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theverge.com - Jennifer Pattison Tuohy - Tado's new thermostat is designed as a Nest killer
Tado's new thermostat is designed as a Nest killer
The Verge

IFA 2026: the biggest tech and gadget announcements Jennifer Pattison Tuohy is a senior reviewer with over twenty years of experience. She covers smart home, IoT, and connected tech, and has written previously for Wirecutter, Wired, Dwell, BBC, and…

scmp.com - Vincenzo La Torre - 3 eye-catching interior design pieces to elevate your home
3 eye-catching interior design pieces to elevate your home
South China Morning Post

Whether you're searching for sculptural furniture or gem-encrusted decor, the following interior design pieces are sure to bring a little personality to your home, or at the very least serve as conversation pieces. Made of marble and brass, this…

fastcompany.com - Hunter Schwarz - AI ruined posters. This human designer is fixing them
AI ruined posters. This human designer is fixing them
Fast Company

Bad AI -designed posters have become so prolific that actual, human graphic designers are redesigning them on their own just to show the value of a living, breathing designer's touch. AI-designed posters have a particular look. In addition to their…

engadget.com - Anna Washenko - Acer shows off its AI desktop future with the RTX Spark design
Acer shows off its AI desktop future with the RTX Spark design
Engadget

Acer introduced a pair of petite PCs today. First up is the Acer SFF RTX Spark, a compact desktop designed for running AI agents. The company hasn't revealed many details, including price or availability, but it is the first look at how Acer will…

buzzfeed.com - Jonathan Mazzei - 30 Things That Must Have Been Designed By Geniuses
30 Things That Must Have Been Designed By Geniuses
BuzzFeed

Promising review: 'We're going on three years now with this lil' guy, and he's still functioning like he's straight out of the box. It's small and light enough to take on trips to the cafe and super easy to set up. It works wonderfully and looks…

koreatimes.co.kr - Jhoo Dong-chan - IKEA brings Swedish design to Daegu this month
IKEA brings Swedish design to Daegu this month
The Korea Times

Global home furnishings giant IKEA is expanding to southeastern Korea this month, opening its first store in Daegu — about 235 kilometers southeast of Seoul — on Sept. 17 inside the downtown Shinsegae department store near Dongdaegu…

netmums.com - Netmums Editorial - Why Are Designers Suddenly Obsessed With These 'Outdated' Decor Trends in 2026?
Why Are Designers Suddenly Obsessed With These 'Outdated' Decor Trends in 2026?
Netmums

Every home tells a story – a telling mix of personal taste and borrowed inspiration. We instinctively look to popular styles to shape our own spaces, but there's a catch: what goes up in trend often comes down. Think of net curtains or the…

techcrunch.com - Sarah Perez - Google's answer to Canva is an AI tool where you prompt instead of design
Google's answer to Canva is an AI tool where you prompt instead of design
TechCrunch

Google is entering the creative design market with a new image creation and editing tool called Google Pics, which will become a part of its Google Workspace suite for business customers and premium Google AI subscribers. The company says the…

seekingalpha.com - Clark Schultz - Winnebago gives its Grand Design RV brand a fresh look (WGO:NYSE)
Winnebago gives its Grand Design RV brand a fresh look (WGO:NYSE)
Seeking Alpha

Winnebago Industries (WGO) introduced a new brand platform that it said will challenge the RV industry's long-running focus on destinations and adventure by putting connection at the center of the RV experience. The 'All Roads Lead to This'…

ubergizmo.com - Hubert Nguyen - Takeanap Turns Design Feedback Into Reusable Knowledge
Takeanap Turns Design Feedback Into Reusable Knowledge
Ubergizmo

Generative AI has made it much faster to produce a screen, mockup, or visual concept. But it has not solved the part of product design that often takes the longest: getting a team to agree on what to keep, what to change, and why. That is the…

fashionista.com - Cierra Black - This Indie Designer Will Take the Long Route To Make Fashion She's Proud Of
This Indie Designer Will Take the Long Route To Make Fashion She's Proud Of
Fashionista

“I designed my first dress when I was 13 years old,” Tamanna Mullen, founder of Arth Atelier, tells Fashionista. But despite this early interest in fashion, Mullen pursued a business degree after leaving Punjab, India for the U.S. 16…

creativebloq.com - Georgia Coggan - Designers, do you recognise this old-school equipment?
Designers, do you recognise this old-school equipment?
Creative Bloq

Design apparatus has changed vastly over the last decades, moving from a physical toolkit to apps in a graphic design laptop. If you're a young designer, you might not recognise a lot of the implements that used to sit atop a designer's desk…

cosmopolitan.com - Alexandria Dale - Mules are replacing ballet flats for autumn, and FitFlop's new designer collab is as comfy as it is stylish
Mules are replacing ballet flats for autumn, and FitFlop's new designer collab is as comfy as it is stylish
Cosmopolitan

If there's one autumn shoe trend worth knowing, make it mules. Backless footwear in various shapes and forms were spotted on the autumn/winter 2026 runways at the likes of Miu Miu, Calvin Klein, Simone Rocha, Conner Ives, and of course Gucci, with…

goodhousekeeping.com - Alyssa Gautieri - Designers Say Your Staircase Deserves More Attention-Here's Why
Designers Say Your Staircase Deserves More Attention-Here's Why
Good Housekeeping

Most people think of the staircase purely in terms of function. But according to pros, the stairs are an often-overlooked space where you can infuse some personality into your home. We've collected our favorite staircase design ideas that make the…

thehindubusinessline.com - India's auto industry must focus on design, domestic value addition: H D Kumaraswamy
India's auto industry must focus on design, domestic value addition: H D Kumaraswamy
BusinessLine

The government on Wednesday urged the automotive industry to focus more on design and domestic value addition (DVA) to drive India's electric vehicle (EV) transition, saying the success of the country's electric mobility cannot be measured only by…

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