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Willy Chavarria: The designer on a mission to make America great again
Sign up for the best picks from our travel, fashion and lifestyle writers. I would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice. Willy Chavarria, fresh-faced and softly spoken, sits alongside me…
The home-design trends that will be everywhere in 2026 - and what's going out of style
Another year is on the way, and with it comes a fresh wave of home design trends. Zillow analyzed hundreds of design styles and home features across millions of for-sale listings in 2025, and identified the top emerging home trends for 2026.
Calling designers: Transcendent Design and The Space In-Between International Design Competition
The ACSF/2A Organizing Committee is pleased to announce an extension of the Competition Registration and Submission Schedule, as well as the Venue for the Awards Ceremony. New Registration and Submission deadline: June 1, 2026. Participants who…
The World's Best Hotel Designs Honored With Gold Key Awards
Cliff villas at Desert Rock Resort I always look forward to the Gold Key Awards, the industry's most prestigious celebration of excellence in hospitality design. Now in its 45th year and presented by Boutique Design magazine, the program showcases…
Designing Hurricane-Ready & Climate-Smart Homes For Category 5 Storms
Sunset over Falmouth and cityscape of the town on the island of Jamaica against cloudy sky When Hurricane Melissa made landfall on Jamaica's southern coast on October 28, 2025 as a Category 5 system with sustained winds near 185 miles per hour, it…
Why Designing AI Virtue Is Harder Than Engineering The AI Itself
Shekar Natarajan is the founder and CEO of Orchestro.AI. When people hear I am building a virtue-based architecture for AI, they often assume the challenge is technical. They ask about the number of agents or the model training process or the type…
Interior designers share 5 bathroom trends that'll be huge next year and 3 that will be out
Kara Thomas, interior designer and founder of Studio KT, believes there will be a 'heavy trend' of incorporating tech into bathrooms next year. 'Regardless of the square footage, people need a space to decompress, and people are going to be wanting…
Investors commit quarter-billion dollars to startup designing 'Giga' satellites
A startup established three years ago to churn out a new class of high-power satellites has raised $250 million to ramp up production at its Southern California factory. The company, named K2, announced the cash infusion on Thursday. K2's Series C…
Interior Design: What's In and Out for 2026, According to Hundreds of Pros
Rooms drenched in dusky shades (below left) have enjoyed a stretch of popularity. But Los Angeles kitchen designer Caren Rideau expects that in 2026, we'll say goodbye to “the dominance of navy blue and welcome vibrant new hues into our…
16 LSU interior design students designed plans for new Baton Rouge emergency department
When Dr. Mark Laperouse and his team at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center sat down to make plans for a renovation for the emergency department, they did not expect to turn to 16 LSU undergrads. A $55 million renovation began in August…
Samsung may have revealed the design of its rumored wide foldable
Samsung reportedly showcased renders of a potential new foldable phone in a recent survey. The renders show a wide Fold-style foldable. There have been previous leaks and rumors suggesting Samsung was working on such a device. Between the Galaxy Z…
Capcom Invites Fans To Design Their Own Mega Man Boss For Dual Overdrive
As announced at The Game Awards, Mega Man is officially making his comeback in a new game, Mega Man: Dual Overdrive. Since the franchise began in 1987, the evil Dr. Wiley has been creating robot bosses to challenge Mega Man and keep him from…
iRi NYC and New Year Market Collaborate on Upcycled Key Charms Designed by Seniors
iRi NYC is continuing its annual upcycling mission through a collaboration with Korea-based social impact brand New Year Market, offering handmade key charms launching on Wednesday, which could also be used as shoe charms. Every year, footwear…
TMNT: Chrome Alone 2 Producer on Revamping Chrome Dome's Design
Posted in: Movies, Paramount Pictures | Tagged: Paramount Pictures, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Chrome Alone 2 – Lost in New Jersey, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem, tmnt Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Chrome Alone 2 –…
How to Score a Designer Bag for Under $1,000
Designer goods can be pricey. And I mean, like, mega -pricey. But for those of us who don't have a spare several grand to drop, there are still options, believe it or not. Indeed, I found a selection of designer bags under $1,000 that truly…
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