4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (196+ words) Stefano Boeri Architetti divides Sa Casa into four residential volumes around a planted center With this flexibility, shared work areas and communal rooms can be reorganized within the same architectural system, giving the building a degree of elasticity long after…...

6+ day, 18+ hour ago   (346+ words) There is a stool in IKEA and Xbox’s new YXSTABY collection that looks immediately familiar. Its seat is an enormous Xbox thumbstick, developed from the controller’s original 3D files and enlarged until something normally moved with one finger can support a…...

6+ day, 22+ hour ago   (45+ words) Esoteric T-01 turntable with contact-free platter rotation | image courtesy of Esoteric magnetic force reduces pressure on the spindle bearing integrated motor housed within the turntable chassis precision engineering shapes the new turntable the T-01 combines performance and refined detailing Esoteric expands its…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (263+ words) Keker Collection by Reza Raeisifar repurposes discarded aluminum Venetian blind slats, originally designed to control and block light, as components for a modular system that directs and distributes illumination. By transferring a familiar architectural element into a new lighting application,…...

2+ week, 22+ hour ago   (256+ words) Airframe by TEEV (top image also) The Airframe picture frame by TEEV offers a literal portal back to fond travels by recreating the nostalgic silhouette of an airplane window seat. Sold as a set of three, these structural wall frames…...

3+ week, 4+ hour ago   (244+ words) The project grew from the designers’ frustration with using smartphones as alarm clocks. Their response is to reconsider what an alarm clock needs to be. The team established three principles at the outset: the device should be standalone, its interface…...

3+ week, 16+ hour ago   (107+ words) all images courtesy of STUDIO SHOO reflective surfaces shift with the sitter’s movement three legs introduce a subtle sense of instability a closer look at the chair’s stainless steel structure the mirrored backrest catches fragmented reflections of the sitter a…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (267+ words) A 3D printed instrument by Co:Creation Lab uses a replaceable party balloon as its sound box, turning the physics of resonance into something users can adjust and feel. Called the Balloon Banjo, the small playable object combines seven printed components…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (299+ words) Lumia Terracotta mixes a handcrafted washi paper shade with a terracotta base | images courtesy of Maison Cédrat Each piece is made in France using natural materials and traditional craft techniques. The clay components are shaped and finished by hand and…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (201+ words) B1 combines storage, mobility, and shade within a compact beach setup | all images ©LITEFAR the smart handle provides intuitive motor assistance as the user guides the wagon along the shoreline B1 carries a kayak and other oversized gear across soft sand LITEFAR…...