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Sabine Marcelis brings her recent translucent installation of pink inflatables named Jelly Floats to the Lake Como EDITION. Shown during the Lake Como Design Festival, which runs from September 14th to 21st, 2025, the installation is set to remain in place for the hotel guests through the end of the summer season. Jelly Floats is a group of large inflatable sculptures set on the surface of the hotels' floating pool and overlooking the area's western shore.

In picturing the best bedroom rugs-textiles that'll really get your day started on the right foot-we focused on easy-to-style coverings that can live under your bed frame and add depth to your floors. After all, who wants to wake up on a crisp winter morning to their feet on cold hardwood? Selecting the right material for your space will depend on how high-traffic your quarters are: wool and jute blend offer more durability while silk and viscose feel especially soft underfoot.

This article won't start out well, because I'm sort of at rock bottom in my career and it seems that I'm projecting my frustrations of the industry out in the open. But I promise you, my rants are merely neutral observations and opinions. I love talking to people, and over the last 2 months of unemployment (I am now employed), I called upon designer friends all in Asia and Europe to get their opinion

The architect's role has traditionally been relatively well-defined: design a building, direct the project, coordinate logistics, and guide construction through to completion. As specialised fields have proliferated, together with a rapidly changing social economy, the practice of architecture has diversified, opening multiple paths for how architects can contribute to society. Since the 1980s, one of the most consistent shifts may have been the separation between the "design architect" and the "architect of record."

Ever since she was a kid, Emily Lindberg has been interested in how things are constructed. Crafting dollhouse furniture, reigning as the only girl in woodworking class, repairing boats with her grandfather-these experiences and more all foretold a future in design. "Making, fixing, and dreaming, that was our family language," recalls the AD PRO Directory member, who studiedinterior architecture at RISD, including a formative year abroad in Rome.

I'm the creative lead of a direct-to-consumer brand in India with a background in design education and professional experience in the creative field. Over time, I've realised that my inclination toward strategy and creative thinking has helped me solve larger customer-centric problems through design and create meaningful business impact. At the same time, it has taken me a while to grasp the other side of the equation - the marketing metrics, numbers, and data that drive business decisions.

French architecture studio Coldefy in collaboration with Demeter Design Studio (DDS) has completed the first phase of housing at Lake 11 Home & Park, a major new lakeside residential development at the picturesque edge of Budapest's 11th district.

One of my favorite brands for this purpose is Jonathan Adler. If you're not familiar with Jonathan Adler, he's known for bringing the biggest trends in design to life through furniture and home goods. His latest collection is full of whimsy - he experiments with pattern play in the form of trays and vases, high contrast in throw pillows and even nature-inspired pieces like this mushroom throw.

On September 21st, 2025, Philadelphia will see the opening of Calder Gardens, a new park and museum shaped by Herzog & de Meuron and Piet Oudolf. Rather than presenting a monumental museum, the project frames Alexander Calder's work within a lush, layered landscape that gradually reveals its structure and galleries as visitors move inward from the city. The project occupies a city rich with the Calder family's history. Alexander Calder's grandfather and father both left their mark on Philadelphia, and works by all three generations line the Parkway.

The midsize business category of Fast Company's Innovation by Design Awards honors products, projects, or services by companies with 100 to 999 employees.

Arthur Braud, one of the brains behind antique store My Modern Oasis, recently posted a wabi-sabi-inspired shelf DIY that cost less than $100. In the Instagram video, Braud builds the four-leveled wood, earthy shelf from the ground up and decorates it with objects. The shelves are made of dark wood, and the side columns are gorgeous gray stones. It feels like it's straight out of a Japandi brand, and it's perfect for an organic-modern aesthetic.

As she set out to make adjustments to her own home, Gaines settled on the idea of a butler's pantry. "I knew I wanted it to look like a natural extension of the farmhouse, while also feeling cozy and moody and filled with the things that inspire creativity in me, from the honey-filled jars that line shelves to old family recipes I had framed and put on display," she wrote on Mongolia.

The fused bundle of weathered steel industrial pipes is eye-catchingly at odds with the grand fountains, statues and Victorian pomp of the massive bronze lions. But this sculpture is completely site-specific: press a play button and look into one of the eyepieces embedded into three of the five pipes and you see images of the surrounding city from the viewpoint of naval commander Horatio Nelson's statue 45m up in the sky.

It's known for its neutral colorways and "clean" aesthetic, and focuses more on timeless, unfussy designs rather than trends. While it's probably best known for its seating and kitchenware, Crate & Barrel also has an excellent rug selection. The majority of its rugs are made of natural materials like wool, jute, and sisal, but there's also a good variety of performance rugs. Unsurprisingly, you'll find tons of neutral options in gray, beige, and white, but there are some colorful patterned rugs in there, too.

The idea was to show the true value of plastic, not as garbage but as possibility. While walking beneath the red gates of Fushimi Inari in Kyoto, the designer was struck by the pure, elemental form of the torii gate-a threshold that invites movement yet offers moments of stillness. That feeling of entering a calmer space became the soul of the bench's design.

