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The Underrated Status Clue? It's Sitting by Your Sink

Aesop's hand wash has become a symbol of aesthetic literacy, influencing home decor and luxury branding beyond traditional markers of wealth.

E-Commerce

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IKEA Is Selling the Most Gorgeous Outdoor Bench (It Has Hidden Storage!)

The NÄMMARÖ Storage Box from IKEA offers stylish outdoor storage and seating at an affordable price, suitable for both indoor and outdoor use.

Berlin

10 months ago

10 Copenhagen Airbnbs That Showcase the City's Love of Design

Copenhagen offers a variety of unique Airbnb accommodations that reflect its renowned design and vibrant culture.

Arts

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A Line of Mural Wallpapers from Astek Celebrates 'Eterna Nouveau'

Astek's Eterna Nouveau wallpaper collection brings Art Nouveau floral designs indoors for those without garden space.

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Real House / HK Associates Inc

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Renovation

Abbie Abbotsford Terrace / Eckersley Architects

Renovation

Single Person / Offhand Practice

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Infante House / Blaanc

Casa Komorebi / Studio Saxe

Pavilions in Costa Rica connect under a floating roof, integrating nature and offering views of ocean, forest, and sky.

Kaloki Nyamai Studio / Adjaye Associates

The studio in Karen is designed to harmonize with its environment, emphasizing introspection, production, and a dialogue with nature.

LA real estate

Real House / HK Associates Inc

Real House transforms an introverted site into a family home that captures dramatic views of the Sonoran Desert and Santa Catalina mountains.

12 hours ago

Renovation

Abbie Abbotsford Terrace / Eckersley Architects

Single Person / Offhand Practice

A vintage houseware gallery named 'Single Person' was established in a 60-square-meter venue previously used as a street dinner.

20 hours ago

Infante House / Blaanc

The project in Lisbon reinterprets a 1950s building, balancing modern needs with respect for its original modernist design.

Casa Komorebi / Studio Saxe

Pavilions in Costa Rica connect under a floating roof, integrating nature and offering views of ocean, forest, and sky.

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Kaloki Nyamai Studio / Adjaye Associates

The studio in Karen is designed to harmonize with its environment, emphasizing introspection, production, and a dialogue with nature.

Designing Coexistence: Meet the Winners of the First Edition of ArchDaily Student Project Awards

ArchDaily launched the Student Project Awards to recognize and support emerging architectural talent and innovative ideas from students worldwide.

Fundraising

How museum funding in Denmark has become reliant on visitor numbers

Danish museums have rebounded post-Covid-19, with visitor numbers influencing new funding models emphasizing measurable outputs.

5 days ago

Fundacio Mies van der Rohe Presents "Transnational Narratives," a Documentary on Six South Asian Women Architects

The documentary, created by Dr. Igea Troiani, Dr. Mamuna Iqbal, artist and researcher Paula Roush, and filmmaker Rime Tsujino, brings visibility to the experiences of six architects of South Asian origin.

Women in technology

#furniture-design

7 hours ago

Design

This Side Table Has No Legs: Its Two Storage Units Are the Structure - Yanko Design

Design

This Lounge Chair Was Designed to Never Be Replaced - Indoors or Out - Yanko Design

One Week Design's Squares Furniture Is Built on a Bricklayer's Memory - Yanko Design

The Squares collection by Xiaoya Wang and Jian Ni embodies personal memory and design restraint, creating furniture that resonates emotionally.

Design

When Your Sideboard Swallows Your Books (On Purpose) - Yanko Design

Deniz Aktay's Slot Sideboard innovatively integrates book storage and display, allowing books to be both showcased and stored within the furniture's design.

Furniture That Borrows Its Bones From Architecture - Yanko Design

SeongJin Hwang's YY Series redefines furniture design by integrating architectural principles into its structural logic.

7 hours ago

This Side Table Has No Legs: Its Two Storage Units Are the Structure - Yanko Design

Deniz Aktay's Torque High Side Table redefines traditional side table design with innovative structural elements and enhanced functionality.

This Lounge Chair Was Designed to Never Be Replaced - Indoors or Out - Yanko Design

The LISBOA Lounge Chair features interchangeable seats, allowing adaptability to different living environments without changing the entire chair.

One Week Design's Squares Furniture Is Built on a Bricklayer's Memory - Yanko Design

The Squares collection by Xiaoya Wang and Jian Ni embodies personal memory and design restraint, creating furniture that resonates emotionally.

When Your Sideboard Swallows Your Books (On Purpose) - Yanko Design

Deniz Aktay's Slot Sideboard innovatively integrates book storage and display, allowing books to be both showcased and stored within the furniture's design.

