Hotel Retro revives graphic luggage labels from the golden age of travel
These stickers are not only miniature relics from a history of design – tracing visual developments from art…
‘We put our heads above the parapet’: Lubaina Himid on winning her 40-year battle to storm the Venice Biennale | Art and design
The Venice Biennale opening is just days away but Lubaina Himid isn’t in a rush. The artist, who…
Traditional townhouses inform interiors of Capella Kyoto hotel
The unique “rhythm and progression” of Japanese machiya townhouses helped Brewin Design Office devise the interiors of this…
Is Bouclé Officially “Uncool” in 2026? I Asked Designers
A much-needed antidote to the state of the world at the time, 2020 was all about embracing coziness,…
Figma Builds In-House Redis Proxy to Hit Six Nines Uptime
Figma has published a detailed account of how it built an in-house Redis proxy service called FigCache, replacing…
This Memphis-Inspired Apartment Is Filled With Characterful Moments
Creating a home for a student might sound like a modest brief: clean lines, a practical layout, and…
Mania Wooden Pinhole: Modular 6×17 Panoramas
Pinhole photography strips the camera down to almost nothing: a box, a hole, and light. Most pinhole cameras…
This sports photography trend feels like a gut punch. Sports stars are taking up photographers’ courtside spots – but one change could be key
This growing trend of sports stars making guest appearances as photographers at professional games outside their discipline doesn’t…
Camera Choice Kills Your Storytelling
Photojournalism and documentary work demand a different relationship with gear than most photography does, and Jorge Delgado-Ureña, co-founder…
Desert Hot Springs Father-Son Sculptors Create Stone Art for Celebrity Homes
Self-taught through watching his father, Jacob developed a different approach to the craft. He’s meticulous and a bit…
The husband and wife creating a 1920s-style black-and-white film in their basement
The film is intended to look as close as possible to the fine-grained, low-ISO films used in the…
HK artists capture what people miss in the rush
Rushing from morning until night is the norm for Hongkongers. But how many small, heartwarming moments have we missed in…