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A Look Inside New Apple Store at Dubai Mall

The Courtyard House by De Rosee Sa, London

Morphosis Rooms at 7132 Hotel in Vals, Switzerland

Morphosis Designs New Rooms for 7132 Hotel

Atelier Moderno turns a Montréal former workshop into a home

Mammoth Café by Technē, Melbourne

Architecture

How to Get a Winter Vacation Rental on the Cheap

From cute log cabins to floor level condos by the beach, there are lots of places you can rent a lovely home for the win...

Photographer’s Loft in New York by Desai Chia

Desai Chia Architecture designed this minimal loft apartment for a New York-based photographer who was seeking a "serene...

Black & White Minimalist Chalet by Atelier Kastelic Buffey

Black & White Chalet by Atelier Kastelic Buffey

Toronto firm Atelier Kastelic Buffey has recently completed a minimalistic black and white chalet in Ontario's Blue Moun...

Penda Reveals Timber Tower for Toronto

Architecture firm Penda has teamed up with Canadian company Tmber for the Tree Tower Toronto project, an 18-story timber...

Inside Waka Haiku Setsugekka Japanese Restaurant in China

Chief architect Sun Tianwen of Shanghai Hip-pop Architectural Decoration Design Co. has created this new restaurant cal...

El Mama & La Papa Restaurant & Bar by El Equipo Creativo, Barcelona

As the name of this restaurant and cocktail bar in Barcelona suggests – El Mama & La Papa – local studio El Equi...

Metal Rainbow Zhongshu Bookstore in Suzhou by Wutopia Lab

Yu Ting's architecture firm Wutopia Lab has recently completed the newly and colorful Zhongshu Bookstore in Suzhou, C...

Indonesian Library Built From 2,000 Ice Cream Buckets

In the city of Bandung in Indonesia, Dutch architects SHAU has designed a new micro-library with a façade made of 2000...

GarciaGerman Aquitectos Desert City, Madrid

Garcia German Unveils Desert City Cactus Center in Madrid

Set in San Sebastián de los Reyes, a town located just north of Madrid, Desert City by local firm Garcia German Arqu...

technology

First Look At The New Rolls-Royce Phantom

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars has taken the wraps off the much-anticipated new Phantom VIII. Not satisfied with simply launchi...

4 Ways Technology is Transforming the Face of Architecture

Technology is transforming the world of design in many ways, and there is nowhere where this is truer than in the field ...

Cafe Racer SSpirit Yamaha XSR700-R Motorcycle

Yamaha's Yard Built program returns to Spain for the XSR700-R by Cafe Racer SSpirit. The family business from San Sebast...

Origami Labs Unveils the ORII Smart Ring to Control Your Smartphone

Origami Labs is raising funds for the world’s first voice-powered smart ring called ORII. This smart ring turns the h...

Ferrari Performance Collection Goes Up To Auction at RM Sotheby's Monterey Sale

13 Of Ferrari’s Greatest Road Cars To Be Auctioned at RM Sotheby’s Monterey Sale

RM Sotheby’s will auction 13 of the most iconic road-going Ferraris as part of its flagship Monterey sale, 18-19 Augu...

Mira Prism Augmented Reality Headset for iPhone

Los Angeles-based startup Mira has unveiled a $99 USD AR headset that works seamlessly with the iPhone called the Prism...

First Look at the Aston Martin Valkyrie Hypercar

Since the first reveal of the Aston Martin Valkyrie hypercar in July 2016, Aston Martin and Red Bull Advanced Technologi...

Porsche Design Unveils a 911 GT3-Inspired Bluetooth Speaker

After having introduced early this year an amazing soundbar realized with a rear silencer and twin exhaust system, Por...

Ducati XDiavel Thiverval By Fred Krugger

Following two concept bikes based on the XDiavel — the XDiavel by Roland Sands and the draXter by the Ducati Design C...

Houses & Apartments

Window Coverings: Learn the Differences So You Can Pick the Best Option for Your Space

How to Get a Winter Vacation Rental on the Cheap

Photographer’s Loft in New York by Desai Chia

Black & White Chalet by Atelier Kastelic Buffey

Design

Window Coverings: Learn the Differences So You Can Pick the Best Option for Your Space

SOFTLab ‘Volume’ Interactive Light Installation

The Wind Cathedral by NEON Architecture

New Powdered Soy Sauce Container design by nendo

La Madeleine Pavilion by Atelier Microméga

Bike Share Farm by People’s Industrial Design Office

ART & Installations

Plastic Waste Labyrinth in Madrid by Luzinterruptus

Alex Chinneck Six pins and half a dozen needles Assembly London

Alex Chinneck Creates a Giant Crack In The Brick Facade Of A London Building

The Meeting House by Mark Reigelman, Boston

A Trio of Architectural Installations by Steve Messam at Mellerstain

Paper Cloud by Studio 3A, Festival des Architectures Vives

Okuda Transforms the Facade of this 19th Century French Castle

STYLE

HMS Wristwatch by bibi design for Nava Design