Architecture

Robot dogs have been having a moment for a few years now. From Boston Dynamics’ Spot strutting through construction sites to viral videos of four-legged machines dancing to pop songs, the quadruped robot has gone from fringe sci-fi concept to a fixture of the modern tech conversation. But most of what we’ve seen has felt […]

Over 120 million IKEA Billy bookcases have been sold since 1979, according to the famed brand. One rolls off the line every five seconds, and at least one is probably within arm’s reach of wherever you’re sitting right now. For most of its 46-year existence, the Billy has been a passive piece of furniture, a

Most knife recommendations come with a quiet asterisk. A brand deal, a commission link, a product sent to a chef’s PO box before the review goes live. What gets left out of that conversation is what the same chef keeps in the drawer at home — the blade they reach for on a Sunday morning

There’s a particular kind of restraint that’s genuinely hard to pull off in architecture. Anyone can build something that commands attention. Far fewer can build something that quietly earns it. The Solem Forest House in Oslo, Norway, designed by MORFEUS arkitekter, belongs firmly in the second category, and it’s the kind of project that stops

If your bedside table looks anything like most people’s, it’s basically a charging graveyard. There’s a phone, a smartwatch, a pair of earbuds, maybe a tablet, and enough cables to qualify as a fire hazard. The whole setup is functional, sure, but it’s also the kind of thing you instinctively hide behind a lamp so

Galaxy S26 Ultra users tend to fall into a specific category. They’re the people who picked the Ultra not because they needed the absolute maximum specs, but because they actually use those specs. The 200MP camera system gets put to work, the S Pen stays in regular rotation, and the phone handles everything from spreadsheet

During the pandemic, the rise of the Stanley Cup moms was splashed all over social media. Most influencers and content creators were either sipping from their tumbler or had one sitting proudly in the background. There are other brands of reusable mugs and tumblers, of course, but Stanley was the go-to for a lot of

Twenty feet doesn’t sound like much until you step inside the Kinnakeet. Built by Ohio-based custom tiny home builder Modern Tiny Living, this road-ready dwelling packs a surprising amount of life into a footprint most people would walk past without a second thought. The Kinnakeet is rooted in one of Modern Tiny Living’s most celebrated

Most household devices are designed to do their job quietly and disappear into the background. Superheat’s H1 proposes a different role for them. Rather than functioning as a single-purpose utility, it treats the water heater as part of a wider technological and environmental system, one that can turn routine domestic energy use into something more

In 1977, Steve Jobs walked through the kitchen appliance section of a Macy’s department store and came away with a vision for what a personal computer should look like. The result, shaped by industrial designer Jerry Manock and powered by Wozniak’s engineering genius, was the Apple II: a smooth, warm-beige enclosure that suggested domesticity rather