Most furniture gets categorized before it even enters a room. That’s a dining table. That’s a desk. That’s a side table for the corner where nothing important ever happens. We sort, we label, we arrange our spaces accordingly, and then our lives proceed to ignore all of it. A laptop ends up at the dinner […]
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How To Transform Your Balcony Or Rooftop Into A Thriving Garden Gardens by Christina Karras Clifton Hill Rooftop by Ian Barker Landscapes. Photo – Holly Hawkins Boxed planters are great for giving a rooftop or balcony garden some structure. Photo – Holly Hawkins Photo – Holly Hawkins Wisteria floribunda ‘Royal Purple’ climbs across the overhead
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Tiny house living has always asked one thing of its converts: sacrifice. Less square footage, less storage, less room to breathe. The Knoll, the latest model from Backcountry Tiny Homes, pushes back on that idea — and does so with a lot of personality. Built on a triple-axle gooseneck (raised) trailer, the Knoll stretches 38
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I was today years old when I learnt that Smeg’s origins were in enamel technology, not the gorgeously colorful kitchen appliances we’ve known them for these past few decades. Well, Smeg did end up perfecting the art of enameling wonderful hues onto appliances, so it’s just natural that they’d become famous for it, collaborating with
When you hear “shipping container restaurant,” you probably picture a food truck-adjacent setup with exposed steel walls and Edison bulb string lights. Petti, a restaurant in Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu, is nothing like that. Designed by Indian studio Wallmakers, it is one of those rare projects that makes you stop and ask why we haven’t been
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Sıla Şehrazat Yücel is an Istanbul-based artist who blends her background in landscape architecture (Istanbul University, 2010) and master’s degree in design with experience as art director in cinema and theater. Her practice spans digital painting, AI-generated art, jewelry, and decorative objects. Yücel’s signature aesthetic is surreal, evocative, and asymmetrical, featuring dreamlike figures in olive
Tim Tadder is a self-taught advertising photographer, director, and conceptual artist based in Los Angeles. Tadder’s early exposure came from his father’s darkrooms; he later became renowned for high-concept series like “Water Wigs” (high-speed captures of exploding water balloons on bald heads). His commercial work serves Nike, Amazon, and Getty Images, blending dynamic lighting, vivid
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Most acoustic panels exist as a necessary evil. You know the type: thick foam squares in aggressive wedge shapes, usually in black or grey, installed in a recording studio or conference room with zero consideration for how the space actually looks. They do their job. They do it without any grace. And for years, that
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In a world shaped by AI, constant notifications, and shrinking attention spans, focused reading has become harder to protect. Distractions are no longer just external; they are embedded in the very tools you use every day. Against this backdrop, libraries are no longer quiet backdrops to digital life, but intentional spaces designed to help you
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Kim Collister is a mixed media artist based in Conway, Arkansas, creating vibrant, textural journals, collages, and altered books that celebrate experimentation with paper, paint, and found objects. Collister’s aesthetic is whimsical yet layered, featuring gessoed substrates, vintage brushes, reflective paints, and stenciled patterns. Recent series explore color theory (“The Untruth of Blue”), memory challenges
