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The V&A is stuffed with a truly magnificent array of weird and wonderful things from centuries of human existence. Under one roof, you can find the sixteenth century Raphael Cartoons, Leonardo da Vinci's notebooks, an Iranian carpet thought to be the oldest in the world, a Storm Trooper suit from the Star Wars movies, a diamond butterfly ring worn by Beyonce and... a Labubu.

Most lighting is still sold as fixed objects: a floor lamp for the living room, a task lamp for the desk, a strip for the TV, each designed for one spot and one job. That clashes with the way people actually live now, moving desks, rearranging rooms, switching from work to play in the same corner, while the lamps stay stubbornly tied to a single idea of the space.

Intervening at the head office of Imabari Shipbuilding's Marugame Site presented an opportunity to reorganize the working environment of multiple parties involved in the construction of large tankers, formerly scattered across a vast industrial area of 0.88 km.

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"I'm a music curator, so having a space that inspires creativity is a must for me. The airiness of the space, the natural light, and the high ceilings allow a heightened listening experience when I'm enjoying music or when I'm on my turntables," she writes. "As most creatives can tell you, having a flexible space that you can constantly rearrange also feeds the creative mind.

If you've ever been handed something made by a child a lopsided drawing, a collage of construction paper and glue you know how precious it is. What might look imperfect is, to them, a record of focus, joyful creativity, and sheer imagination, untouched by rules or expectations. Designed by Sergei Lvov of Levantin Studio and produced by Uneven Objects, Tottolo carries that same spirit: a table shaped not by logic, but by intuition, play, and the freedom to create without constraint.

Coffee tables quietly witness mornings, late-night emails, and weekend calls with people in other cities. Time passes on screens and clocks on walls, but the table itself usually pretends it has nothing to do with any of it. It just holds mugs and magazines while the hours slip by unnoticed. There's something interesting about furniture that builds time into its structure instead of ignoring it completely.

Also known as boho style, this free-spirited aesthetic is built on an eclectic mix of patterns and organic textures anchored by earthy elements and color palettes. Take a look at Justina Blakeney's Los Angeles home tour to find inspiration-her peacock-hued bedroom is a lesson in texture. The beauty of this style is that you can express yourself with bold prints that range from paisley motifs and palm leaves, or tone it down by layering a neutral bedspread and pillow shams with tassels or pom-poms.

The site lies within the Petite Arche joint development zone, where design considerations include the town entrance, contextual integration, and alignment with natural elements. The building's form signals its position in an urbanized area and maintains visual dialogue with the surrounding landscape, including the protected Saint-Germain-En-Laye forest. A vegetated threshold along the northern edge reinforces landscape continuity, while the southern boundary engages with the urban character of the area.

JAG Studio + 21 More SpecsLess Specs JAG Studio Text description provided by the architects. This project arises from a simple question: how to create architecture in the tropics without competing with the forest, but rather learning from it? See allShow less Published on February 16, 2026Cite: "Refuge in the Rainforest - Tour Guide Training Center / Hector Ayarza + Estudio Garua" [Refugio en el Bosque Tropical - Centro de entrenamiento de guias turisticos / Hector Ayarza + Estudio Garua] 16 Feb 2026. ArchDaily. Accessed . ISSN 0719-8884

Prism Shelter is a by Space10 Studio located at the foot of Changbai Mountain, conceived as an inhabitable optical installation within a winter landscape defined by snow, wind, and low temperatures. Positioned to frame views of the mountain massif, the structure provides a sheltered point from which visitors can pause and observe the surrounding terrain. The project combines the typology of a small with a calibrated visual device that alters the perception of the distant ridgelines.

Beneath a dome that once watched over the French Communist Party's debates in the 1970s, a large self-illuminating dinner table is prepared. Its oval shape stands in the middle of a room noisy with conversation and Object Blue's elegant, beat-driven dinner soundtrack. Guests like Gabbriette, Cruz Beckham, Paloma Elsesser, Damson Idris, ASAP Nast and Pusha T gather under a DayGlo hanging light box. The setting looks, not at all accidentally, like Kubrick's vision of a war room in Dr. Strangelove. And it is a party.

With only two days left to vote, this is your last chance to pick your favorite projects of 2025 and help showcase the most influential architecture of the moment. There are 75 finalists to choose from in 15 different categories, with voting ending on February 18, 2026 at 18:00 EST. You can filter by country to highlight your national architecture, search for your offices of choice, or simply browse freely.

