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Licht Kunst Licht Lights Cologne Cathedral With Nearly Invisible LED Fixtures
Licht Kunst Licht's cologne cathedral lighting uses 700+ warm LED fixtures that stay nearly invisible by day and spare the historic Gothic stonework.
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Datecrete Turns UAE Date Pit Waste Into Building Material Honored at Seoul
See how Datecrete turns discarded date pits from UAE food production into a date pit building material for furniture and architecture, honored in Seoul.
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Rimowa’s Hidden Steel Clamp Holds Passports Inside Its Grooved Aluminum Sleeve
The Rimowa passport holder uses a hidden stainless steel clamp in a grooved aluminum sleeve, with a side opening for easy removal at document checks.
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Steel, White Gold and Platinum Watches Trade Ornament for Quiet, Lasting Restraint
Steel, white gold and platinum white metal watches from Omega, Richard Mille and IWC favour simple lines and quiet restraint over ornament this season.
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Three Copenhagen Design Week Shows Find Humour and Second Lives in Discarded Materials
Copenhagen Design Week exhibitions feature three shows that find humour and second lives in discarded materials, reworking traditional craft in new ways.
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Eunsu Lee’s Natural Objet Turns a Car Key Into a Pebble-Textured Case
Natural Objet is a pebble car key case with a grainy, sandy finish and irregular curved button cuts, designed to make an everyday key feel less like a remote.
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Loupe Light Lets Diners Lift Magnifying Lenses From a Stacked Table Lamp
A magnifying lens table lamp from designer Andrew Ferrier, the Loupe Light stacks lenses that diners can lift off to read menus and bills at the table.
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Tidal Wave Surfboard Swaps Solid Deck for Carbon Ribs and Open Ocean Views
Igor Dzukovski's Tidal Wave transparent surfboard prototype uses exposed carbon-fiber ribs and clear panels to frame the ocean floor below the deck.
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Casio’s Finger-Sized A168 Ring Watch Frees Your Wrist for $135
The casio a168 ring watch, Casio's CRW-002, shrinks the classic A168 onto a stainless steel band with dual time, a stopwatch and LED backlight.
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ADI Sends Compasso d’Oro Winners Into a Permanent Milan Museum Collection
See how the compasso d'oro international award winners move into ADI's permanent Milan museum collection, a lasting home for the selected works.
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TernX Carry On Folds Into a Stroller Without Emptying Your Suitcase
The TernX Carry On is a stroller suitcase hybrid that folds at the gate without emptying the luggage compartment, which helps parents flying with children.
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OKA’s Mori Robot Mimics a Table Lamp to Offer Companionship at Home
OKA's Mori is a 26.4 cm ai lamp robot that greets people, plays nature sounds and dances to music, offering companionship in a familiar household form.
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Mannington Commercial Designs Carpet and LVT as One Connected Color System
Mannington Commercial designs carpet and LVT in families, using a yarn-based commercial flooring color system to connect entryways, lobbies, and patient rooms.
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Peak Design’s Roller Lite Brings Roller Pro Features to Hardshell Suitcases at $450
Peak Design's new Roller Lite brings Roller Pro features to a lighter peak design hardshell suitcase with a carbon fiber SlimDrive trolley at $450.
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Gio Ponti’s Optimism Fills New York, Milan, Taranto and Sorrento This Season
Explore the gio ponti exhibition at Donzella in New York, running through December 22, plus Milan's new Spazio Gio Ponti and more Italian stops this season.
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Pine-Tree Houses and Wooden Tiles Turn Monopoly and Scrabble Into Shelf Décor
WS Game Company's Monopoly Nordic Collection swaps folding boards for wooden panels joined by concealed magnets, built to sit on a shelf between games.
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Hublot’s Big Bang Gets a Second Voice From Artist Leonard Iheagwam
Artist Leonard Iheagwam adds his motifs to the hublot big bang soldier, giving the watchmaker's design a second voice. Explore his artwork on the watch.
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Hollow Clock V Hides Its Motor and Gears Behind a Slim Display Ring
This DIY hollow clock hides its motor, worm and bevel gears, and magnets behind a slim display ring, so the hands appear to float in an open center.
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Why AI matters now in graphic design
In 2025, artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer a fringe curiosity in graphic design—it’s a core part of many professional workflows. Lately, more design teams use…
2017
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Gentle Giants Studio Created A Collection Of Candles Designed To Raise Awareness Of The Global Warming
The collection of candles, designed for BOZU Italian Design Workshop, is entitled Bergy Bit, which is the accurate term for a small iceberg "piece" that has…
2016
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3-Piece Rings That Become Animals When All Pieces Are Put Together
If you happen to have a relentless dilemma of which ring to put on, a Bangkok-based jewellery designer, Mary Lou, has a solution for you –…
2015
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Handcrafted Porcelain “State Plates” Map By Corbé
Detroit-based company Corbé has designed The Fifty United Plates Map as a ransom to hardworking craftspeople across the country. Their collection of handcrafted porcelain plates fit…
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Licht Kunst Licht Lights Cologne Cathedral With Nearly Invisible LED Fixtures
Licht Kunst Licht's cologne cathedral lighting uses 700+ warm LED fixtures that stay nearly invisible by day and spare the historic Gothic stonework.
Design
Rimowa’s Hidden Steel Clamp Holds Passports Inside Its Grooved Aluminum Sleeve
The Rimowa passport holder uses a hidden stainless steel clamp in a grooved aluminum sleeve, with a side opening for easy removal at document checks.
Design
Three Copenhagen Design Week Shows Find Humour and Second Lives in Discarded Materials
Copenhagen Design Week exhibitions feature three shows that find humour and second lives in discarded materials, reworking traditional craft in new ways.
Design
Eunsu Lee’s Natural Objet Turns a Car Key Into a Pebble-Textured Case
Natural Objet is a pebble car key case with a grainy, sandy finish and irregular curved button cuts, designed to make an everyday key feel less like a remote.
Design
Loupe Light Lets Diners Lift Magnifying Lenses From a Stacked Table Lamp
A magnifying lens table lamp from designer Andrew Ferrier, the Loupe Light stacks lenses that diners can lift off to read menus and bills at the table.
Design
Tidal Wave Surfboard Swaps Solid Deck for Carbon Ribs and Open Ocean Views
Igor Dzukovski's Tidal Wave transparent surfboard prototype uses exposed carbon-fiber ribs and clear panels to frame the ocean floor below the deck.
Design
TernX Carry On Folds Into a Stroller Without Emptying Your Suitcase
The TernX Carry On is a stroller suitcase hybrid that folds at the gate without emptying the luggage compartment, which helps parents flying with children.
Design
Mannington Commercial Designs Carpet and LVT as One Connected Color System
Mannington Commercial designs carpet and LVT in families, using a yarn-based commercial flooring color system to connect entryways, lobbies, and patient rooms.