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Illustrator Creates Cozy Grunling Worlds With Anthropomorphic Fruits And Vegetables Turning Everyday Nature Into Pastel Storylands

Johanna Forster is a German illustrator and character designer best known for her “Grunlings” (Grünlinge) – a cast of cute, anthropomorphic fruits, vegetables and plant spirits that live in a bright, cozy fantasy world. Working mainly in Procreate, she builds soft, textured digital illustrations with pastel palettes, gentle gradients and lots of tiny nature details, […]

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Design

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Stunning Water, Snow & Ice Winners from the Mobile Photography Awards 2025

Design

1st Place Winner: “Wave Hug” by Chenyu Zhang The 14th Annual Mobile Photography Awards unveiled their Water, Snow & Ice winners, and the images are breathtaking. These photos prove how powerful mobile cameras can be when paired with artists who see beauty in everyday weather. From frozen lakes and misty waterfalls to neon-lit rainy streets,

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Stunning Water, Snow & Ice Winners from the Mobile Photography Awards 2025

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Stylist Kelly Thompson’s Colour-Rich, Happy Home

Interior Design

Stylist Kelly Thompson’s Colour-Rich, Happy Home Homes by Amelia Barnes Custom paint colour by Tint, available on request. Rugs from Etsy. Pendant by Oi Soi Oi from Lander—Se. Vintage sideboard, daybed, coffee table, bowl, small plinth, armchair, and floor lamp. Mobile by Fellows Mobiles. Sculpture by Neighbourhood Studios. Painting by Kate Banazi. Smaller painting by

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The Pebble Index 01 Strips the Smart Ring Down to a Single Gesture of Capture

Architecture, Design

A ring that does nothing but listen. In a category defined by biometric excess, the Pebble Index 01 arrives with radical minimalism: one button, one microphone, no display, no haptic motor, no health sensors whatsoever. Eric Migicovsky, the designer who created the original Pebble smartwatch before selling it to Fitbit, has returned with a device

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192 Sliding Blocks Let Anyone Sculpt This Pavilion Into New Shapes

Architecture, Design

Most architecture, even the wildest parametric forms, is fixed the day it opens and stays that way until it is renovated or demolished. Michael Jantzen points out that exciting spaces are often “fixed in time” while people’s needs and desires keep shifting. The Malleable Space Pavilion is a small, clear argument for buildings that can

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This Tiny Water Purifier Rethinks Design for Small Spaces

Architecture, Design

There’s something refreshing about design concepts that actually understand how we live. The SAI Lite water purifier from Superset Design is one of those rare concepts that doesn’t just look good in renderings but actually makes sense for real kitchens. Especially if that kitchen happens to be, like mine, not exactly spacious and can be

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multipurpose ELO car doubles as temporary camp with inflatable mattress and power supply

Design

Citroën’s multipurpose ELO concept car can supply power Citroën presents the multipurpose ELO concept car, which doubles as a temporary camp with inflatable mattresses and a power generator. The electric automobile can become a resting place, as the two beds stored in the rear area can be inflated using the compressed air that is

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This Australian Soy Fish Decomposes in 6 Weeks, Not 400 Years

Architecture, Design

As someone who can demolish a sushi platter in minutes, I’ve always felt a pang of guilt watching those tiny plastic fish pile up on my plate. Sustainable design studio Heliograf clearly felt the same way. After five years of development, they’ve launched Holy Carp!, the world’s first home compostable soy sauce dropper that doesn’t

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