Steep hillsides usually spell trouble for architects, but Alexis Dornier saw opportunity where others might see obstacles. His Villa Boë sits on one of the most challenging plots in Lombok's Tampah Hills development, where the ground drops away at angles that would make most builders nervous. Instead of fighting the slope, Dornier built with it, creating a house that climbs the hillside like it was always meant to be there.

The Futian District in Shenzhen is currently undergoing a phase of intense densification. Whilst this transformation is going on, the architects von Gerkan, Marg and Partners (gmp) have completed the CITIC International Building on one of the last available sites along the central Shennan Middle Road. The 258-meter-tall office tower combines urban density with publicly accessible areas and integrated open spaces. Main user of the complex is the CITIC Group - an international corporation active in finance, industry, and infrastructure.

Donglai Impression · Jianyang Sports and Cultural Complex is a large-scale comprehensive sports and cultural venue built in Chengdu for major international events such as the World Games and the Universiade. With a total construction area of approximately 420,000 square meters, it integrates "eight venues, three centers, two parks, one home, and one grand theater" into a complex.

' The Atlantic forest represents Brazil - more than the sea, the beaches and bikinis, more than soccer, more than a Carnaval picture,' Casas reflects. ' This house is inserted in the forest and the wood covering tries to mimic it in the landscape - as if it was possible. The transparency, more than any aesthetic value, aims to justify the human presence in this place.'

The newly opened JAÇ Hifi Café is a celebration of music, interior design, and coffee along Barcelona's Avinguda Diagonal. Curated by Spanish designer Isern Serra Studio for clients Ligia and Arnau, the café opened in July 2025 with a name that resonates on several levels. It's a nod to jazz itself, a reference to Japan's jazz kissa culture, and in Catalan, the word 'jaç,' meaning to recline and let go.

Most 11-year-olds want to go to Disneyland for spring break. Mine wanted to see architecture. While there is no shortage of iconic buildings in our hometown of New York City, Pennsylvania arguably has a more esteemed collection. So last spring, we packed up my boyfriend's vintage Mercedes station wagon and hit the road for five days of design hunting, food, and, if there was time, antiquing. A thousand miles later, we looked at the state in an entirely new way.

Located at the main entrance of The MixC in Hangzhou, a landmark retail and lifestyle destination known for its diverse mix of international brands and vibrant atmosphere, the new % Arabica store occupies a prominent, highly visible position. Its placement allows the storefront to catch the natural flow of foot traffic, offering guests a welcoming and accessible entry point as they explore the mall.

"The house conveys a sense of calm and simplicity, while also providing shelter and warmth," the team at OAM says to describe Ca'n Gallineta, a Mallorca house that, despite being a new build, blends in completely with its Mediterranean surroundings. It appears as if it had always been there, set amid the reddish earth and the yellow grass. It was important to the studio to reduce its visual impact on a "delicate natural environment."

If there's anything I'm a complete sucker for, it's arts and craft supplies. Yarn, scrapbooking paper, ribbons, paints, sewing kits - you name it, I probably have it. I always have a handful of projects going at once, which means my supplies are scattered everywhere: a drawer across the room stuffed to the brim, knitting needles by my bed, and a shameless surplus tucked under it.

September is here, and after all these years, we still find ourselves reverting to that back-to-school mindset. Something in the air tells us that it's time to focus and get started on the projects that have long been on our minds. For us, this means re-evaluating our work-from-home setups, and considering how, through decorating, we might be able to bump them up a grade or two.

Picking the best 3D rendering service is critical for your project's success. Whether you need architectural views, interior design renders, or product imagery, the final quality is what counts. A great team turns your concepts into stunning visuals, blending creativity with strong technical skills. Since studios differ in what they provide and what they do best, understanding the key features and qualities to seek lets you choose the perfect partner every time.

Luxury perfume brands have always poured resources into elaborate packaging with bottles shaped like sky-high stilettos, sculpted torsos, or capped with oversize daisies. Yet for all the creativity devoted to packaging, the mechanics have barely evolved. Nearly every alcohol-based perfume still relies on the same one-finger actuator to dispense the fragrance. While this design mechanism has become synonymous with eau de parfum, it also makes the product inaccessible for anyone with limited hand strength or dexterity.

Guwahati International Airport (GAU), also known as Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport, was just announced as one of seven winners in the International Architecture Awards 2025 for the Airports and Transportation Centers category, for a brand-new terminal that will soon debut. The airport primarily serves the northeastern corner of Assam, India. The beautiful terminal, designed by the firm Nudes Architecture, was commissioned as part of an effort to improve local infrastructure and accommodate a higher number of air travelers. The structure is inspired by Assam's natural environment, culture, and biodiversity-and particularly by orchids and bamboo. In Assam, there are more than 400 wild species of orchids, and "bamboo orchids" was the main inspiration for the airport's design brief.