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Teenage Engineering’s latest Microphone is the most unserious yet brilliant piece of music tech we’ve seen

Teenage Engineering has never been content to stay within conventional product categories, consistently pushing boundaries between instruments, toys, and art objects. Their approach to music hardware combines Swedish design sensibilities with genuine technical innovation, creating devices that feel both familiar and revolutionary. The company’s latest announcement signals another bold expansion into uncharted territory, moving beyond […]

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More than a backpack, the solar-powered Makeshift Traveler is helping California’s homeless live better

The best part about my job is, I get to see so many interesting products designed for a spectrum of users. While some cater to the elite and embody luxury, others — such as the HomeMore Project’s Makeshift Traveler — truly touch the heart because of the purpose behind their creation. Since the introduction of

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B&O Just Launched a $5,000+ Soundbar That Costs More Than Your First Car

Bang & Olufsen’s Beosound Premiere lands like a spaceship in a room full of toasters. That’s not an exaggeration; it’s just what happens when a company known for treating speakers like sculpture decides to rethink the soundbar. This thing doesn’t just sit under your TV. It commands the room, a slab of pearl-blasted aluminum that

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“Tiny Mice, Big Stories”: Humor and Surreal Whimsy in the Paintings of Stuart Dunkel

Stuart Dunkel is an American painter and classical musician born in 1952, known for his detailed oil paintings that often feature whimsical mice in playful and surreal scenes. His background as a musician, having performed with major orchestras like the Boston Symphony Orchestra, influences the harmony and balance in his artworks. After studying at the

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These Found Silhouette Photos Capture the Poetic Beauty of Negative Space and Inspire Imagination Through Natural Lighting

These found silhouette photos were taken in natural light, capturing simple yet powerful outlines and shadows that invoke mystery and invite viewers to imagine stories behind them. Unlike studio portraits, these candid images emphasize the interplay between light and darkness, recalling the work of 18th-century French finance minister Étienne de Silhouette and artists like Marcel

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Old Taiwanse Couple Find Fun Wearing Clothes Left At Their Laundry

A married couple, Hsu Sho-Er and Chang Wan-Ji, ran a laundry in Taichung, Taiwan, where many unclaimed clothes were left for years. In 2020, their grandson, Reef Chang, started dressing them up in these vintage and trendy outfits, taking photos and posting them online to lift their spirits. Although initially skeptical, the couple enjoyed this

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Toyota Walk Me: The Robot Chair That Climbs Stairs and Folds Into Your Trunk

Stairs have long been the nemesis of wheelchair users, turning simple errands into logistical nightmares and limiting access to countless spaces. Toyota’s answer to this mobility challenge doesn’t roll on wheels at all. Instead, the Walk Me concept, unveiled at the Japan Mobility Show 2025, walks on four robotic legs that can climb stairs, navigate

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is THE LINE still becoming reality as saudi arabia reimagines its architectural future?

Saudi Arabia’s futuristic megacity ‘the line’ faces a new reality   Once hailed as the most radical experiment in twenty-first-century urbanism, THE LINE, (find designboom’s previous coverage here), a 170-kilometer-long mirrored megacity slicing through the desert, stands at the center of Saudi Arabia’s shifting architectural agenda. Conceived as the backbone of NEOM, the $500-billion development

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