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Royals, Populous share new downtown ballpark design details
The Kansas City Royals and Populous unveiled six new renderings and deeper insights into the Royals new downtown ballpark in the heart of Kansas City. Populous, the global design firm and Kansas City-based company behind some of the world's most…
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…
The Surprising Vintage Home Detail Designers Say Is Trending
If you're looking to update your space, designers suggest looking to the past. Pros say there are plenty of vintage design trends coming back in modern homes, as homeowners look to make their spaces feel cozy and personal. Nostalgic wood details…
45 Years Later, The Sinclair ULA Design Documents Surface
In the 8-bit home computer boom of the early 1980s, Sir Clive Sinclair's machines were always among the cheapest on the market, often packing a surprising level of sophistication in their limited hardware. If there was one component that was key to…
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…
5 Must-Read Design Books to Inspire You This Fall
With the fall design season upon us, a wave of new monographs paint a fresh picture as to how the home increasingly reflects a person's history and ongoing story. Providing readers with inspiration through the colder months, WWD has studied the…
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…
Sean McGirr Is The Latest Designer Departure, Set To Exit McQueen After 3 Years
‘Tis the season for creative director departures. Just about an hour after the news of Veronica Leoni's exit from Calvin Klein Collection broke, Alexander McQueen shared that Seán McGirr will be stepping down from his role at the…
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…
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