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Ikea is growing its resale business. It's attracting bargain hunters and design nerds.
Your old Ikea bookshelf is part of a growing secondhand market. Ikea has spent five years growing its buyback and resell division, which pays customers for their old Ikea-brand furniture in store credit and resells it at the chain's stores. In…
I spent 15 years chasing my dream of designing planes. I gave it up to help revive rural Japan.
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Daisuke Fujii, the cofounder of Farm & Firm Company, a Japanese consulting firm that helps farmers and rural communities generate new income through agritourism, hospitality, and business…
Apple considers round screens and more radical designs for future Apple Watch revamp
Bloomberg's Mark Gurman goes into some detail today about the future for the Apple Watch product line. He suggests Apple is going back to the drawing board as the Watch faces stiffer competition from the likes of the Oura Ring and other screenless…
This on-trend design detail makes date night tops feel less basic - M&S' £36 puff sleeve style looks designer
Whether it's a date night with your partner or brunch with your besties, ' jeans and a nice top' is always a go-to. After a while, though, that fail-safe can sometimes feel a little, well, basic. Not anymore! Knot fastenings (which are also called…
Design your learning backward
Learning should no longer begin with a curriculum. It should begin with the business outcome we are trying to achieve. Every year, organizations invest significant time, effort and resources in learning and development. In a good year, thousands of…
From 'Designed Viruses' To 'Digital Telepathy' - AI Panic Kicks Into Overdrive
Two days ago, I wrote an article detailing the sudden rash of “rogue AI agents” allegedly besetting the tech community, and how that may be used to bring in new regulations, notionally targeting AI, but actually limiting or monitoring…
iPhone 18's Base Design Will Just Be an iPhone 17 in Disguise
For years, a new base iPhone has always looked at least a little different from the one before it. Never a full redesign, just enough to spot from across a room. New colors show up. The camera housing gets nudged, angled differently, or grows by a…
Designers swear by these weird hacks that make your home way bougier
Making your home look more expensive does not have to involve a full renovation or a designer-sized budget. Sometimes, the biggest difference comes from paying attention to a few unexpected details — like hiding loose cords, swapping dated…
Meet the emerging Chinese architectural studio designing everything from skateparks to urban spaces
The Wallpaper* Architects Directory 2026 includes Various Associates, a young Chinese practice that now joins our annual round-up of exciting emerging architecture studios. From designing a skatepark in Qinhuangdao, to a beach club in Sanya, to…
Why the Autogrill bridge is Italy's testbed for motorway design
In a new Wallpaper* summer series, architect Carlo Ratti explores Italy through the ordinary objects that define daily life. Meet the Autogrill Bridge, Italy's ubiquitous motorway restaurant chain Here we are, in the middle of Italy's great summer…
Cevo, Ingenuity Partners tapped for MortarCAPS design project work
Not-for-profit MortarCAPS has called on service providers Cevo and Ingenuity Partners to assist with the discovery and design phase of an overarching digital record initiative. As a standards body for higher education across Australia, New Zealand…
Meet the interior design creator who made a reluctant pivot that paid off
Sousa's background in marketing made experimenting with content creation a no brainer, and her quick ascension proved she understood the inner workings of platforms like Instagram and TikTok. But because her content was focused on incredibly…
23-yr-old design student raped by security guard on terrace of Ahmedabad apartment complex
2 min read Ahmedabad Make us preferred source on Google A 23-year-old student of interior design was allegedly raped by a security guard on the terrace of a housing society in Ahmedabad late on Saturday (August 8) evening, police said on Sunday.
Redmi Watch 6 Active and Lite Leaked: Specs, Design, and Pricing - Memeburn
Xiaomi's budget smartwatch lineup just got confusing. A July 20 leak from tipster Sudhanshu, reported by 91mobiles, revealed two new models: the Redmi Watch 6 Active at €50 and the Redmi Watch 6 Lite at €60. The specs look solid. But…
From Zootopia and Toy Story to X-Men's Storm, the Disney D23 poster design is raising big expectations
Disney 's been the centre of controversy lately amid the Pixar layoffs, the critical and commercial mauling of the live-action Moana, the skepticism about Hexed and the regular claims of Disney same-face syndrome. We needed a reminder of what…
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