Architecture

Japanese design has always carried a quiet brilliance. It strips away the unnecessary, honors the ritual of everyday moments, and transforms functional objects into sources of genuine pleasure. That philosophy feels especially welcome during the holiday season, when the best gifts are the ones that surprise with their thoughtfulness rather than their size. Stocking stuffers […]

PROS: Bose-tuned 2.1 speaker system Excellent all-rounder Large battery with fast wired and wireless charging Strong main and telephoto cameras CONS: An 18mm-equivalent ultra-wide camera is less versatile Noticeable price increase compared with the F7 Ultra (but mostly justifiable) RATINGS: AESTHETICS ERGONOMICS PERFORMANCE SUSTAINABILITY / REPAIRABILITY VALUE FOR MONEY EDITOR’S QUOTE: An expressive all-rounder that

The idea of a personal fabrication lab, a complete suite of tools for digitizing and creating physical objects, was once the stuff of university research departments and well-funded makerspaces. It meant having separate, expensive machines for additive and subtractive manufacturing, plus another complex setup for 3D scanning. Bringing that entire workflow into a home workshop

Why sketch on a 15″ tablet when you could draw on a 150″ virtual screen? Honor just announced the Choice AI Projector Air, and it wants to turn your living room wall into the world’s cheapest interactive whiteboard. For 599 yuan (roughly 84 dollars), you get a compact 1080p LCD projector with stylus input, gesture

Remote work has transformed how we think about our professional spaces, and Dragon Tiny Homes is taking that concept to its logical extreme. Their latest creation is a mobile office that ditches the spare bedroom setup for something far more intriguing: a dedicated workspace you can park in your backyard or tow to wherever inspiration

BMW’s design philosophy operates on a simple premise: emotion first, specs second. Adrian van Hooydonk, head of design, doesn’t mince words about this. Customers feel a product before they ever parse a data sheet. Designer: BMW This creates tension when sustainability enters the frame. Circular design has historically meant compromise, a sense of settling for

In the dense fabric of Taichung City, where many apartments follow a predictable rhythm of boxed rooms and tight circulation, one home has been quietly re-scripted into something far more uplifting. Very Studio | Che Wang Architects took a standard Taiwanese unit – one that had long conformed to the typical formula of interior-facing public

Xbox and Crocs have found an unexpected sweet spot between gaming culture and lifestyle fashion, creating a collaboration that feels both humorous and oddly fitting. For years, Xbox controllers have shaped how players interact with their consoles, while Crocs have become the go-to footwear for effortless comfort. Now, the two brands have merged these worlds

Most yard tools look like they were designed in 1987 and never got the memo that aesthetics matter. Bosch green, DeWalt yellow, Milwaukee red, all shaped like someone welded a tube to a motor and called it done. Then Hoto shows up with a 20V leaf blower that looks like it fell out of a

Smartphones have become spec sheet battlegrounds. Bigger megapixels. Faster charging. Higher refresh rates. The numbers climb while the actual user experience often stays flat. Designer: Huawei Huawei’s Mate 80 Pro Max arrives with an 8,000-nit peak brightness claim that obliterates every competitor on paper. But peel back the marketing headline and something more interesting emerges: