors.
Software development
fromBoard Game Quest
2 months ago

Sand Art Review

Sand Art is a game by Kory Jordan and published by 25th Century Games for two to four players ages 10 and up. It takes about an hour to play, and has you collecting resources and then coloring in a bottle, making art in a bottle out of sand, in case the name didn't give away the plot. Gameplay Overview: Sand Art has you gathering and mixing sand, which is used to fill your bottle.
Board games
fromColossal
1 month ago

Historic Architecture Emerges from Stone in Matthew Simmonds Ethereal Sculptures

From unassuming hunks of Carrara marble and limestone, Matthew Simmonds carves realistic, miniature gothic cathedral arches, stairwells, and colonnades. Often based on architectural details of real places, such as cities around Tuscany and Germany's Bamberg Cathedral, the sculptures portray intimate details of corners, vaulted ceilings, arcades, and stairwells that can sometimes be peeked through additional apertures.
Berlin music
fromArchDaily
1 month ago

Drawn by Hand: Geometral's Site-Specific Architecture

Géométral is an architectural practice defined by design strategies that are linked to the landscape, which it treats as a primary determinant of form. The studio approaches each project as a small universe that combines program, atmosphere, and spatial narratives. Rather than a single signature style, they focus on crafting moods and situations tailored to each context and user.
Paris food
Science
fromwww.bbc.com
1 month ago

Know when to fold them: the tech inspired by origami

MIT researchers developed a 3D-printing technique inspired by kirigami that creates flat, foldable structures that pop into predetermined 3D shapes when pulled.
Miscellaneous
fromDefector
1 month ago

It's A Dome That's Shaped Like A Saddle | Defector

The Saddledome, Calgary's iconic NHL arena since 1983, will close after the 2026-27 season to make way for a new generic Scotia Place, ending an era of distinctive architectural character in professional hockey.
Cars
fromLmnt
1 month ago

Have We Forgotten How to Design?

Waymo's partnership with DoorDash to manually close passenger car doors reveals a fundamental oversight in autonomous vehicle design, despite the availability of proven automated door technology.
Gadgets
fromYanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News
1 month ago

8 LEGO Architecture Sets So Good They Belong in a Museum, Not a Toy Aisle - Yanko Design

LEGO has evolved from disposable toys into collectible display pieces for adult enthusiasts, with official sets and fan designs featuring architectural detail and dramatic lighting.
fromArchDaily
1 month ago

Spaces That Feel Back: How Buildings Respond to Human Behavior

Decades of research in environmental psychology and building science reveal that indoor conditions can profoundly affect human health and behavior. Lighting influences circadian rhythms and sleep patterns. Air quality impacts cognitive performance and respiratory health. Temperature and acoustics shape comfort and concentration.
Renovation
Design
fromYanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News
3 weeks ago

Biomimetic Architecture Reaches New Heights With This Bird-of-Paradise Yoga Space - Yanko Design

Thilina Liyanage's architecture translates animal gestures into functional designs, exemplified by the Rifle Bird Yogashala inspired by the Victoria's riflebird's courtship display.
Arts
fromHyperallergic
1 month ago

Islamic Futurism Here and Now

Contemporary Islamic artists advance visual traditions through calligraphy, installation, and speculative image-making, while global art institutions face boycott demands and labor disputes.
Design
fromArchDaily
1 month ago

Designing with Living Matter: 5 Installations Using Bio-Based Materials and Digital Fabrication

Architecture must integrate ecological considerations and material intelligence to transform design practices and reduce environmental impact.
Graphic design
fromFast Company
1 month ago

The architectural sketch is back

The architectural sketch is experiencing a revival in contemporary practice despite decades of digital dominance, as architects recognize the unique value of hand-drawn work in an AI-driven world.
fromColossal
1 month ago

In 'Life Forms,' Janny Baek Imagines a Speculative Landscape

As Janny Baek builds sculptural ceramics of speculative beings and imagined landscapes, she grapples with these questions. The work follows its own dream logic, one that accepts incongruity and dissonance as necessary to play and experimentation. Marbling hunks of colored clay, coiling bases, and molding a singular material into something new is part of an exploratory practice that embraces transformation and its often strange outcomes.
Arts
Renovation
fromwww.archdaily.com
1 month ago

Kaleidoscopic House / DOT

A residential design prioritizes creating shared family time for the homeowner who traditionally manages household duties without participating in the moments she creates.
Graphic design
fromItsnicethat
1 month ago

"A poster is a bit like a song": Jakub Zasada's geometric works are a thing of beauty

Jakub Zasada creates midcentury-inspired digital posters using minimal software functions and scanned materials, prioritizing functional design for public spaces with universal accessibility.
Design
fromArchDaily
1 month ago

Smiljan Radic: Material Explorations Between Ephemerality and Permanence

Chilean architect Smiljan Radić creates buildings that blend ancient monumentality with provisional fragility, combining diverse materials in experimental ways that challenge conventional architectural categorization.
Arts
fromHyperallergic
2 months ago

The Shapeshifting Sculpture of Diane Simpson

Diane Simpson creates sculptures that combine isometric projection with three-dimensional forms, producing objects that appear inconsistent from different viewpoints.
Arts
fromHyperallergic
2 months ago

Does It Have to Mean Something to Be Great?

