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century-old courtyard villa in vietnam revives as matte teabar flagship

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The Lab Saigon Adapts a French Villa into a Contemporary Teabar   Matte Teabar Flagship, designed by The Lab Saigon, occupies a century-old French villa located within a residential alley in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The project adapts the historic structure into a contemporary teahouse while preserving the character of the existing architecture and […]

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hand-felted sheep wool forms the library of vibrant nudibranchs depicting marine life

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Library of nudibranchs made from hand-felted sheep wool   Artist Arina Bo creates a hand-felted library of vibrant nudibranchs depicting marine life made from sheep wool. Each nudibranch in this archive is three inches long, grown-up size, as the artist puts it, and each one is a faithful replica of a real species. The cerata,

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acte deux unifies parisian ‘maids’ rooms’ into 55-square-meter attic apartment

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Acte Deux merges dozen fragmented spaces into one volume   Tucked beneath the roofline of a Parisian residential building, the Sous les Toits apartment by Acte Deux, its name meaning ‘under the rooftops’, brings together a cluster of small, leftover spaces into a single 55-square-meter dwelling. The project consolidates around a dozen previously separated units,

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This Circular Shelf Solved the Rental Damage Problem in 30 Seconds

Architecture, Design

Most shelving solutions ask you to commit before you can even start. Drill a hole here, anchor a bracket there, then live with the consequences if you change your mind six months later. The TAB, designed by Berlin-based architect Michael Hilgers for housewares brand Purstahl, takes a different approach entirely. It clamps onto any vertical

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This titanium ‘Spork’ multitool packs 6 functions in a single unibody design

Architecture, Design

Daily utility meets design in EDC multitools. And here at Yanko Design, we have this knack for recognizing the best tools for you, which would provide advanced features and excellent value when you need them. In the market flooded with multitools that are designed to fold and twist, Prometheus Design Werx has surprised the demanding

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No Balcony Space? This Table Hooks On as a Planter, Bar, or Desk

Architecture, Design

A small city balcony has a way of making every square meter feel personal, just barely. There’s room for a folding chair, maybe a potted plant, and the occasional optimistic thought about al fresco breakfast. What there usually isn’t, though, is any real surface. Designer Michael Hilgers noticed this particular gap, and the balKonzept is

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Killscreen’s N64 Funtastic-inspired Translucent Blue PS5 Controller Is Pure 1999 Nostalgia

Architecture, Design

The N64 Funtastic series was Nintendo’s most chaotic design decision, and that’s a compliment. Launched in 1999, the translucent controllers and consoles arrived at the tail end of a broader cultural moment: Apple had just cracked open the iMac G3’s candy-colored shell and shown the world that visible circuitry could be beautiful, and the consumer

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