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Furniture That Borrows Its Bones From Architecture - Yanko Design

SeongJin Hwang's YY Series redefines furniture design by integrating architectural principles into its structural logic.

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Remodel

6 Easy DIY Home Projects to Spruce up Your Space

Small DIY home projects can refresh a space affordably and quickly, making a significant impact without a full renovation.

Arts

fromVogue

In Tribeca, a Pillar of Cape Town's Artistic Community Finds New Ground

Southern Guild opens a new gallery in Tribeca, New York, after learning from its previous Los Angeles location, emphasizing fresh energy and confidence.

Cultural Centers Beyond the Building: 6 Unbuilt Projects Integrating Landscape

Cultural centers are evolving to reflect diverse architectural explorations and redefine public institutions' roles in various contexts.

Remodel

fromFast Company

How to build a quality furniture collection that is affordable and sustainable

Fast furniture offers a cheap, convenient solution for moving but contributes significantly to landfill waste and lacks durability and emotional value.

Arts

5 days ago

olafur eliasson and the shift from perception to participation

Olafur Eliasson's art emphasizes active perception, fostering shared experiences that highlight environmental awareness and the constructed nature of reality.

Kengo Kuma & Associates Present Site-Specific Installation "Earth | Tree" at Copenhagen Contemporary

Kengo Kuma's Earth | Tree installation in Copenhagen blends timber, brick, and light, embodying a responsive architectural approach.

Travel

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3 weeks ago

Discover the Allure of Copenhagen: Welcome to the New Locke Hotel - KALTBLUT Magazine

Locke Copenhagen opens March 2026 as the brand's Scandinavian debut, offering 234 rooms with Nordic design, dining venues, rooftop bar, fitness center, and coworking spaces in a distinctive dual-rotunda building.

fromRemodelista

Maison Louis Carre by Alvar Aalto, Revisited by In Common With

Maison Louis Carré is Alvar Aalto's only realized building in France, embodying his total work of art philosophy.

#residential-architecture

Off the Mainland: Floating Architecture Projects Redefining the Built Environment

Floating architecture adapts to water levels, using buoyant materials and anchoring systems to address environmental challenges in coastal regions.

glass block facade wraps studioninedots' playfully stacked box residence in amsterdam

Light House features a vertical design of stacked boxes, promoting interconnected living spaces and adaptability for changing household needs.

2 weeks ago

Renovation

Liten Hytte House / Bohlin Cywinski Jackson

Design

This Dark Timber House Disappears Into a Norwegian Forest - Yanko Design

Design

Common Woods / Space&Matter

glass block facade wraps studioninedots' playfully stacked box residence in amsterdam

Light House features a vertical design of stacked boxes, promoting interconnected living spaces and adaptability for changing household needs.

2 weeks ago

Renovation

Liten Hytte House / Bohlin Cywinski Jackson

Design

This Dark Timber House Disappears Into a Norwegian Forest - Yanko Design

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Design

Common Woods / Space&Matter

They Needed a House That Could Host Everything, From Fundraisers to Playdates

The renovation transformed a 1920s home into a functional space for hosting diverse events and improving daily livability.

Designed Comfort, Purchased Comfort: Passive Design and Air Conditioning in Hong Kong

Widespread reliance on air conditioning has significantly altered architectural design incentives, particularly in Hong Kong.

Flipmod / Ambit Narrative Design (A.N.D)

Flipmod is a modular shading system designed for public spaces in subtropical cities, promoting climate responsiveness and public engagement.

#sustainable-architecture

Youth Commons / Studio RE+N

A neglected rooftop in Songyang County transforms into a vibrant community commons despite initial design flaws and lack of facilities.

Design

reversible cultural pavilion activates public space in frankfurt 2026

Design

This Finnish Professor Built His Family Home From Old Tires and Fishing Nets - Yanko Design

Design

Is This Sustainable Tiny House in Finland What Our Residential Future Looks Like?

reversible cultural pavilion activates public space in frankfurt 2026

Spain's pavilion for World Design Capital 2026 emphasizes reversible cultural infrastructure and sustainable design through innovative materials and construction methods.

This Finnish Professor Built His Family Home From Old Tires and Fishing Nets - Yanko Design

Matti Kuittinen's Tiny House Shadow exemplifies sustainable living, utilizing recycled materials and significantly reducing resource consumption and carbon footprint.

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Is This Sustainable Tiny House in Finland What Our Residential Future Looks Like?

Tiny House Shadow exemplifies sustainable living with mobile, modular design and 56% recycled materials, addressing climate and housing challenges.

fromWIRED

Learn From My Mistakes. What Not to Do When Building Your Outdoor Sauna

Choosing the right type of sauna is crucial for installation and enjoyment.

ten architect-designed birdwatching stations that shape how we observe nature

Architects design bird hides to enhance birdwatching experiences while considering ecological sustainability and the surrounding landscape.

