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afaqs.com - afaqs! news bureau - Amid online comparisons, Godrej Industries clarifies GI logo design
Amid online comparisons, Godrej Industries clarifies GI logo design
afaqs!

Godrej Industries Group's recent brand identity refresh was meant to signal clarity after a structural split. Instead, it has sparked a conversation on originality, one that the company has now had to formally address. On April 22, 2026, the…

arstechnica.com - Jonathan M. Gitlin - Start with the sensors, then design the rest: How Zoox built its robotaxi
Start with the sensors, then design the rest: How Zoox built its robotaxi
Ars Technica

These days, the hype is all about AI and robots, but almost a decade ago, the tech du jour was self-driving. You couldn't swing a lanyard at CES for the latter half of the last decade without hitting a robotaxi; post-COVID, the number of startups…

fastcompany.com - Nate Berg - We are very nerdy': An exclusive interview with Ikea's top designer
We are very nerdy': An exclusive interview with Ikea's top designer
Fast Company

Ikea design manager Johan Ejdemo is looking years into the future. A towering Swede with a six-inch beard, Ejdemo is a trained cabinetmaker who has nearly 30 years of experience at Ikea. Since 2022 he's been the company's design head, leading a…

mirror.co.uk -  Nev Ayling, Saskia Rowlands - Dead millionaire designer's partner sues claiming £500k luxe flat wasn't enough
Dead millionaire designer's partner sues claiming £500k luxe flat wasn't enough
The Mirror

The partner of a top bag designer - who says he needs financial support as his dog stops him working - is fighting a court battle over his £1million will after being left a £500,000 flat. Tibor Matyas believes he is entitled to…

forbes.com - Paul Jebara - A Design Lover's Omakase, 37 Floors Above Central Park
A Design Lover's Omakase, 37 Floors Above Central Park
Forbes

Floor-to-ceiling windows on the 37th floor of the General Motors Building open the room to Central Park and the Upper East Side. The first object you meet is a Meiji-era byōbu, a two-panel screen on which a sedge of cranes gathers at a…

mirror.co.uk - Juliet Conway - Grand Designs' Kevin McCloud's health battle which could change future of show
Grand Designs' Kevin McCloud's health battle which could change future of show
The Mirror

Grand Designs favourite Kevin McCloud has revealed a secret health battle that could dramatically change the way he hosts Channel 4's much-loved show. The 66-year-old told us he has been diagnosed with arthritis in both hands, making it…

forbes.com - Fello - Beyond The Checkbox: How Inclusive Design Is Reshaping Housing Across The U.S.
Beyond The Checkbox: How Inclusive Design Is Reshaping Housing Across The U.S.
Forbes

For many housing developers, inclusion is treated as a requirement to meet rather than an opportunity to lead. It shows up as a checklist item or a compliance standard. But as housing challenges intensify across the country, that mindset falls…

scmp.com - Liu Zhen - Pentagon mulls plan to outsource warship design, building to South Korea, Japan
Pentagon mulls plan to outsource warship design, building to South Korea, Japan
South China Morning Post

The Pentagon is considering outsourcing warship design and building to South Korea and Japan with a proposed US$1.85 billion feasibility study into the project, according to US media reports. The study – included in the 2027 budget –…

gizmodo.com - Kyle Barr - Leak Suggests Samsung Cribbed Meta's Smart Glasses Design
Leak Suggests Samsung Cribbed Meta's Smart Glasses Design
Gizmodo | The Future Is Here

Samsung used to be the first one to announce new form factors. Now it just copies what everyone else is doing. With no Apple smart glasses to clone yet, the company is turning its photocopier to Meta's Ray-Ban AI glasses. A new leak of Samsung's…

androidauthority.com - Shimul Sood - Galaxy S27 could finally get a new camera design, but hold your horses
Galaxy S27 could finally get a new camera design, but hold your horses
Android Authority

Samsung may be considering a camera redesign for the Galaxy S27, but the details remain unclear. The change is said to be moving slowly on Samsung's end as well, and cost pressures may delay or even cancel any major redesign. With one uncertain…

arstechnica.com - Robert Pearlman - With new patch design, the Crew-13 astronauts clearly aren't superstitious
With new patch design, the Crew-13 astronauts clearly aren't superstitious
Ars Technica

NASA has assigned its first crew to launch on a mission “13” since Apollo 13 “had a problem” on the way to the Moon 56 years ago. Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney with NASA, Joshua Kutryk with the Canadian Space Agency…

afaqs.com - Deepika Chhetri - How the hyper-speed of digital trends has made permanent home design feel outdated
How the hyper-speed of digital trends has made permanent home design feel outdated
afaqs!

There was a time when designing a home was a once-in-a-decade decision. You chose furniture the way you chose life partners: carefully, cautiously and with the expectation that it would last forever. Sofas were 'investments'. Dining tables were…

hypebeast.com - Alice Morby - Landmark NIGO Retrospective Opens at London's Design Museum
Landmark NIGO Retrospective Opens at London's Design Museum
Hypebeast Hong Kong Limited

A huge exhibition dedicated to the life and archives of NIGO has opened at the Design Museum in London, bringing together hundreds of objects, a life-size replica of his teenage bedroom, and a custom-built tea house. Titled “NIGO: From Japan…

bbc.co.uk - BBC Sport - F1 Q&A: Rule changes from Miami, are cars designed to suit drivers, simulators and life as an F1 journalist
F1 Q&A: Rule changes from Miami, are cars designed to suit drivers, simulators and life as an F1 journalist
BBC

The Formula 1 season finally resumes this weekend with the Miami Grand Prix - the first race in five weeks. Going into the fourth grand prix of the year, Mercedes' 19-year-old Italian Kimi Antonelli leads the drivers' championship from team-mate…

newswire.ca - Trip.com Wins the iF DESIGN AWARD 2026 for Outstanding Inclusive Design
Trip.com Wins the iF DESIGN AWARD 2026 for Outstanding Inclusive Design
CNW

SINGAPORE, April 27, 2026 /CNW/ -- Trip.com is proud to announce that its Trip for Everyone project has been awarded the prestigious iF DESIGN AWARD 2026. The iF DESIGN AWARD is recognised as one of the world's most renowned design honours. Run by…

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