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3 eye-catching interior design pieces to elevate your home
Whether you're searching for sculptural furniture or gem-encrusted decor, the following interior design pieces are sure to bring a little personality to your home, or at the very least serve as conversation pieces. Made of marble and brass, this…
Formidable Agility: Designing Organizations That Remain Relevant
Kumar Rupesh is a finance executive at FUTEK and author of From Theory to Execution, with 20+ years in strategy, finance, and operations. Many organizations generate bountiful ideas. But they still struggle. To sustain, and to grow. In many cases…
30 Things That Must Have Been Designed By Geniuses
Promising review: 'We're going on three years now with this lil' guy, and he's still functioning like he's straight out of the box. It's small and light enough to take on trips to the cafe and super easy to set up. It works wonderfully and looks…
How Design Systems Are Turning Brand Voice Into Brand Behavior
Goran Paun, Creative Director at ArtVersion, designing and developing human-centered user experiences for forward-thinking companies. Brand voice is often understood as the style and tone through which an organization becomes recognizable. Yet in…
IKEA brings Swedish design to Daegu this month
Global home furnishings giant IKEA is expanding to southeastern Korea this month, opening its first store in Daegu — about 235 kilometers southeast of Seoul — on Sept. 17 inside the downtown Shinsegae department store near Dongdaegu…
Google's answer to Canva is an AI tool where you prompt instead of design
Google is entering the creative design market with a new image creation and editing tool called Google Pics, which will become a part of its Google Workspace suite for business customers and premium Google AI subscribers. The company says the…
M&S launch 'incredible' designer-inspired leather jacket for under £70
With autumn finally here, it's time to rethink your wardrobe and where better to start than a classic leather jacket that will work with everything from flouncy floral midi dresses to your favourite jeans. Scrolling through the new in section…
Takeanap Turns Design Feedback Into Reusable Knowledge
Generative AI has made it much faster to produce a screen, mockup, or visual concept. But it has not solved the part of product design that often takes the longest: getting a team to agree on what to keep, what to change, and why. That is the…
Naomi Osaka Debuts Latest Designer Tennis Kit at the 2026 US Open
Naomi Osaka aced her 2026 U.S. Open look for the final Grand Slam of the season. The two-time U.S. Open champion wore a Nike tennis kit and custom Who Decides War walk-on ensemble for her first round match at the USTA Billie Jean King National…
Man City fans used AI to design the team's new kit
Manchester City's new uniforms are the first professional kits designed by fans using AI that will be worn on a football pitch. The Premier League team announced a new fan-designed alternative kit that was made using Puma AI Creator, the German…
Mules are replacing ballet flats for autumn, and FitFlop's new designer collab is as comfy as it is stylish
If there's one autumn shoe trend worth knowing, make it mules. Backless footwear in various shapes and forms were spotted on the autumn/winter 2026 runways at the likes of Miu Miu, Calvin Klein, Simone Rocha, Conner Ives, and of course Gucci, with…
India's auto industry must focus on design, domestic value addition: H D Kumaraswamy
The government on Wednesday urged the automotive industry to focus more on design and domestic value addition (DVA) to drive India's electric vehicle (EV) transition, saying the success of the country's electric mobility cannot be measured only by…
How this Australian designer built a global business from a leaky garage
In the leafy suburb of Prahran, in the inner east of Melbourne, Rachel Donath is nesting – for her growing business. The designer has bought a double-fronted heritage building on Malvern Road and is turning it into a showroom…
The Designer Quietly Reinventing Calvin Klein
On Seventh Avenue, the main drag of Manhattan's garment district, appearances are everything—even when it comes to minute details. A block away from the Calvin Klein headquarters, I witness a window-washer's boss pointing out the spot he…
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