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Making your Pixel devices last longer through design, repair, and reuse
Our devices should be built to last — and easy to repair when life happens. As we celebrate International Repair Day, we are reflecting on how circularity shapes everything we build. Extending the lifespan of hardware is one of the most…
McQueen Is Parting Ways With Designer Seán McGirr
McQueen is parting ways with creative director Seán McGirr after an uneven three-year collaboration, and amid a substantial retrenchment of the business involving layoffs, and a downsizing of the retail network. Kering, parent of the…
Ricursive Intelligence is betting on AI-designed chips to help solve the compute crisis
Ricursive Intelligence founders Anna Goldie and Azalia Mirhoseini believe more efficient AI chip design could help solve the compute crisis. The founders took the stage at TechCrunch Disrupt on Wednesday to detail how their startup is developing AI…
Grand Designs viewers issue furious complaints as they 'switch off' minutes in
Grand Designs viewers claimed to 'turn off' the Channel 4 programme as they rushed to social media to share their complaints. Kevin McCloud 's architectural programme has been airing a new series, which has so far seen a ‘pink cloud house'…
Ugg's Latest Designer Collaboration Is a Loafer Lover's Dream
Of course, Ugg needs little introduction. The Southern California footwear brand has long been beloved for its impossibly cozy, shearling-lined boots, which we find ourselves reaching for year after year as temperatures dip. And while cooler…
Sally Rooney's books withdrawn in U.K. over author's support for designated terror group Palestine Action
London — World-renowned Irish author Sally Rooney's books will no longer be supplied to booksellers in the U.K. due to her public support for Palestine Action, a group banned as a terrorist organization in Britain. Rooney, the bestselling…
Citi Trends Designer Finds Go Viral on TikTok
Citi Trends is having a major moment on TikTok, and shoppers are finding designer labels in places they never expected. The discount retailer is attracting attention as social media users share videos of what they say are luxury fashion finds…
Kilkenny Design reports 13% turnover growth
The group reported turnover of €36.33m for the 12 months to the end of January, up 12.9% or more than €4m from the €32.17m recorded in 2025. Operating profit rose by almost 29% to €1.73m, up from €1.34m a year…
Paris-based Designer Charles Zana Opens New Gallery With Tribute to Mario Schifano
While Charles Zana's interiors projects and designs whisper poetic refinement, he's drawn to edgy works of postmodern art. On Wednesday and during Paris Art Week, Zana will open the doors to his brand new gallery and showroom overlooking Place des…
Rew the Store Brings Luxury Design to Brooklyn
Three weeks ago, Rew the Store, a new luxury designer concept boutique in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, quietly opened its doors at 115 Grand Street ahead of Thursday night's grand opening celebration. The company was founded by Rebecca Weisberg, who cut…
Architecture Between Land and Water: Design Lessons from the Bayou
A bayou is a slow-moving body of water, typically a creek or river that winds through low, flat terrain in a broader wetland landscape. Found throughout the Gulf Coast, bayous are distinct from swamps, which contain forested wetlands characterized…
OB-GYN's dire warning in response to 'Wicker' movie trend: 'Not designed for receiving trees, shrubs or other plants'
Fantasies inspired by the new movie “Wicker” are coming out of the woodwork. Experts say: Don't bark up that tree. Since the trailer came out in July, women have been thirsting over the wicker Alexander Skarsgård — and…
Designers Agree: These 5 Paint Colors Will Be Out in 2027
As the calendar gets closer and closer to 2027, interior designers are starting to share their top predictions for the year ahead. One hot topic that's always worth keeping on your radar? Paint colors! While we're always curious to ask pros about…
Huawei Says Telecom Summit Speakers Urged Security in Network Design
Huawei said speakers at a Vienna telecom summit called for security to be built into network architecture as cloud-native systems, open interfaces and artificial intelligence reshape operations and cyber risks. Huawei said GSMA Intelligence…
AI and symmetry speed design of sound-absorbing fabrics
Woven textiles can do more than provide softness and strength. Their microscopic arrangement of yarns can also influence how sound travels through a material. However, finding suitable over-and-under yarn patterns is a difficult design problem.
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