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World’s First Robot-Made Ceramic Tiles Change Color With Sunlight

There’s something deeply satisfying about watching a potter’s wheel spin, the way human hands coax wet clay into form. But what happens when you hand that craft over to a robot? Designers Yutao Chen and Yiwen Gu asked that question, and their answer is CeraShingle, a façade system that’s reimagining what ceramic can do for

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5 Insane Pocket Knife Designs That Will Change EDC Forever

The everyday carry world stands at an inflection point. Traditional pocket knife design, dominated by decades-old pivot mechanisms and predictable form factors, faces disruption from a new generation of designers pushing boundaries that seemed immutable. These aren’t incremental improvements or cosmetic refreshes. They represent a fundamental rethinking of how a blade integrates with daily life,

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issey miyake & apple craft 3D-knitted ‘iPhone pocket’ as a wearable way to carry your device

ISSEY MIYAKE AND APPLE INTRODUCE ‘IPHONE POCKET’   Issey Miyake and Apple unveil iPhone Pocket, a 3D-knitted wearable accessory designed as an alternative way to carry and wear the iPhone. Debuting on November 14th, 2025, across select Apple Store locations worldwide, the limited-edition collaboration draws from the Issey Miyake concept of ‘a piece of cloth,’

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modular timber system frames seaside mobile library traveling across china’s fishing villages

Moving Library by Studio WE sails culture across Yantai’s shores   Anchored along the coastline of Yantai’s Yangma Island in China, Seaside Mobile Library is a prefabricated timber structure designed to circulate between fishing villages, providing access to books, performances, and community activities. Developed by Studio WE (Yutao Chen and Yiwen Gu), the project draws

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oversized hood of custom-built vehicle ‘beast’ extends more than half of the car’s total length

Custom-built car John Dodd beast features long hood   Meet the John Dodd ‘Beast’, a custom-built car with an oversized hood that extends more than half of the vehicle’s total length. Made in the UK in the early 1970s, the automobile is known for using an engine typically used for aircraft. The body, made from

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Water Bottle Inspired by Japanese Kintsugi Celebrates Cracks

Water bottles rarely carry meaning beyond their function. Most exist purely to hold liquid, stay cold, and survive daily wear without much thought given to what they represent or how they make you feel. They’re tools that disappear into routines, useful but forgettable, designed for efficiency rather than connection. Few products in this category attempt

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