Architecture

The first time I ever laid eyes on a Katana (or at least a representation of it), was in the Cartoon Network show Samurai Jack. Now I’m not an anime or manga person, so this cartoon, and Kill Bill, formed what became my formative body of knowledge around the Japanese warrior’s most prized tool. The […]

The relationship between timekeeping and celestial observation stretches back to humanity’s earliest attempts to measure the passage of days and seasons. Modern watchmaking has maintained this connection through various complications: moonphase displays track lunar cycles, GMT functions acknowledge our planet’s rotation, and some haute horlogerie pieces even show planetary positions. The Boldr Polaris Moonstone Limited

Hidden among the forested slopes of India’s Sahyadri Mountains sits something truly captivating. Villa Prakriti isn’t your conventional mountain retreat—it’s unTAG’s love letter to the landscape around Igatpuri. The name alone tells the story: “Prakriti” means Mother Nature in Sanskrit. This 418-square-meter farmhouse doesn’t fight the hillside; it flows with it, stepping down the natural

The Rolls-Royce Phantom reaches its 100th anniversary as both a design icon and a symbol of creative power. For generations, musicians and artists have considered the Phantom a form of self-expression. Across decades, genres, and cultures, this car has appeared not as a backdrop but as a collaborator in visual and sonic storytelling. Designer: Rolls-Royce

Christian Louboutin was driving through Portugal after getting treated at a local hospital following an accident when he spotted Melides. The small village, tucked between forests and a sprawling lagoon, caught his attention in a way that would change everything. He bought a fisherman’s house there shortly after and eventually moved his atelier to the

A Jeep Wrangler is the perfect pedigree for being a fully-fledged motorhome you can take where no other camper would dare to. Of course, that’s an exaggeration, but you know, the Jeep can be a capable camper. Two Track Campers suggests that’s true with their new wedge-style rooftop sleepers for the Wrangler. Built as the

Designers tend to chase sleekness when they redesign products – it’s why the iPad Pro is some paltry 5mm thin, it’s why the MacBook Air could fit in a Manila envelope when it first released, it’s why Samsung unveiled the Galaxy S25 Edge… but there are some products you just can’t make sleek, because their

Wizard’s Chess has captured imaginations since Harry Potter first stepped onto that giant board at Hogwarts, watching stone warriors battle it out with minds of their own. For decades, fans have dreamed of experiencing that same magic without needing actual spells or risking getting knocked unconscious by a stone queen. The GoChess Wizard Edition by

As our cities edge closer to a future where robots move alongside humans, the need for innovative traffic management becomes more urgent. Enter POLIS, a visionary traffic control system designed by Jimin Kim, created to keep urban spaces running smoothly as robots, drones, and humans share the streets. The POLIS project reimagines city safety for

Architecture usually frames the landscape around it, but what if it could actually become part of that landscape while letting you reshape both the space and your perspective? Michael Jantzen’s Folding Landscape Pavilion concept explores exactly this idea, creating an interactive structure that blurs the line between building, artwork, and the natural world. The pavilion