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forbes.com - Jamie Gold - 4 New Wellness Architecture And Design Trends To Enhance Your Home
4 New Wellness Architecture And Design Trends To Enhance Your Home
Forbes

The hardwood floors in this bedroom will not emit microplastics into the air and sleepers' lungs. The Global Wellness Institute, a leading research resource for policymakers, analysts and writers on the international wellness industry, just…

forbes.com - Anna Drobakha - ​AI Isn't Scaling Because Organizations Are Still Designed For Control
​AI Isn't Scaling Because Organizations Are Still Designed For Control
Forbes

Anna Drobakha, Global Digital Business & AI Transformation Director at Groupe SEB. ​There's a pattern I keep seeing across organizations. In conversations with leadership teams, the ambition around AI is clear. There's energy, investment and…

globenewswire.com - BULL SAS - Bull delivers Airbus' new supercomputing infrastructure to design the future of aerospace
Bull delivers Airbus' new supercomputing infrastructure to design the future of aerospace
GlobeNewswire

Paris, France and Hamburg, Germany – 19 May, 2026 – Bull, a leader in advanced computing and AI, today announces the delivery and inauguration of a new supercomputing infrastructure for Airbus, Europe's largest aerospace company, as…

forbes.com - Upali Nanda - How Leaders Can Design Workplaces That Support 'Brain Capital
How Leaders Can Design Workplaces That Support 'Brain Capital
Forbes

Dr. Upali Nanda is EVP/Global Innovation Director at HKS Inc & professor of practice at the Univ. of Michigan, focused on health by design. Leaders are investing billions in AI to amplify what their people can do while housing those same people in…

forbes.com - Erik Matuszewski - Michelle Wie To Design New Par 3 Golf Course At Candyroot Lodge
Michelle Wie To Design New Par 3 Golf Course At Candyroot Lodge
Forbes

Michelle Wie is teaming with architect Mike Koprowski to design the new short course at Candyroot Lodge in South Carolina. Michelle Wie got her start playing golf on a public par 3 course in Hawaii and fondly recalls the days of being rewarded with…

scmp.com - Morning Studio editors - How Changan Automobile's design-driven brand strategy shapes its global expansion plans
How Changan Automobile's design-driven brand strategy shapes its global expansion plans
South China Morning Post

“The Chinese automotive industry is rapidly moving from being perceived as a volume manufacturer and follower to establishing itself as a leader in innovation, design and new technology paradigms,” Klaus Zyciora, vice-president of…

wmagazine.com - Tyler VanVranken - The Next Generation of Designers Isn't Letting AI Take Over
The Next Generation of Designers Isn't Letting AI Take Over
W Magazine

On May 15, sixty of the Savannah College of Art and Design's graduating fashion design students presented their final collections in the school's museum of art. From beneath a hanging, multicolor fiber art installation by Janet Echelman, student…

appleinsider.com - William Gallagher - Avatar design company Animato acquired by Apple
Avatar design company Animato acquired by Apple
AppleInsider

A low-profile firm that makes software to create virtual avatars has been acquired by Apple, perhaps to improve Personas in Apple Vision Pro. Following its acquisition of firms that may help with new features in Apple Creator Studio, Apple has now…

wwd.com - Alexandra Harrell - Future Snoops Argues Sustainability Is Making Design More Distinctive
Future Snoops Argues Sustainability Is Making Design More Distinctive
WWD

For years, sustainability has occupied an uneasy place inside the creative process: necessary, increasingly unavoidable and, for many designers, synonymous with limitation. But Future Snoops is arguing the opposite. In a recent webinar with…

smh.com.au - Robyn Willis - The home design features for a longer, healthier life
The home design features for a longer, healthier life
The Sydney Morning Herald

None of us is getting any younger. But the way we age – and the quality of life we enjoy as the years tick by – depends on a number of factors. While some may have won the genetic lottery for long life, lifestyle factors such as diet…

wbt.com - Editorial Staff - The rise of hotel-inspired bathroom design in luxury home renovations
The rise of hotel-inspired bathroom design in luxury home renovations
WBT Charlotte's News Talk

Hotel-inspired bathroom design has become a defining feature of luxury home renovations. By applying hospitality principles like cohesive finishes, layered lighting, and deliberate layouts, homeowners are transforming their bathrooms into private…

goodhousekeeping.com - Shelby Deering - Designers Think This Is the Most Overrated Piece of Furniture
Designers Think This Is the Most Overrated Piece of Furniture
Good Housekeeping

There are some spaces on Instagram and Pinterest that can stop your heart as soon as you spot them. Dreamy, on-trend, and perfect. And although these rooms are undoubtedly aesthetically-pleasing, what is it like to actually live with these pieces…

wwd.com - Fairchild Studio - Hansae Strengthens European Scaling and Service With Spain Design Office
Hansae Strengthens European Scaling and Service With Spain Design Office
WWD

The role of a manufacturer is quickly evolving from a producer to a partner, as demands for differentiation drive brands toward companies that can support product development from start to finish. South Korea-based original design manufacturer…

afr.com - Angela Macdonald-Smith - Gas giants slam 'Argentina-style' reservation design
Gas giants slam 'Argentina-style' reservation design
Australian Financial Review

Forcing east coast gas producers to sell 20 per cent of their LNG exports into the domestic market will kill gas companies and destroy businesses, according to Santos chief executive Kevin Gallagher, who says Australia risks going the way of…

wwd.com - Julia Teti - Salma Hayek Pinault Thrills in Feathery Design
Salma Hayek Pinault Thrills in Feathery Design
WWD

Salma Hayek Pinault went the textural route in a custom design by Gucci for the annual Kering Women in Motion Dinner during the 2026 Cannes Film Festival on Sunday night in Cannes, France. The Oscar-nominated “Frida” star wore a…

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