The Return of Industrial Poetics: Novocastrian’s Insulator Table Lamp
A relic reborn: Novocastrian’s Insulator Table Lamp distills the raw functionality of early 20th-century railway infrastructure into a design object of quiet intensity. Part of the British studio’s new Insulator Collection, the piece references the utilitarian elegance of glass insulators…
A House That Becomes Landscape: A Melbourne Home Rooted in Nature
In a quiet, leafy suburb of Melbourne, a new residence takes shape, not as a statement, but as a condition of its landscape. This 2024-built home, designed to navigate the contrast between manicured suburbia and native bushland, draws its strength…
These Furniture are Made Of Sheep Wool
Wool has long symbolized softness, tradition, and comfort. But what if it could also be structural, resilient, and sharply modern? Solidwool is the answer to that question, a composite material made from 50% wool and 50% bio-resin, merging heritage with…
From Concrete Shell to Choreographed Space: Folistudio’s Mozaik Showroom in Istanbul
In Istanbul’s Maslak district, a former concrete shell has been reimagined as a spatial framework for design. Turkish architecture practice Folistudio has transformed the Mozaik Design Showroom into a layered, immersive environment, blurring the line between gallery, archive, and exhibition.…
When Hyundai Rebuilt the Past, It Sparked an Electric Future: Revisiting the Pony and Grandeur Heritage Models
In the rapidly evolving world of electric vehicles, few brands are turning to the past to chart their future with as much conviction as Hyundai. Through its Heritage Series, the South Korean carmaker is not merely indulging nostalgia, it’s extracting…
This Cactus-Looking Camera Lets You Stay Close to Your Pet, Even When You’re Not Home
Most pet cameras look like what they are: discreet, blinking orbs that sit on a shelf, quietly streaming surveillance footage. They’re functional but emotionally distant, watchers, not companions. Camtus offers a more tender, spatially aware alternative. Shaped more like a…
The $3 Canvas Crisis: What the Trader Joe’s Tote Bag Frenzy Says About Us
It was a slow Sunday afternoon in Greenwich Park, and I was queuing for coffee from the back of someone’s converted Citroën van when I saw it: a small, cream canvas bag stamped with the unmistakable red Trader Joe’s logo.…
This Cafe Has Matcha Coloured Silk Drapes
In its newest Mont Kiara outpost, Niko Neko Matcha unveils more than a café, it unveils an atmosphere. The brand’s fifth branch in Kuala Lumpur, Niko Neko 5.0, transforms matcha culture into a spatial ritual, bringing together architectural precision and…
MERCADO by AIDIA Studio: Where Community, Craft, and Climate Meet
Set against the cultural backdrop of the Yucatán Peninsula, MERCADO is more than a local crafts market, it is a civic platform designed to empower. Developed under a government initiative to strengthen under-resourced municipalities, this project in Nicolás Bravo, Quintana…
Olivier van Herpt: Rewriting the Rules of the Machine
Where does the machine end and the maker begin? For Dutch designer Olivier van Herpt, this boundary has never been fixed. Instead, it’s a space to be pushed, tested, and reimagined. Based in Eindhoven, van Herpt constructs his own tools,…