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Cacto’s Capsule Coffee Machine Refuses to Blend In With the Kitchen
The cactus capsule coffee machine takes its sculptural shape from the cactus, offering distinct views from front and sides for display on any countertop.
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FLPSDE’s XR Bottle Lets Snacks Ride Along Without a Separate Bag
The FLPSDE XR dual chamber water bottle lets snacks ride along without a separate bag. See how its design carries drinks and snacks together in one bottle.
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Louis Erard Splits Time Across Two Portholes With Separate Movements For Each Dial
The Louis Erard porthole watch made with Vianney Halter uses two Sellita SW100 movements, one for hours and minutes, one for seconds, at about $6,000.
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Angelo Lelii Paired Watchmaker Precision With Playful Forms in Monza
See how Angelo Lelii lighting design blended watchmaker precision with playful forms, from his Monza basement workshop to Arredoluce's postwar Italian lamps.
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Flowery Tale Book Vase Trades Extra Containers for Six Configurations From One Object
Read how the pop-up book vase pairs a paper silhouette with a glass test tube, creating six vase shapes from one object while keeping water off your books.
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Chirp Designs Bird Feeders from Mondrian, Kusama and Calder’s Ideas
Chirp, a father-daughter studio in Weymouth, Massachusetts, has released artist-inspired bird feeders drawing on Mondrian, Kusama, Calder and Rothko.
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Akari Lamps Won Over Interior Designers Despite Early Ridicule as ‘Deformed’ Lanterns
Isamu Noguchi Akari lamps started as mocked Gifu paper lanterns before winning over interior designers. Explore their history and lasting influence.
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Veronica Ditting’s Small Print Swells to 258 Miniature Books at Marta Los Angeles
Veronica Ditting's Small Print miniature books exhibition reaches Marta in Los Angeles, opening 7 November with 258 tiny tomes from her collection.
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Gliese Design’s Ruffled Collars Top Checkerboard Bases in 3D Printed Ondu Lamps
Gliese Design's Ondu Wonderland collection includes a 3d printed table lamp with ruffled contours and a chess-inspired checkerboard base in biopolymer.
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Design Museum’s Nue Black Aesthetic Show Rejects One Story for Black Design
The nue black aesthetic exhibition at Design Museum rejects one story for Black design, presenting many perspectives on Black creativity today.
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WOLOLOW’s 10-Inch Saucer Lamp Keeps Its Shell When the Bulb Dies
The ufo night lamp from WOLOLOW keeps its 10-inch saucer shell intact when the bulb dies, and this article walks through how the design holds together.
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Fifteen Gifts for Minimalists That Solve a Daily Problem or Look Good Empty
Looking for gifts for minimalists? These fifteen picks, from Fellow's Clyde kettle to Muji's cuckoo clock, solve everyday problems or look good empty.
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Bower, Mojo and Carrousel Show Mirrors Shifting From Tool to Sculpture
Sculptural mirror design traced from tool to sculpture, with Bower, Mojo and Carrousel mirrors shown as shaped, object-like pieces you can see up close.
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Collectible Turns a Former Upper East Side Cinema Into a Showcase for Independent Design
Collectible design fair returns to the former AMC Orpheum 7 cinema on the Upper East Side, showcasing 110 independent talents from 27 countries in New York.
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Nubeo’s Ecliptic Gives a 45mm Steel Square Case a Spacecraft Dial
The Nubeo Ecliptic watch returns for 2026 in six new colorways, with a 45mm steel square case, a retrograde dual time arc, and a $200 discounted launch price.
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Jiun Ho Traces Kintsugi Gold From Rice Terraces Into Unbound Design Pieces
Explore petronas twin towers interiors and see how Jiun Ho traces kintsugi gold from rice terraces into unbound design pieces, from origin to finished work.
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Lavazza’s Capsule-Free Tablì Earns Third Place in designboom Special Prize
Lavazza's Tablì swaps coffee capsules for a tab made entirely of coffee, with no plastic or aluminum. Learn how this capsule-free coffee system works.
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Twenty Gifts Under $25 Prove Good Design Costs Less Than You Think
Twenty design gifts under $25, from a faceted crystal bud vase to a striped monogram mug, showing that thoughtful style doesn't require a big budget.