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Diluvium by JR at the Vatican Apostolic Library, black-and-white wave installation spanning the facade on the Belvedere Courtyard

Art

September 17, 2026

3 min read

JR Brings the Vatican Library’s Greatest Fear to Its Facade with a Wave by Doré

Thunderbird Space Station by OMI for Max Space, crew member in padded textile sleeping cocoon with screen, beside modular racks

Design

September 17, 2026

4 min read

No Floor, No Ceiling: OMI Makes Every Surface of the Thunderbird Space Station Usable

White robot vacuum parked in its docking station on a light wood floor, raking sunlight casting a sharp shadow across the boards

Tips

September 16, 2026

6 min read

The Vacuum Cleaner Has Left the Cupboard: How to Design Floor Care into Open-Plan Homes

Poké Ball-Themed Hotel by NOT A HOTEL ARCHITECTS, red and white acrylic sphere with curved window beside a forest lake in Tomakomai, Hokkaido

Lifestyle

September 16, 2026

3 min read

A 3-Meter Acrylic Sphere Becomes Not A Hotel’s Poké Ball Hotel Room on a Hokkaido Lake

Diluvium by JR at the Vatican Apostolic Library, black-and-white wave installation spanning the facade on the Belvedere Courtyard

September 17, 2026

3 min read

JR Brings the Vatican Library’s Greatest Fear to Its Facade with a Wave by Doré

For the first site-specific artwork ever commissioned for its exterior, the Vatican Apostolic Library turned to French artist…