Architecture

Here’s a question: what if your backyard pool could moonlight as a personal aquatic gym, wave pool, and lazy river – all without any permanent installation? That’s the pitch behind iGarden’s new Swim Jet X Series, a battery-powered contraption that clamps onto your pool edge and fires water at speeds that can actually challenge competitive […]

The Switch 2 barely celebrated its first birthday and yet here we are already whispering about what comes next. That’s the “Nintendo Effect”, really. The company trains us to speculate obsessively, and honestly, the rumor mill right now is giving us plenty of material to work with. So let’s lean into it: is a Switch

There’s a little yellow greenhouse rolling through the city of Braga, Portugal, and it might just be one of the most charming design ideas to come out of architecture in recent memory. Not a concept render, not a speculative project sitting behind museum velvet ropes. It’s real, it’s on wheels, and it’s on a mission

Most of us think of corn as food. Maybe fuel, if you’re feeling generous. But a building material? That’s the kind of idea that sounds like it belongs in a sci-fi pitch until you look at what Mexico-based design practice MANUFACTURA has been quietly pulling off. Their project is called CORNCRETL, and it is exactly

Nature has been solving the problem of lightweight, load-bearing structure for hundreds of millions of years. Chen Xu, designing for RestBase, decided to take notes. The Camp Napper is a portable camping pillow whose form is derived from two specific biological sources: the surface texture of fungal spores, which informed the pillow’s contact face, and

For decades, the LEGO Group has demonstrated an unusual ability to translate real-world engineering into tactile storytelling. From architectural landmarks to Technic supercars, its most compelling releases are often those rooted in authentic industrial design. The new LEGO 40955 Maersk Dual-Fuel Container Vessel follows that same philosophy, drawing inspiration from one of the most significant

Meta is building a smartwatch, and it wants to know your heart rate, your sleep patterns, your activity levels, and whatever else it can pull from a sensor pressed against your skin all day. The device is codenamed Malibu 2, it’s targeting a 2026 launch, and by most accounts it sounds like a perfectly competent

If you follow concept design on social media, there’s a good chance you’ve already stumbled across Jane Morelli’s work. She’s the designer behind that Lacoste x Bialetti moka pot that went viral not too long ago, and now she’s back with something that somehow manages to feel even more covetable. For the Year of the

There’s a familiar moment that happens when you carry food, cups, and random essentials to a park, balcony, or floor seating setup and then realize you still need a stable surface to put any of it on. Most people improvise with a bag or a corner of a blanket. Small-space living and casual gatherings reward

For power users loaded with a laptop, tablet, drone, a robot, and, of course, a smartphone, the ordinary power bank options do not make the cut. The amount of power required to keep these gadgets juiced up is considerable, especially when on the go. The only solution is a custom-made power bank that suffices all