Maine Coons are huge and this Florida cafe never pretends otherwise. The room is home to big, fluffy, wonderfully easy-going animals that do whatever they want. Adoptable cats move through the space with a natural and immediate charm. Coffee tastes…
Electric vehicles are often defined by their technology. Slate’s first product, however, puts the same emphasis on customization. Less than a month after opening pre-orders for the Slate Truckthe company announced its first collaboration: a series of Crayola-inspired wrappers that…
Between exhibitions, the walls of a gallery are almost never painted from top to bottom, even if each exhibition leaves behind nail holes, marks of double-sided tape and those dark marks left by the hands of those who have moved…
INTERIOR FUTURE MATERIALS IN JAN VAN EYCK ACADEMY In 2020, the Jan van Eyck Academy in the Netherlands opened the Future Materials Bank, an online repository of crowdsourced works that supports the cataloguing, development and dissemination of alternative materials for…
Created by ©DSCENE Minimalist fashion does not mean flat, lifeless surfaces. The most compelling minimalist designs rely on the organic irregularities of fabric to create depth and visual structure. In haute couture, runway presentation and editorial styling, fabric selection shapes…
Ever wonder how much personality you can squeeze into just a few strokes? Look no further than ShouXin (手产), a brilliant Chinese contemporary artist who has mastered the art of “less is more”. If you scroll through his Instagram, you’ll…
Orchids have a reputation for being fussy, but most of what they need in July is simple – it just has to happen actually. Summer is a time of growth, even when they are not blooming. Behind the scenes, the…
For festivals such as Concentric – the international festival of architecture and design held every year in Logroño – the selection of installations able to really engage with the city, to be used and to offer potentially transferable models, is…
Termites inspire the TerraMound air conditioning structure Researchers and designers continue to look to nature for alternatives to energy-intensive cooling systems, and a new 3D printing Ceramic construction takes its cues from one of the world’s most successful builders: termites.…
Giorgio Armani Privé FW26, courtesy of Giorgio Armani Giorgio Armani Private turns inwards for Autumn Winter 2026 with Dungeona haute couture collection based on the intimacy, reflection and private ritual of dressing. The dressing room becomes more than just a…
