MagSafe was supposed to unlock a universe of snap-on accessories that would turn your iPhone into a modular Swiss Army knife of functionality. Instead, we got wallet cases, battery packs, and a parade of stands. The ecosystem felt like a promise unfulfilled, a magnetic ring waiting for someone to actually think beyond charging. Chinese startup […]
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Most architects treat rain as an obstacle. Drain it. Redirect it. Keep it away from the interior at all costs. Australian architect Steven Chu had a different idea entirely, and it just earned him the Grand Prize at the NOT A HOTEL DESIGN COMPETITION 2026. His winning entry is called Sound of Rain, a proposed
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Most furniture tells you exactly what to do with it. A chair says sit. A table says set things down. A bench says sit, maybe share the space. The X Bench Swing, the latest from Rotterdam-based studio The New Raw, has a slightly more interesting ask: sit, rock, and do it facing the opposite direction
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Twenty years after Hannah Montana premiered on Disney Channel, Miley Cyrus stepped back onto a replica of the Stewart family living room for a Disney+ anniversary special that sent millennials and Gen Z into a collective spiral. The show, which ran from 2006 to 2011, quickly snowballed from a children’s series about a girl living
architecture for the birds As migratory routes fill again, observation turns into a seasonal ritual. Across wetlands and coastlines, and deep into the forests, architects have been approaching the bird hide as a playful exercise which considers sightlines, filters sound, and hides the body within the landscape. These types of spaces are specifically built
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The Freelander name is making a comeback after more than a decade, but its return marks a significant shift from its original identity. Once a compact SUV within the Land Rover lineup, the Freelander has been revived as an independent electrified vehicle brand through a joint venture between Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) and Chinese automaker
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Finland gave us Nokia, the company that taught an entire generation what a mobile phone could be before the iPhone rewrote the rules. That legacy didn’t vanish when Microsoft bought Nokia’s devices division in 2013. It splintered into smaller, fiercer projects, including Jolla, a company founded by ex-Nokia engineers who refused to let European mobile
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Why Kids + Grandparents Alike Love This Playful ‘Forever Home’ Architecture by Christina Karras Chestnut House by Bower Architecture is a new build on the Bellarine Peninsula. The dining room. Painting left to right by Petrina Bedford, Sammy Veall, April Nulgit. Dining sculptures by Rod Dudley. The space is flanked by two sunny outdoor areas on either
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Timothy Angstadt is an American artist and illustrator based in Jupiter, Florida. With a growing audience of over 16,000 followers on Instagram, he playfully describes his artistic persona and aesthetic as an “evil Peewee Herman”. Angstadt’s portfolio is a masterful blend of the macabre and the adorable, working across both traditional and digital mediums. His
The Raspberry Pi has always been a tinkerer’s dream, a tiny board that can become almost anything with enough creativity. Over the years, its growing capabilities have attracted developers, home automation enthusiasts, and even edge AI experimenters who want real processing power in a compact, low-cost package. The persistent challenge has been housing all of
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