Environment

Henning Larsen Launches OpenDetail as Digital Platforms Expand Carbon-Focused Tools for the Built Environment

OpenDetail is an open, crowd-sourced, peer-reviewed database providing buildable architectural details for bio-based materials to support lower-carbon construction and knowledge sharing.

11 months ago

The Best Outdoor Pendant Lights of All Kinds

Outdoor pendant lights enhance ambiance and style in backyard settings with various designs and materials.

fromDesign Milk

A Chromatic Counterpoint to Quiet Luxury

A Long Island home embraces color as a joyful design principle, transforming minimalism into a vibrant, uplifting environment that promotes happiness.

fromDesign Milk

A Look Inside Wilson House: A Showcase of Laminate

Wilsonart celebrates its 70th anniversary, highlighting the historical significance of Wilson House, designed by founder Ralph Wilson's daughter, Bonnie.

david altrath frames the expressionist geometry of grundtvig's church in copenhagen

Standing in the Bispebjerg district of Copenhagen, Grundtvigs Kirke, one of the most singular works of 20th-century ecclesiastical architecture, is the protagonist of David Altrath's latest photography series. Designed by Peder Vilhelm Jensen-Klint and completed in 1940, the church translates the vertical ambition of Gothic architecture into an austere expressionist language built entirely from yellow Danish brick. Structure, surface, and ornament collapse into a single architectural system, where material discipline replaces decoration.

Photography

Henning Larsen Proposes a "Learning Village" to Expand the Glyvra School in the Faroe Islands

Danish architecture studio Henning Larsen has been selected to redesign and expand Glyvra School in the Faroe Islands, proposing a landscape-driven educational campus that responds directly to the region's topography and climate. Conceived as a "learning village," the project rethinks the role of the school in a small coastal community, positioning architecture and outdoor space as integral parts of everyday learning.

Education

sculptural lamp transforms acrylic, inox, and opal glass into glowing, iridescent light object

Dreamy Lớp is a versatile lamp that combines precise design with atmospheric lighting effects inspired by Saigon's sky.

fromRemodelista

Perforated Brick: A Humble Affordable Building Material with Many Uses

Perforated bricks are now used creatively in architecture for both structural and decorative purposes, enhancing aesthetics and functionality.

14 Major Museum Projects Currently in Progress Around the World

Numerous museum projects are being developed globally, reflecting a shift towards cultural institutions as public spaces for education and civic engagement.

5 days ago

These 4 Solar Pavilions Prove That Public Cooling Can Be Free - Yanko Design

Heat from climate change poses serious risks, especially in cities, necessitating innovative cooling solutions like solar-powered public pavilions.

Biomimetic Architecture Reaches New Heights With This Bird-of-Paradise Yoga Space - Yanko Design

Thilina Liyanage's architecture translates animal gestures into functional designs, exemplified by the Rifle Bird Yogashala inspired by the Victoria's riflebird's courtship display.

Forest Toilet A & B / Ja-Sheng Chen Architects + Fa+p

The design of Forest Toilet A emphasizes the importance of integrating architecture with the natural environment, ensuring that the structure complements the existing landscape rather than disrupts it.

Design

5 Scandinavian Product Trends That Will Make Your Home Instantly Feel Like Hygge - Yanko Design

Scandinavian design emphasizes clean lines, natural materials, and functionality, creating a harmonious balance between aesthetics and practicality.

The Most Creative Public Space Design Right Now Is Made of Trash - Yanko Design

Concrete Utopia by Hyunje Joo transforms discarded concrete pipes into an inviting public space through thoughtful arrangement and scale.

Remodel

The Wine House / NORM Architects

Transformation of Vinhuset integrates architecture with the Swedish landscape, enhancing sensory experience and continuing collaboration with Ästad Vingård's nature-driven hospitality.

De Hartenrust Residential Building / van Bergen Kolpa architects

De Hartenrust is a new social housing building in Rotterdam featuring 36 affordable units, including tower apartments and townhouses.

2 weeks ago

wittgenstein's cabin: amphibious dwellings in the norwegian fjords by dionisio gonzalez

Artist Dionisio González creates speculative amphibious dwellings in Norwegian fjords inspired by Wittgenstein's 1914 cabin, exploring architecture as philosophical refuge and experimental habitat in extreme landscapes.

3 weeks ago

Spring Patio / amass

A Yunnan restaurant in Chengdu integrates contemporary design as a light layer over preserved original structural elements using industrial materials.

House in Rorum / Fors Arkitekter

The House in Rorum reinterprets the barn typology through form and materials to connect with the landscape of a former apple orchard in southern Sweden.