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red craft collection reworks four japanese traditional techniques into sculptural domestic objects

kenta yoshizawa reimagines traditional japanese crafts like bamboo fencing, kumihimo braiding, washi paper art, and urushi lacquering. The post red craft collection reworks four japanese traditional techniques into sculptural domestic objects appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine. ...

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red craft collection reworks four japanese traditional techniques into sculptural domestic objects

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'play is itself a function': luca boscardin on designing toys, cities, and spaces for imagination

the designer reflects on playful design, open-ended objects, and why curiosity should shape cities, schools, and everyday life. The post 'play is itself a function': luca boscardin on designing toys, cities, and spaces for imagination appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine. ...

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'play is itself a function': luca boscardin on designing toys, cities, and spaces for imagination

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dark timber A&A house reinterprets traditional barn form within polish pine forest

shaped by the existing trees, terrain, and changing seasons, the home is designed to feel less like an object in the landscape and more like a natural part of it. The post dark timber A&A house reinterprets traditional barn form within polish pine forest appeared first on designboom | architecture ...

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dark timber A&A house reinterprets traditional barn form within polish pine forest

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urban living library transforms fragmented city spaces into biodiverse ecological corridors

the proposal uses the hedgehog as a flagship species to reconnect fragmented urban landscapes and create spaces where biodiversity, learning and everyday public life can coexist. The post urban living library transforms fragmented city spaces into biodiverse ecological corridors appeared first on ...

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urban living library transforms fragmented city spaces into biodiverse ecological corridors

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planted terraces outline vertically organized house by anonym studio in bangkok

water and planting strengthen the connection between the interior and landscape. The post planted terraces outline vertically organized house by anonym studio in bangkok appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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planted terraces outline vertically organized house by anonym studio in bangkok

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wrapped in a photovoltaic skin, this student-designed EV creates more energy than it uses

a skin of 1,781 photovoltaic cells turns deep orange 17's exterior into an active energy-harvesting surface. The post wrapped in a photovoltaic skin, this student-designed EV creates more energy than it uses appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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wrapped in a photovoltaic skin, this student-designed EV creates more energy than it uses

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Dive Into 'Pastel,' Cj Hendry’s Million-Bead Installation at Salon 94 Design

The artist transforms the Upper East Side gallery into an interactive bead pit where visitors can dive in, make jewelry, and take home pieces of the installation

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Dive Into 'Pastel,' Cj Hendry’s Million-Bead Installation at Salon 94 Design

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Tan France Brings His Eye for Layering to a Furniture Collection With Castlery

Inspired by British and South Asian design traditions, Tan France’s debut furniture collection for Castlery explores how timeless pieces, personal history, and everyday rituals shape the modern home.

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Tan France Brings His Eye for Layering to a Furniture Collection With Castlery

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Seven versatile homes that facilitate multi-generational living

For our latest roundup, we look at seven homes and apartments, spanning India, Australia and the UK, designed to accommodate multiple generations under one roof. LJ House, India, by Studio Saransh and Iksoi Studio Asymmetrical forms define this multi-generational home in Ahmedabad, completed by local ...

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Seven versatile homes that facilitate multi-generational living

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This week on Dezeen we reported on the demolition of Rike Concert Hall

This week on Dezeen, we reported on the demolition of a never-opened concert hall by Studio Fuksas, which is now underway in Tbilisi, Georgia. Footage shared by local news organisation TV Pirveli captured scale-like cladding being removed from the tube-shaped Rike Concert Hall, which has sat unopened ...

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This week on Dezeen we reported on the demolition of Rike Concert Hall

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Kuryłowicz + Architects designs Antarctic research station as "home at the end of the world"

Architecture studio Kuryłowicz + Architects has revealed photos of the timber Arctowski Station nearing completion on King George Island in Antarctica. Currently under construction, the three-pronged research station has a prefabricated timber structure clad in insulated golden panels. Kuryłowicz ...

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Kuryłowicz + Architects designs Antarctic research station as "home at the end of the world"

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Foster + Partners found not guilty over window fall death

British architecture studio Foster + Partners has been cleared over the death of a man killed by a window that fell from one of its buildings in London, following a five-week criminal trial. The case concerned the Corniche, a tower block of luxury flats standing close to the south side of the Thames ...

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Foster + Partners found not guilty over window fall death

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Gothic romance and 1980s slasher films informed sets of Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma

Production designers Brandon Tonner-Connolly and Matt Hyland constructed sets including a "flesh palace" and a taxidermy-filled gas station to create a dreamlike world for this horror film starring Gillian Anderson. The name of the film, Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma, nods to the lurid titles ...

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Gothic romance and 1980s slasher films informed sets of Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma

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"A hodgepodge of ideas" says commenter

In this week's comments update, readers are discussing The Linhay, a family house in the Somerset countryside designed by studio Charles Gillespie Architecture. Wrapped by a concrete colonnade, the house draws on the traditional linhay – a type of agricultural barn that is local to the region, characterised ...

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"A hodgepodge of ideas" says commenter

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So, it seems Disney music is our only protection against Meta's pervert glasses

Desperate times, indeed.

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So, it seems Disney music is our only protection against Meta's pervert glasses

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Ikea goes viral with racy wicker bench photo because Alexander Skarsgård

People are going Wicker crazy, and Ikea's laughing.

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Ikea goes viral with racy wicker bench photo because Alexander Skarsgård

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These sold out 'Normal F****** Sunglasses’ are a huge middle finger to Meta

DuckDuckGo takes a stand against Zuck’s ‘pervert glasses’.

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These sold out 'Normal F****** Sunglasses’ are a huge middle finger to Meta

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MacBook Neo vs budget Windows laptops: which is worth your money?

As the back-to-school hordes descend on laptop retailers, this is perhaps the most important question of the season.

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MacBook Neo vs budget Windows laptops: which is worth your money?

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Get the luxury look with stationery starting from $10

Don’t pay designer prices this back-to-school season.

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Get the luxury look with stationery starting from $10

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Vermont's logo looks like it was made in five seconds... so why do I love it?

It's anything but bland, and that needs to be celebrated.

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Vermont's logo looks like it was made in five seconds... so why do I love it?

printmag

They Found the Identity for Calder Gardens

Karlssonwilker’s identity for Calder Gardens demonstrates that meaningful design emerges not from AI-driven speed, but from a slow, collaborative process of exploration and discovery that produces distinctive, deeply resonant creative solutions. The post They Found the Identity for Calder Gardens ...

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They Found the Identity for Calder Gardens

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The Historic ALEX Theatre Restores Its Cinematic Roots for 'The Odyssey'

For the first time in 35 years the Glendale, CA movie palace is showing a first-run feature. We chat with Artistic Director Miles Williams about the theater's revival. The post The Historic ALEX Theatre Restores Its Cinematic Roots for 'The Odyssey' appeared first on PRINT Magazine.

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The Historic ALEX Theatre Restores Its Cinematic Roots for 'The Odyssey'

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The Daily Heller: Refreshing a Counter-Culture Classic

'This is the start of something old.' The post The Daily Heller: Refreshing a Counter-Culture Classic appeared first on PRINT Magazine.

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The Daily Heller: Refreshing a Counter-Culture Classic

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The Daily Heller: A Fetish for Disaster Illustrations

It's human nature. The post The Daily Heller: A Fetish for Disaster Illustrations appeared first on PRINT Magazine.

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The Daily Heller: A Fetish for Disaster Illustrations