Architecture

Eating fries away from a table means improvising a ketchup situation that usually goes wrong. Packets balance on dashboards, sauce gets smeared onto napkins, or you squeeze tiny dollops directly onto individual fries like you are frosting cupcakes. It is ridiculous that we perfected crinkle cuts and waffle fries but still treat the ketchup part […]

Most pens announce themselves with metal clips, visible joints, clickers, and branding competing for attention. There’s usually a textured grip zone, a separate barrel, and some kind of mechanism you can see or feel when you deploy the tip. Japanese minimalist objects go the opposite direction, hiding complexity under calm surfaces and letting the act

The usual night-vision experience involves green haze, grainy silhouettes, limited reach, and a red IR glow that gives you away the moment you turn on the illuminator. Most systems force you to choose between contrast and color, or between seeing far and staying invisible. The trade-offs are familiar enough that people who work or roam

Marcello Gandini’s work on the original Lamborghini Countach was a masterclass in geometric purity and visual momentum. Its design is characterized by a single, powerful line that runs from the sharp nose to the abrupt tail, creating a sense of forward motion even at a standstill. The body is a collection of interconnected trapezoids and

Australia’s Build Tiny has crafted a charming escape that proves small living doesn’t have to sacrifice character. The Tallarook Hilltop Tiny House 1 sits perched on a stunning hilltop in rural Victoria, offering sweeping views over Broadford and Kilmore while embracing the raw, unpretentious aesthetic of agricultural architecture. Built on a double-axle trailer, the home’s

The iPad got its own native calculator app in 2024, just 40 years after Apple rolled out its first-ever GUI (graphical user interface) calculator for the Macintosh in 1984. The original was designed by Chris Espinosa, and was a favorite of Steve Jobs’ up until it was refreshed with the MacOS X in 2001. However,

Sometimes the best architecture doesn’t shout for attention. It simply invites you to pause, breathe, and take in everything around you. That’s exactly what HCCH Studio accomplished with Resting Loop With Views, a captivating concrete pavilion perched on Mount Luofu in Huizhou, China. Picture this: you’re cycling up a winding mountain road, legs burning, and

Music is the ultimate nirvana to numb the stresses of life or derive inspiration while taking up focus-intensive tasks. The hobby of listening to music has come a long way from the dated radios to the current generation of high-resolution Bluetooth music listening gear. But then, things always come back in circles, that’s why we’re

Formula 1 teams revealed their 2026 testing plans weeks ago, creating a strange temporal problem. Everyone knows Cadillac will run at Barcelona’s closed-door shakedown on January 26. Everyone knows the real livery reveal happens during the Super Bowl broadcast on February 8. That leaves a two-week gap where the team exists in public view but

Cheap office keyboards sound like plastic rain, which becomes unbearable in open-plan offices or when working late while someone else is trying to sleep. Custom mechanical keyboards feel better, but they tend to be loud, visually aggressive, and often shrink to compact layouts that sacrifice the numpad. Most people end up compromising on sound, feel,