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Ken Kelleher's Colorful Characters Take Over a Botanical Garden

The American artist’s first Canadian exhibition transforms the Royal Botanical Gardens with 18 monumental sculptures and an augmented reality experience

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Ken Kelleher's Colorful Characters Take Over a Botanical Garden

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This Blender Deep Paint artist makes 3D look like a children's book brought to life

Gaku Tada's new animation is everything AI can't do.

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This Blender Deep Paint artist makes 3D look like a children's book brought to life

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spolia brings glass-block glow and sharp color to a rural house in spain

among apple trees and morning clouds, an old mountain house discovers that rural living need not be beige. The post spolia brings glass-block glow and sharp color to a rural house in spain appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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spolia brings glass-block glow and sharp color to a rural house in spain

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The Daily Heller: 30 Years of Sign Trawling

'Book the Trip' is a travelogue of signs through 700 photographs of rare and one-of-a-kind letterforms. The post The Daily Heller: 30 Years of Sign Trawling appeared first on PRINT Magazine.

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The Daily Heller: 30 Years of Sign Trawling

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madkids empire makes playful synthesizers that invite anyone to explore sound

analogue circuitry, graphic design, and metaphors drawn from nature shape synthesizers that reward curiosity and experimentation. The post madkids empire makes playful synthesizers that invite anyone to explore sound appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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madkids empire makes playful synthesizers that invite anyone to explore sound

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Red scaffolding surrounds temporary pavilion in India

A vast grid of red scaffolding surrounds The Reclaimed Pavilion, a temporary events space in India designed by local studio Kanan Modi Associates using materials that were salvaged from local construction sites. Commissioned by real estate firm Jayabheri Group for a rapidly developing neighbourhood ...

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Red scaffolding surrounds temporary pavilion in India

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MVRDV brings its vertical village concept to shenzhen with mixed-use cultural hub

the mixed-use cultural center revisits a fifteen-year-old urban idea, breaking a conventional commercial complex into a stack of individually scaled volumes. The post MVRDV brings its vertical village concept to shenzhen with mixed-use cultural hub appeared first on designboom | architecture & design ...

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MVRDV brings its vertical village concept to shenzhen with mixed-use cultural hub

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9 beautiful air purifiers that won’t ruin your home aesthetic

Breathe easy with deals starting from $85.

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9 beautiful air purifiers that won’t ruin your home aesthetic

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MAD scatters boulder-like galleries across green-roofed museum in Shenzhen

Architecture studio MAD has unveiled Shenzhen Bay Culture Square in China, a design museum formed of stone-like volumes perched atop an undulating green roof. Situated in Houhai in Shenzhen's Nanshan District, MAD designed the museum to be a hub for design and culture as well as a coastal public space ...

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MAD scatters boulder-like galleries across green-roofed museum in Shenzhen

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Hifiman Edition XV vs Thieaudio Cypher: Which $400 audiophile headphone should you buy?

If you're looking for open-back headphones with a warm sound profile, these are the two to beat.

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Hifiman Edition XV vs Thieaudio Cypher: Which $400 audiophile headphone should you buy?

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Why your 3D renders look wrong, and how the camera object fixes it

For newcomers to creating 3D scenes, the render output may not be what you're expecting. Mike Griggs explains how to use the camera object to remedy this.

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Why your 3D renders look wrong, and how the camera object fixes it

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storefront canopies leave the streets behind to become sculptures of urban identity

by relocating four storefront canopies into the gallery, the artist explores how architecture becomes a language of identity. The post storefront canopies leave the streets behind to become sculptures of urban identity appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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storefront canopies leave the streets behind to become sculptures of urban identity

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Ómós guesthouse designed to "feel like nothing else in Ireland"

Asca Studio and Relief Gallery joined forces to create the interiors of the Ómós guesthouse outside Abbeyleix, Ireland, which was converted from a ruin into a welcoming space filled with tactile materials. The 16-room guesthouse is located in a formerly dilapidated Victorian house that was renovated ...

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Ómós guesthouse designed to "feel like nothing else in Ireland"

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No beaver logo is safe from Buc-ee’s legal wrath

The brand has kick-started another design battle.

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No beaver logo is safe from Buc-ee’s legal wrath

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AI smart glasses connect perception, memory, and accessibility to support low-vision users

lumo adapts guidance for central vision loss, peripheral vision loss, and blurred vision. The post AI smart glasses connect perception, memory, and accessibility to support low-vision users appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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AI smart glasses connect perception, memory, and accessibility to support low-vision users

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Berlin Museum breaks the rules of branding with EIGHTY-ONE different logos

Design genius or a confusing cop out?

7 hours ago

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Berlin Museum breaks the rules of branding with EIGHTY-ONE different logos

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bronze corrugated metal wraps spf:architects' multifamily housing in west hollywood

folded metal surfaces reflect the internal organization of the apartments. The post bronze corrugated metal wraps spf:architects' multifamily housing in west hollywood appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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bronze corrugated metal wraps spf:architects' multifamily housing in west hollywood

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Type Tuesday: Rosebriar Brings Storybook Charm Without Feeling Stuck in the Past

Rosebriar, from Laura Worthington Design, is a decorative display typeface that blends hand-crafted elegance, subtle gothic ornamentation, and modern OpenType features into a versatile font equally suited for expressive headlines and refined editorial design. The post Type Tuesday: Rosebriar Brings ...

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Type Tuesday: Rosebriar Brings Storybook Charm Without Feeling Stuck in the Past

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River Architects replaces Hudson Valley structure with gabled Passive House

Local studio River Architects has designed a wood-clad structure to Passive House standards, orienting gabled volumes around a pond in New York's Hudson Valley. Known as the China Pond Passive House, the 4,318-square-foot (400-square-metre) home sits on a wooded 2.2-acre property in Carmel, New York. ...

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River Architects replaces Hudson Valley structure with gabled Passive House

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Little Giant Designs Its Own Forest Studio Around Light, Quiet, and Exploration

Set among cedar and Douglas fir trees on Vancouver Island, the two-level retreat explores how architecture can deepen our connection to nature

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Little Giant Designs Its Own Forest Studio Around Light, Quiet, and Exploration

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SBP and Snøhetta cantilever bridge between rock faces in Upstate New York

New York studios Schlaich Bergermann Partner and Snøhetta have replaced an ageing bridge in Upstate New York with a steel half-arch span that is mounted on one side of a gorge and cantilevers across to the other side. The Sentry Bridge replaces a decaying structure of the same name located in Watkins ...

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SBP and Snøhetta cantilever bridge between rock faces in Upstate New York

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The Daily Heller: Revivifying a Dead Language Through Cartoons

Or, liberating Latin. The post The Daily Heller: Revivifying a Dead Language Through Cartoons appeared first on PRINT Magazine.

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The Daily Heller: Revivifying a Dead Language Through Cartoons

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Farmsteads inform corrugated metal-clad home in Sussex

Agricultural barns and sheds informed the corrugated metal-clad volumes of House in a Clearing, a house in East Sussex completed by UK studio TaylorHare Architects. When the clients purchased the site nestled in a woodland clearing near Uckfield, it was occupied by a small structure but already had ...

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Farmsteads inform corrugated metal-clad home in Sussex

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Jen Lewin’s Monumental 'Ursas' Find a Permanent Home Along the Gowanus Canal

After debuting at Burning Man, Jen Lewin’s towering bear sculptures now anchor Brooklyn’s Gowanus waterfront

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Jen Lewin’s Monumental 'Ursas' Find a Permanent Home Along the Gowanus Canal

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A Toronto Penthouse Finds New Life by Celebrating Its 1980s Roots

Dvira Interiors leaned into the penthouse’s late-’80s character by pairing its curved architecture with global influences, tactile materials, and immersive interiors

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A Toronto Penthouse Finds New Life by Celebrating Its 1980s Roots

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Marty Hotel Bordeaux Doubles as a Rotating Gallery for Local Artists

Art goes beyond decor at Marty Hotel Bordeaux, where rotating exhibitions by local artists transform a boutique hotel into a cultural destination

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Marty Hotel Bordeaux Doubles as a Rotating Gallery for Local Artists

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The Daily Heller: Thirty Years of Thonik's Collaborative Tonic

'At the end of the day, what matters is the whole: the question we answer, and the ways in which we help the client.' The post The Daily Heller: Thirty Years of Thonik's Collaborative Tonic appeared first on PRINT Magazine.

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The Daily Heller: Thirty Years of Thonik's Collaborative Tonic