#big-white

#big-white

I designed this bag in the same way I designed everything else, so largely based on right angles, but perhaps a little more emotionally, more personally. Designing a handbag is undoubtedly different to designing a Braun stereo system, but I applied the same principles. It had to be functional, visually durable, and very aesthetic. Less, but better.

"As a perfectionist... I think there's something that I have to practice a lot, which is standing proud next to things that are imperfect, and loving them anyway."

The Perch clock does not just revive an old idea; it reframes it for how we live today, becoming part of how you move through a space.

When you design your home with intentionality, you are essentially 'hard-coding' healthy behaviors into your daily rhythm. Health outcomes are the result of thousands of micro-decisions—so in his own home, he prioritized spaces like the kitchen, whose open layout makes cooking a pleasure, and the gym, centrally located.

The AI walks me through unlatching the slatted door top, and sliding out the glass. The milk wipes clean in seconds. It feels like a moment of religion conversion.

In a distinctive part of Athens' urban fabric, in the Patisia neighborhood, a corner two-story residential building from 1951 has been given a new identity.

Moffat Morphing House is conceptualised as a sustainable, small-footprint house for a couple to enjoy in their semi-retirement, reflecting their passion for camping and outdoor living.

The apartment navigates two opposing conditions: the tranquil greenery of the Taiwan Contemporary Culture Lab to the south, and the bustle of a major commercial boulevard to the north.

The ballroom design features impractical elements like a stairway to nowhere and fake windows, emphasizing a focus on flashiness over functionality.

But as everyone is chasing micro-trends, choosing a neutral kitchen and following your personal style comes across as more wise and timeless than ever. As seen in the 10 neutral kitchens below, hues like whites and off-whites, blacks, grays, beiges, and earth tones can be combined in infinite ways and applied to different textures and materials, to create kitchens that are dynamic, clean, and classy all at once.

Architects today see the home as more than just a place to live. It is now understood as a space that affects how people think, feel, and live each day. By 2026, the field has clearly moved away from cold, uniform minimalism. Instead, design choices such as color, shape, and proportion are made with clear intent, helping to create spaces that support everyday life.

Pigments Instead of Paints Experimental Art Spaces Return to Analog Above: You've probably seen the recent surge of "analog bags": tote bags filled with knitting, small sewing projects, crossword puzzles (the kind on paper), and other things to fill in-between moments. Call it analog, call it DIY, but making things-and antidotes to doomscrolling-is a move we can get behind in 2026. Photograph via artist Kate Kilmurray from Natural, Hand-Woven DIY Potholders Will Have You Revisiting a Childhood Craft.