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Fendi Awards Gustav Craft First Design Prize at Milan Design Week
DESIGN TALENT: Fendi has named the first winner of its newly established Fendi Design Prize, unveiling the project during Milan Design Week as part of its broader effort to support emerging design talent. The initiative, dedicated to discovering…
Designers Say This Bold 80s Trend Is Making a Major Comeback
When you watch TV shows from the 1980s, there always seems to be one architectural trend that pops up again and again—glass brick. Featured in shows like Miami Vice and Moonlighting, it was a must-have design touch. But then it fell out of…
10 Watch Brands Quietly Beating the Big Names on Design
The watch world doesn't end at Rolex and Omega. Look past the big names and you'll find a second tier of underrated watch brands making some of the most interesting watches out there. Some are tiny shops run by a few people. Others are older makers…
Everything in 2026 Is Disposable - Here's 5 Sustainable Trends Are Designed to Last Centuries
The age of disposable green is over, as in 2026, sustainability means permanence. You no longer design for short lifecycles or rapid replacement, as you design to last. True ecological responsibility now aligns with architectural endurance, where…
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Anthropic Introduces Claude Design, Signaling Shift Toward AI-Led Design Workflows
Anthropic introduced Claude Design on Friday as part of its broader effort to expand the Claude ecosystem beyond chat and text generation, according to the company's announcement. The tool is positioned as an early-stage, experimental product aimed…
After testing this HP laptop, I get why its 'boring' design is adored by business users
Pros Powerful hardware Sturdy build Good keyboard and trackpad Cons Middling battery Expensive Thick and heavy Runs hot Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. HP's ZBook series aims to combine workstation-level performance with…
There are only four skills: design, technical, management and physical - LessWrong
Epistemic status: Completely schizo galaxy-brained theory Lightcone operates on a 'generalist' philosophy. Most of our full-time staff have the title 'generalist', and in any given year they work on a wide variety of tasks — from software…
Raw-Edges Just Designed a Chair That Needs Zero Fasteners
Upholstery has been done the same way for centuries. Foam gets glued, tacked, or stapled onto a frame, and that's more or less the end of the story. It's functional, it's reliable, and it's almost never questioned. London-based Raw-Edges Design…
10 'Outdated' Home Items to Get Rid of After 60, According to Designers
As you get older, you start to see that age really is just a number. Even if you don't feel old, though, that doesn't stop your surroundings from starting to feel outdated. Your home decor is a good example. By the time you reach 60, you've likely…
A YouTuber has unearthed Dark Souls 2's enormous cut sewers map, and it's another fascinating insight into the design of FromSoftware's most divisive work
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Apple's passport-sized foldable could set a new design standard; here's why
Perhaps the biggest chatter around the iPhone Fold isn't the price or the name, but its shape, which isn't traditional compared to how foldable phones currently look. The iPhone Fold and its unique form remind many of the BlackBerry Passport, a…
America 250 license plates roll out in multiple states with designs that celebrate patriotism
Nation/World States are offering America 250 license plates with patriotic designs, with costs and availability varying and some proceeds funding local initiatives. WASHINGTON — Americans are starting to celebrate the country's 250th…
Designers Reveal the Most Relaxing Bathroom Color for a Spa-Like Feel
If you're looking to make your bathroom feel like a peaceful sanctuary, designers say you should start by incorporating the most relaxing bathroom color. Pros say the color that will take your bathroom from blah to spa is a soft green —…
I'm a running coach - I've just tested shoes actually designed for women's feet, and they're a total game changer
Most running shoes feel familiar for a reason: the formula has barely changed in millennia. We have archaeological evidence of shoes being fastened with “shoelaces” as far back as around 3,500 BC, yet the basic lace-up running trainer…
First look: Inside Nike's vast Milan Design Week Lab where Air is king
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