Design

Layered wire mesh reimagines the Japanese tea Ceremony House   The Wire Mesh Tea Ceremony House by Moriyuki Ochiai Architects presents a reinterpretation of the traditional Japanese tea house through the use of industrial diamond-shaped wire mesh. The project reconsiders the spatial and sensory qualities of the tea ceremony environment by replacing conventional solid enclosures […]

TDM’s audio device folds into a portable listening gadget   TDM introduces Neo, a pair of hybrid headphones that twist into a portable bluetooth speaker for outdoor and group listening. Unveiled at CES 2026 in Las Vegas, the device combines headphones and a speaker in one, with no extra cables or setups needed. By twisting

a hotel in China shaped by tides, light, and coastal topography   Perched on the southwestern edge of Dongshan Island in China, the Dongshan West Bay Resort by Protoscapes transforms a decommissioned fishing pier into a public-facing coastal landscape. Located on the former site of Qianlou Town’s historic fishery center, the project marks the first

Studio Alexander Fehre’s BG Friedenau offices in Stuttgart harmoniously blend function and identity, creating a dynamic workspace that reflects the…

WORLD DESIGN RANKING REVEALS TOP NATIONS LEADING IN 2025   The World Design Rankings (WDR) has unveiled its 2025 results, providing a snapshot of how design-led innovation is distributed across the globe. The ranking offers a deep dive into the creative power of 114 nations, measured by their success within the A’ Design Award. The

Suzhou, as a city, has distinctive regional architectural characteristics. We abstracted three key elements from traditional garden architecture—”pavilions,” “corridors,” and…

From Arzignano’s City Hall colonnade into the Caffè Nazionale   Caffè Nazionale in Arzignano, Italy, is a restoration and interior project by locally-based firm AMAA. Set beneath the nineteenth-century City Hall colonnade, the café occupies a position where civic space and daily life overlap. From the portico, visitors pass directly into the main hall, with