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calatrava-designed station ‘gare de mons’ opens with rhythmic structure in belgium

danica o. kus photographs belgium’s Gare de Mons The Gare de Mons has opened in Belgium, marking the culmination of nearly two decades of design and construction led by Santiago Calatrava. Located near the French border, the multi-modal station connects local and international train lines while uniting the city’s historic center to the south […]

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cyril lancelin’s inflatable sculpture of star loops reflects the courtyard of étrépagny library

Design

Circle Stars Creates a Reflective Geometry in a Historic Courtyard Lyon-based artist Cyril Lancelin continues his exploration of immersive geometric forms with Circle Stars, a monumental inflatable sculpture. Installed in the historic courtyard of Étrépagny’s media library in northern France, the work was presented as part of Spot, a group exhibition organized by the

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This Titanium EDC Knife Has 3 Opening Styles and Costs Just $159

Architecture, Design

The problem with most EDC knives is that they’re either pretty to look at or actually useful, rarely both. Cheap materials make them look tacky, stiff mechanisms make them frustrating to use, and don’t even get started on how quickly they lose their edge. That hasn’t stopped manufacturers from churning out countless variations of the

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DJI Just Launched a Secret Camera Brand to Dodge US Tariffs (Here’s Where To Buy It)

Architecture, Design

There’s a new camera brand in town called Xtra, and it’s selling cameras that look exactly like DJI’s most popular models, except without the tariff markup. I’m talking functionally identical hardware here. The Xtra Muse is the DJI Osmo Pocket 3. The Xtra Edge is the DJI Osmo Action 4. Same specs, same build, same

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atelier guo’s moonlit pavilion rises from the remains of an abandoned greenhouse in china

Design

Atelier Guo’s Moon Pavilion rises over the waters of Huizhou Atelier Guo transforms an abandoned greenhouse in Huizhou, China, into the Moon Pavilion, a compact, two-story structure. Conceived in collaboration with artists Meilin Gao and Gang Xu, the project draws from an ancient Chinese verse describing a poet, smiling and intoxicated among flowers, and

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This Tiny House Looks Impossibly Small Outside But Hides A Full Sewing Studio Inside

Architecture, Design

Baluchon has done it again. The French tiny house builder, widely regarded as the most innovative craftsman in the industry, has just revealed their latest masterpiece: Nouvelle Danse. This light-filled sanctuary represents everything that makes Baluchon the gold standard in compact living design. Custom-built for a passionate seamstress, Nouvelle Danse transforms the traditional tiny house

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IKEA Transforms Its Most Beloved Chair Into Something Completely Different

Architecture, Design

IKEA has fundamentally reimagined its most enduring furniture icon, and the result is nothing short of transformative. The POANG armchair, a global bestseller that has graced millions of homes since 1977, just received its most significant design evolution in nearly five decades. The late Noboru Nakamura, the chairs original designer, came out of retirement in

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daniel arsham sculpts his first hublot wristwatch to capture movement of rippling waters

Design

hublot’s MP-17 Meca-10 Arsham Splash Titanium Sapphire The MP-17 Meca-10 Arsham Splash Titanium Sapphire marks the first wristwatch collaboration between Hublot and artist Daniel Arsham. Limited to 99 pieces, the 42 mm watch continues the designer’s dialogue between art and mechanics that began with last year’s MP-16 Arsham Droplet. Where that design reimagined a

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AVG Batmobile Tribute is a Mercedes-Benz CL55 AMG turned into Gotham’s Ultimate Street Machine

Architecture, Design

In a move that would make Bruce Wayne proud, the AVG Batmobile Tribute roars out of the shadows as a street-legal blend of Gotham grit and German precision. Built upon a Mercedes-Benz CL55 AMG, this one-off creation channels the brooding spirit of Batman’s iconic ride while preserving the mechanical soul of a high-performance AMG coupe.

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Edifier’s $210 Cyberpunk Speaker Has RGB Fans Like a $3,000 Gaming Rig

Architecture, Design

Edifier’s Huazai New Cyber speaker is what happens when someone decides desktop audio needs the full gaming PC treatment, transparent panels and all. At 1,499 yuan (roughly $210), this thing looks like it escaped from a high-end battlestation, complete with a three-sided transparent casing that exposes the power management unit, signal processor, and RGB ambient

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