Joanne Greenbaum combines diverse media and mark-making to create cohesive paintings where individual elements retain distinctiveness, blending stillness with accelerating movement.
fromdesignyoutrust.com
2 months ago

Matt Midgley Paints Razorsharp Geometric Acrylics So Precise They Barely Look Handmad

Death Anxiety Comics Inspired By Our Fears "Sunkissed": Beautiful Feminine Illustrations by Emilija Savic Artist Creates Honest Illustrations About Relationships And Everyday Life Artist Yana Tarakanova Creates Superb Explicit and Bizarre Comics About The Society The Dark, Incredibly F*cked Up Comics Of Joan Cornella Chris Keegan by Cosmic Creatures 6 Feet Covers: Duo Artists Re-Designed Iconic Album Covers To Promote Social Distancing Artist Spent Three Years Painting Her Readings Mom Prepares Healthy Meals As Cartoon Characters For Her Son How To Teach Yoga Like Slav: Top 10 Drunk Yoga Positions
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fromApartment Therapy
1 month ago

Designers Are Done Perfectly "Matching" Their Marble - Here's the New Way to Use Stone

Modern stone design in 2026 prioritizes mixing different stones intentionally with varied finishes and embracing natural patina, replacing the outdated approach of matching all stone surfaces uniformly throughout spaces.
Design
fromdesignboom | architecture & design magazine
1 month ago

'raw geological poetry': how SolidNature interprets stone into an architecture of emotions

SolidNature transforms natural stone from conventional building material into atmospheric, emotionally expressive design medium through craftsmanship, technology, and artistic collaboration.
Design
fromwww.archdaily.com
1 month ago

Architecture as a Platform: What Makes a Building Evolve?

Architecture increasingly adopts product design principles, prioritizing operational clarity, performance, and scalability over novelty, making buildings accountable for functionality and consistent user experience.
Design
fromYanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News
1 month ago

5 Floating Designs That Look Like Photoshop (But They're Real) - Yanko Design

Floating design lifts architectural elements from the ground to create visual lightness, spatial clarity, and refined interventions that balance engineering precision with aesthetic intent.
Design
fromItsnicethat
2 months ago

Elizabeth Goodspeed on the limits of imperfection as a design strategy

Design trends show a return to tactile, analogue aesthetics, but much purportedly handmade work is digitally faked, raising authenticity concerns.
fromdesignboom | architecture & design magazine
2 months ago

patterned tiles extend from curved walls to furniture in layered retail exhibition booth

Accessible from three sides, the booth is shaped by approach and visibility rather than a single frontal orientation. The primary entry is marked by an angled portal set back from the site edge, establishing a layered visual field rather than an immediate overview. From this offset threshold, overlapping planes of tiles, textures, and color unfold gradually, encouraging movement through depth rather than direct access.
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Design
fromdesignboom | architecture & design magazine
2 months ago

formafantasma shapes curved planes into a continuous passage at diriyah biennale 2026

Formafantasma's scenography transforms JAX's industrial spaces into a continuous, rhythmic passage emphasizing movement, itinerancy, and musical/aural modes across a multinational biennale.
Design
fromArchDaily
2 months ago

Designing for Presence: When Architecture Invites Us to Stay

Architectural design should prioritize presence by creating calm, comfortable spaces that enable staying, reflection, and shared awareness without demanding interaction.
Design
fromwww.archdaily.com
1 month ago

Landforms Office / Billboards

Phosart Studio Landforms functions as an architectural manifesto integrating real estate operations, workspace design, and model homes to translate territorial scale into built experience.
Design
fromYanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News
1 month ago

When Design Understands That Starting Is the Hardest Part - Yanko Design

Momenta uses behavioral psychology and deliberate design features called 'deficiency triggers' to motivate people to start household chores by exploiting the human instinct to complete incomplete tasks.
fromdesignboom | architecture & design magazine
1 month ago

sculptural steel ladder imitates the flowing geometries of brass musical instruments

SO KOIZUMI DESIGN has developed Resonique, a ladder that explores the relationship between functional structure and sculptural form. The project draws on the structural logic of ladders while referencing the flowing geometries associated with brass musical instruments. Through this combination, the object shifts from a purely utilitarian tool toward a design piece that engages both function and spatial presence.
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