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An interior design lover's guide to November
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Iran designates UK's Navy, Air Force as 'terrorist organisations'
Iran's Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Sunday announced the designation of the United Kingdom's Royal Navy and Royal Air Force as 'terrorist organisations' and classified its Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) as a 'hostile group', citing what it…
Car Design Has Gone Downhill Since The Plymouth Prowler
There must be something in the water, because there hasn't been a new car design in nearly 30 years that can even remotely be considered cool or fun. Most barely even scratch the surface of interesting these days. The most recent example I can…
From 'The Devil Wears Prada' to 'The Invite,' Costume Designers Shatter the Myth Behind Dressing Contemporary Characters: 'It's Very Difficult'
Contrary to popular belief, contemporary design in film is not just about shopping; it involves deep storytelling and thought behind how characters are dressed. Molly Rogers, who worked on “The Devil Wears Prada” as an assistant…
Our favourite pieces from Dinosaur Designs new collection
Looking to the natural world for inspiration should come as little surprise, given its perennial beauty and seemingly inexhaustible capacity to captivate. For Australian design house Dinosaur Designs, it provides the impetus for Botanica, a new…
How Smart Design Choices Can Help Reduce Electricity Consumption
Large west facing windows contribute to afternoon heat gain, add further pressure on air conditioning. Summary is AI-generated, newsroom-reviewed Building electricity demand is largely determined at the design stage before construction begins…
Designers Say These Are the 10 Best Antiques to Find at Estate Sales
Thrift stores and flea markets are popular spots for finding unusual vintage pieces, but they're not the only options. Estate sales let you browse antiques in the very homes where they've been used and collected over the years. And since many items…
New HMT watches celebrate Kannada identity with regional design elements
Updated - November 02, 2026 12:07 am IST - Bengaluru Subscribe to The Hindu @ Just ₹1* Subscribe to The Hindu @ Just $4.99 *Offer only for new subscribers Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Steel H.D. Kumaraswamy on Sunday unveiled a…
Concrete New York is the latest Blue Crow guidebook to sculptural architectural design
Blue Crow Media cements its reputation as one of the leading purveyors of guidebooks to contemporary architecture with a new publication, Concrete New York. It joins their burgeoning library of brutalist celebration, a series that has already taken…
Last-minute objections over new park means councillors won't get say on designs
Somerset councillors will not get the final say on the designs for a new Taunton park following changes in UK planning law. The Orchard Grove consortium put forward revised plans in mid-April for the new Hortsbridge Park within the centre of the…
Iran Designates UK's Royal Navy, Royal Air Force as 'Terrorist Organisations', Classifies Mi6 as 'Hostile Group
Tehran: Iran's Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Sunday announced the designation of the United Kingdom's Royal Navy and Royal Air Force as 'terrorist organisations' and classified its Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) as a 'hostile group', citing…
New 'mega-jail' designed to house Costa Rica's worst criminals was inspired by notorious CECOT prison
A new maximum security ‘mega-jail', which has 5,100-beds and took nine-months to build, has opened in Costa Rica. The Centre for High Containment of Organised Crime (CACCO), which is situated on the outskirts of the capital, San Jose, has…
Katie Zacharia's Halloween post humblebrags about her tiny figure, designer duds after White House crashout
Katie Zacharia used Halloween to boast about her slim figure and designer duds online after setting the record for the shortest White House press secretary run in US history. On the eve of Halloween, Zacharia posted a list of her attire on Oct. 13…
Future Thinking Means Designing for What Comes Next
One idea from Forbes' The Twelve Mega Themes That Will Drive Our Future World that stood out to me is that breakthrough solutions often come from looking at how several future trends may connect, not just solving today's problem. The article talks…
Sovereign AI, male-dominated by design: how EU procurement ignores women-led tech
In high-income countries, 9.6 percent of employed women work in jobs in the highest exposure category for generative artificial intelligence (AI), against 3.5 percent of men. Women make up 19.5 percent of information and communication technology…
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