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studiolowe design adapts foreclosed denver tower into well-ness affordable housing

studiolowe design reuses denver’s republic tower   Denver’s built environment faces a daunting contradiction presently in 2025: a surplus of empty office high-rises coexisting with an acute deficit of affordable housing. With nearly 40% of downtown office space vacant and a housing deficit of 30,000 units, the need for creative solutions is paramount. The problem, […]

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Timeless rotary phone reborn as modern AI-powered companion that plays music

Who can forget the charm of rotary phones that were a lifeline in the early ’90s and ’80s? Their iconic mechanical dialling wheel with finger holes, solid build quality, and the unique clicking sound. Everything inside the machine was mechanical and wired on the inside to make communication possible. Even after their technical innovation was

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karlssonwilker contrasts icelandic culture in reykjavík brewing company rebranding

Reykjavík Brewing Company rebranding by karlssonwilker   The renowned Icelandic brewery, Reykjavík Brewing Company (RVK), has been given a bold, contemporary visual identity courtesy of karlssonwilker. The rebranding – from logo to packaging and merchandise – captures the raw, unique spirit of Iceland’s capital, Reykjavík, marrying the brewery’s tradition with a fresh, forward-thinking image. karlssonwilker’s

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Hand-Stitched $2,300 Sneakers With Only 2 Pairs in the World

Let’s talk about what happens when ancient Japanese craftsmanship collides with one of the most elusive sneakers in the game. The result? A pair of shoes that costs more than most people’s monthly rent, and somehow, that price tag makes total sense. New Balance Japan just announced a collaboration with Sashiko Gals that’s turning heads

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Jolla Phone Returns with a Physical Switch to Cut Off Mics and Tracking

The mobile OS graveyard is crowded. Symbian, MeeGo, Firefox OS, Windows Phone, all killed by iOS and Android’s duopoly. Most people quietly accepted that those two won and moved on. Jolla started from Nokia’s MeeGo ashes in 2013, shipped the original Jolla Phone, and somehow kept Sailfish OS alive for twelve years in the wilderness.

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7 Best Gifts for Him That Sold Out In 24 Hours Last Year

Last year’s holiday season revealed something about modern gift-giving. Men want tools that work, look exceptional, and tell stories worth sharing. The gifts that vanished fastest weren’t trendy gadgets destined for drawer exile. They were thoughtfully engineered pieces that balanced aesthetic sophistication with genuine utility. These weren’t impulse purchases. They were calculated acquisitions by people

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meet ori: the world’s first frameless umbrella that unfolds like origami

ori is the world’s first frameless origami umbrella   A new hardware startup led by MIT engineers and world-renowned origami innovators reimagines one of the most unchanged everyday objects: the umbrella. Called Ori, it features a frameless, origami-engineered design that compresses a traditional 1-meter canopy into a pocket-sized 3.5 × 23 centimeter cylinder, turning the

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These Experimental Pencils Treat Writing as Performance Art

There’s something almost rebellious about spending serious design energy on a pencil. We’re constantly told that screens are the future and handwriting is obsolete but Korean design studio BKID went all in on the opposite direction. Their project “Write Draw Think” asks a question nobody knew they needed answered: what if we stopped taking the

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