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Louis Vuitton: Designing the future
The French fashion house Louis Vuitton, which opened its doors in 1854, is today the world's largest luxury brand. Correspondent Alina Cho talks with artistic director Nicolas Ghesquière, who is shaping the future of Louis Vuitton by…
Uzbekistan to receive China's J-10 military aircraft, based on Israel Aerospace Industries Lavi design
Another Muslim country is receiving the legacy of a previous Israeli aircraft project as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu instructs the defense establishment to prepare for the development of a new Israeli fighter jet in an effort to maintain…
Fitbit's founders designed a wearable for the whole family
Long before 2007 when the health tracker Fitbit single-handedly mushroomed the market for wearable technology, another wearable device had been dominating the niche for nearly 20 years. Life Alert, an emergency medical alert device company, had…
Textile show highlights talents of Scots designers
TEX+ is a charity and “career accelerator” established to help support emerging textile graduates by connecting them with professionals from across the UK. The goal is to ensure that they “build skills, networks and…
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The AI-led media buyer will design the system, not just run the tool: Ankit Desai
If a machine can build a media plan in minutes, execute campaigns in a day and consolidate mountains of reporting data, the traditional media buyer's job is bound to change. The more consequential question is what replaces the work that machines…
Graphic designers are trying to fix people's terrible AI flyers
You might have noticed flyers for small businesses starting to look the same in recent months, not because everyone's jumping on one of the big graphic design trends of 2026, but because of a technology. AI-generated flyers are everywhere, and…
5 Steel Furniture Designs That Look Nothing Like Steel Furniture
For years, steel furniture carried a predictable identity, purely functional and unapologetically utilitarian. It belonged to offices, factories, and workshops, valued more for endurance than aesthetics. That perception has quietly transformed.
Crocs' Newest Shoe Is Designed to Feel Like a Sneaker With All-day Comfort - but It's Not Totally New
Crocs' clogs and sandal-adjacent shoes are typically not the sort of footwear you expect to see an abundance of once summer fades away, but the Colorado-based company has a new limited-edition model on the way that's designed to adapt to cooler…
Chipmaker CXMT sues Pentagon over 'Chinese military company' designation
3 min read New Delhi Make us preferred source on Google China's top memory chipmaker, ChangXin Memory Technologies, sued the Pentagon on Friday over being placed on a list of companies the U.S. says are aiding Beijing's military. “CXMT is…
Discovering Bristol, Banksy, Brunel and some grand designs
Strangely, as I've matured, and I refuse to use the word aged, I've developed a passion for staycations too. Perhaps because several recent trips have coincided with excellent weather, I've seen great swathes of the UK at their very best.
Traditional Korean folklore, attire and weaponry inspire this artist's striking fantasy character designs
Grayboxx Essennoir is an artist from South Korea who draws inspiration from traditional Korean attire, weaponry and folklore. Rather than viewing a whole forest, they focus on leaves and stems, weaving subtle narratives into characters and dark…
Seiko Presage Bamboo Story Puts Design Before Specs | Seiko Presage Museum 2026
Watch brands love talking about inspiration. A blue dial becomes the ocean, a textured dial becomes snow, and a green dial becomes a forest. For buyers, the problem is figuring out when those stories actually explain a watch and when they are…
Commanders Designate Trey Amos, Jeremy McNichols to Return From Injured Reserve
As the Washington Commanders finalized their initial 53-man roster, they placed cornerback Trey Amos and running back Jeremy McNichols on the Reserve/Injured list with designations to return. By using both return designations allowed during final…
This Newly Public Nuclear IPO Is Already Using AI to Speed Up Reactor Design. Is It a Buy?
X-Energy (XE -6.77%) has only been public since April, but it's already strategically placed at the intersection of two of the biggest investment themes in the market: artificial intelligence and nuclear power. In July, the company became a…
Zara Just Gave the Classic Striped Midi Skirt a Designer Upgrade-Without the Price Tag
For me, a capsule wardrobe isn't just about great basics—you need a few standout pieces to transform the plain essentials too. That's exactly what this Zara midi skirt does, and it's so chic, for a second I almost thought it was designer.
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