Stone coffee tables often default to simple slabs or blocks, heavy objects that sit on the floor and announce their weight. More interesting pieces treat stone as something to carve and balance, not just to drop into a room. Coffee Table 01 and Side Table 01 by Tom Black lean into that second approach, using […]
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ARIA lets drivers fix their own modular electric city car Meet ARIA, the modular electric city car created by the student team TU/ecomotive that drivers can repair themselves. Designed to last longer, the vehicle changes the status quo in the automotive industry by giving the users more control over repairs and maintenance instead of
Atrey and Associates’ Delhi Residence: Climatic Intelligence and Sculptural Form The Nadhyavart Residence in Delhi, designed by Atrey and Associates, mixes climatic intelligence, material honesty, and spatial refinement within brutalist architecture. The home integrates passive design strategies, calibrated geometries, and craft-driven detailings all packaged within a sweeping, curvilinear concrete mass. This bold, texturally raw
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designboom’s top 10 private spaces of 2025 In 2025, architects around the world continue to expand the possibilities of domestic design, presenting a diverse collection of private houses that reconsider how we inhabit landscape, community, and climate. This year’s selection ranges from net-positive, off-grid experimentation in rural Japan to rammed-earth dwellings carved into the
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mode:lina crafts a micro-interior in poland focused on cake In Skórzewo, Poland, mode:lina architects translate the anatomy of a cake into an interior for Bez Rodzynek, a 25-square-meter studio. Led by architect Kinga Kin, the design takes the familiar elements of frosting, piped borders, and sugar decorations and reworks them into architectural motifs, using
Self-healing concrete used to build pompeii in the past A new analysis by MIT researchers reveals that Pompeii’s brick structures still stand because the ancient Romans used self-healing concrete that lasts for thousands of years. In 2023, MIT Associate Professor Admir Masic and his team published a paper explaining how Roman concrete was made,
This Perth Home Takes Its Cues From Holidays On Rottnest Island Architecture by Christina Karras Inside Broome Street House by Philip Stejskal Architecture. Cork floors and bagged bricks reference the robust and simple interiors of a beach shack. The sloped ceiling maximises the sense of space inside. The light and bright living room. A fireplace
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Most keychain cutters feel like afterthoughts. Plastic shells with soft blades that struggle with packing tape, bend on zip ties, and disappoint when needed. The gap between how often a small sharp edge would be useful and how rarely those tools work is frustrating. Small does not have to mean flimsy, but most micro knives
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Most LEGO builders start with the instructions. Simons_Studio started with experience building actual radio-controlled aircraft, then wondered if the same principles could work with plastic bricks. The answer turned out to be yes, and in some ways, LEGO proved easier since every connection stays perfectly aligned without adjustment. The Red Bull Extra Aerobatic Plane showcases
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‘landscapes’ by laura gonzalez glows in new york Landscapes, a new exhibition by Parisian designer Laura Gonzalez, opens at her Franklin Street gallery space in New York to present a focused dialogue with French artist Fabien Conti. The show, which includes paintings, handcrafted furnishings, and sculptural lighting pieces, introduces a new direction in the designer’s
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