Look at high-end Scandinavian or minimalist Japanese interiors and you'll notice a pattern: objects earn their presence through either pure utility or pure beauty, ideally both simultaneously. A Sori Yanagi kettle. An Artek stool. A Noguchi table. Each piece justifies its footprint by being excellent at its job while also contributing to the room's visual composition. Fitness equipment rarely makes this cut. Even premium treadmills and bikes tend to occupy space through force rather than grace, their mechanical nature overwhelming any attempt at aesthetic integration.

Enter The Bugle by Design by Joffey, a coat and umbrella stand that rethinks the entire concept by borrowing its form from an unlikely source: a brass musical instrument. This isn't just clever design for the sake of being clever. It's a genuinely smart solution to a problem that plagues anyone living in tight quarters. Designer: Design by Joffey The beauty of this piece is in its vertical footprint.

Sadec Garden is a small-scale accommodation project newly designed and located in the flower village of Sa ec, ong Thap, Vietnam. The project is approached as a quiet place of temporary stay, where architecture does not seek visual prominence but operates as a background for landscape, light, and local daily life. Rather than pursuing expressive forms, the design adopts an attitude of restraint, focusing on spatial organization, experiential sequence, and a soft relationship between architecture and the riverine context of Sa ec.

Making your home look expensive doesn't require a renovation budget or a personality transplant. Sometimes it's as simple as swapping out the obvious stuff - the cords, the clutter, the tired textiles - for pieces that look considered and grown-up. Ahead are dozens of cheap, highly rated finds that punch way above their price point and instantly make your space feel more intentional, polished, and expensive as hell.

Phones go to bed dirty. They've been in your hands, on tables, in pockets, collecting bacteria all day, and they usually charge on a nightstand next to where you sleep without ever being cleaned. UV sanitizers exist, but most are clinical white boxes that feel more like medical equipment than something you'd want on your bedside table, and they rarely do anything beyond sterilization.

Nuno Almendra + 43 Project Team: Filipe Rodrigues, Ines Vicente, Marta Frazao, Antonio Pedro Faria, Filipa Neiva, Joana Matos, Rafael Gomes Engineering: Eng. Augusto Candeias Construction: Alexandre Salgado More SpecsLess Specs Nuno Almendra Text description provided by the architects. Located in Vilamoura, Algarve, the plot benefits from geographical advantages: total sun exposure, proximity to the sea, and views over a scenic golf course.

Turtle Arts Photography + 41 More SpecsLess Specs Turtle Arts Photography Text description provided by the architects. Vault House is conceived as a contemporary tropical residence that balances raw materiality with warmth, openness, and family-centric living. Designed for a multi-generational family comprising a couple, their daughter, and parents, the house responds to a clear client vision: a home that is unique, user-friendly, and deeply connected to natural light, ventilation, and greenery.

The team at Marc Fornes / THEVERYMANY merges the shopfront and the café into one inhabitable form. The sculptural volume defines the café as an interior body while extending outward to construct the facade of the store. Conceived as a fully operational coffee space, the structure organizes thresholds, entrances, and circulation with the precision of a calibrated system. Fornes' characteristic organic language binds these programs into a continuous geometry, open and breathable.

For many architects, schematic design is defined by a familiar tension. It is the phase of open-ended exploration-where multiple ideas are tested, challenged, and refined for clients to define a project's direction. In essence, it's where the design magic happens. The challenge is rarely a lack of ideas, but the effort required to test and evaluate those ideas properly under time-, resource-, and budget constraints.

The new blanket collection proudly presented by Electric Bowery and Bien Mal is a story of memory made physical for co-founders of Electric Bowery Cayley Lambur and Lucia Bartholomew. A physical documentation of a road trip that ties four cities together, Venice, Santa Barbara, Big Sur, and New York City, the specific terroir of the textures, colors, and personality of these

For the last two weeks, my Instagram feed has been overflowing with Valentine's Day images-lush photo shoots of good-looking couples surrounded by rose bouquets, drinking champagne, and nibbling on chocolate dipped strawberries in cozy rooms that are the essence of romance. But wait, stop the carousel! These rooms look familiar. Welcome to my very own House of Love-at least as art directed and styled to perfection for 1-800-Flowers' latest Valentine's campaign.

At the heart of the Quartier des Gares, the 900 Saint-Jacques tower offers a contextually sensitive response to contemporary challenges of high density urban living.

Now, he celebrates his first major presentation in Latin America, in congruence with Mexico City Art Week 2026 and ZSONAMACO, showcasing on an ideal stage inside one of the city's most architecturally layered interiors. Titled The Resident, the site-responsive installation, created during a residency at the Diez Company house, transforms the historic showroom into an immersive tableau where more than 50 works negotiate the boundaries between collectible design, contemporary art, and spatial theater.

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