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bodybuilding photobook captures strangely familiar sequences in melbourne’s streets

Melanie Cobham captures Melbourne’s urban atmosphere   ‘Bodybuilding’ is a photographic series by Melanie Cobham exploring feelings of displacement and belonging through documentary and street photography. Shot on 35mm film, the images offer a contemplative yet playful portrait of Melbourne’s urban landscape from the perspective of an outsider.   Created in a time marked by […]

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‘it shouldn’t be hyper-formal’: inside the convivial luxury of the ritz-carlton new york, NoMad

step inside the ritz-carlton new york, NoMad   The outskirts of Manhattan‘s Flower District are feeling especially alive lately as the Ritz-Carlton New York settles into its new home at the corner of Broadway and 28th Street. Flower shops along the block open early, filling the sidewalks with fragrance as workers move pallets of roses

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charred cedar facade enfolds kiln-inspired sauna in japan

Ujizono Architects Crafts a Kiln-Inspired Sauna in Kasama   Ujizono Architects has completed Kasamabi Sauna in Kasama City, Japan, a region historically recognized for Kasama ware and ceramics production. The sauna facility is situated within a mixed urban context that includes ceramics schools, art museums, golf grounds, and densely arranged residential buildings. As a program requiring

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CIVIVI Elementum II EDC Knife Opens With One Hand for Holiday Wrapping Madness

Holidays mean wrapping presents, slicing tape, and trimming ribbons, and your fingers pay the price. The CIVIVI Button Lock Elementum II makes these tasks effortless with a sharp, pocket‑friendly blade that opens with one hand. It is the kind of tool that disappears in your pocket until the moment you actually need something sharper than

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8,800 mirrored flowers from discarded acrylic reveal a data-driven portrait of the netherlands

translating dutch demographics into a shimmering field of light   A meadow of 8,800 mirrored flowers sounds like a fantasy, but for studio mo man tai it becomes a data-driven portrait of the Netherlands. Their installation, Reflecting Diverseness, transforms national demographic figures into a shimmering, immersive landscape where light, reflection, and statistics fold into one

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This teal Nothing Phone 3a Community Edition looks like a Game Boy for grown‑ups

Nothing just pulled the curtain back on the Phone 3a Community Edition, a limited 1,000-unit drop built around a vibrant teal design inspired by late-90s gaming hardware. This special release is the result of a nine-month collaboration between Nothing’s internal teams and four winners from its community design project. The phone itself is a visual

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Two Homes, One Shell: Inside Japan’s Most Ingenious Tiny House

Nestled in the mountains of Nozawaonsen, Nagano, a young company called Ikigai Collective is rewriting the rules of compact living. Their latest creation, the Yamabiko, challenges everything we thought we knew about tiny houses. At just 6.6 meters long, this remarkable dwelling doesn’t squeeze one living space into its metal frame. It fits two. The

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F.P. Journe Turns 86 Carats of Rubies Into One Watch

Most gem-set watches treat stones as decoration. F.P. Journe’s Tourbillon Souverain Vertical Joaillerie Rubis treats them as the entire point. This unique piece took eight years to build because finding 93 rubies that match perfectly in color, then cutting 61 carats of material away to achieve that uniformity, requires a timeline most manufacturers would never

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