The Shenzhen Natural History Museum looks like it was carved by water instead of architects
Most natural history museums look like banks. Big stone steps, columns out front, and a lobby so grand you feel underdressed for a trip to…
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8 Japanese Stationery That Make US Back-to-School Supplies Look Boring
Japan has a stationery obsession, and the rest of the world is finally catching on. The country treats writing tools and paper goods the way…
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Your Small Room Secretly Needs Fewer Lamps, Not More
A small room rarely gets to do just one thing. The table that holds your laptop during the day might host dinner a few hours…
This Kid-Friendly Raspberry Pi Cyberdeck Teaches Children How To Build Chatbots
Remember those Radio Shack project kits with the spring terminals, where you bent wires into a working radio and felt like Tony Stark? Elecrow’s CrowPi…
5 Reasons why a foldable iPad Duo is a BAD Idea
Exactly a month and 2 days ago, John Ternus unveiled Apple’s first foldable phone. It’s been a decade in the making, Apple’s done a whole…
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Vosteed’s $200 titanium folder is slim enough to forget, sharp enough to remember
The porcupine is one of nature’s better-engineered designs. It’s compact, self-sufficient, and its entire defense system lives in its skin rather than in added bulk….
This Expandable LEGO Frame System Finally Solves the Collector Storage Nightmare
Somewhere in a closet, a perfectly good LEGO minifigure is staring through a plastic bag at the back of a cardboard box. It has a…
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Anbernic RG DDS brings 3DS-inspired design and Snapdragon power to dual-screen gaming
Following the success of RG DS and the more recent RG DS Plus, Anbernic is taking its dual-screen handheld lineup in a more powerful direction…
How Iron Man’s arc reactor works, explained part by part
Robert Downey Jr. returns to the MCU on December 18 in Avengers: Doomsday, but this time he plays Doctor Doom instead of Tony Stark. Marvel…
This 3D-Printed Saddle Is Designed Around the Horse, Not Adjusted to It
A saddle is one of the most intimate pieces of equipment in equestrian sport. It sits at the exact point where two athletes meet, translating…
BirdVue: The World’s First 4G Smart Bird Feeder Finally Lets You Watch Birds Where They Actually Live
The birdwatching boom of 2020 was, genuinely, one of the nicer things to come out of a rough couple of years. Millions of people discovered…
A Trash Bin That Actually Belongs in Your Living Room
I’ve spent more time choosing a lamp than I care to admit, then put a plastic trash can beside the sofa because it was the…
CLPR-01 Does for Calipers What Swiss Army Did for Knives
Most of us don’t carry a caliper around, even when a ruler isn’t quite up to the job. Try checking the width of a replacement…
The Desk Lamp Designed for Desks That Have No Room Left for One
Office lighting rarely cares whether you’re reading a document or squinting at a monitor. A desk lamp can help, but its sprawling base and arm…
The Corner-Bound Notebook Without the Wrist-Digging Problem
As a certified stationery hoarder (if there were an actual certification for that), I own all kinds of notebooks: hardcover, softcover, A5, A6, dotted, lined,…
This Tiny Home Looks Like a Coastal Cottage and Lives Like One Too
Zook Cabins’ Winslow is proof that 400 square feet, designed with intention, can feel like considerably more. At 400 square feet across a single level,…
A $599 Robot Dog That Fits on Your Desk and Works Like LEGO Technic
A robot dog usually arrives with a trick and a lot of wiring. Q8botOne takes the opposite approach, putting its core electronics onto a central…
7 Japanese-Inspired Kitchen Gadgets That Make Your Counter Feel Like Tokyo
Most kitchen tools disappear the moment you stop using them. These seven don’t. Each one comes from a different corner of Japanese design thinking, where…
The $146 Await camera brings back the disposable with 24 photos per roll, so every shot counts
Your camera roll holds 14 near identical photos of the same pasta dish, and you will never open a single one. We call it documenting…
This Thames-Side House Rises With Floodwater Instead of Fighting It
From the riverbank in Buckinghamshire, Formosa does not immediately look like a piece of experimental engineering. That restraint is part of its appeal. Designed by…
A $55 Camera Secretly Disguised as a Roll of 35mm Film
Because I grew up in the ’80s and ’90s, watching Gen Z and Gen Alpha kids lose their minds over stuff from those decades is…
The Eggshell Lamp You Can Rearrange So You Never Buy Another
I have a soft spot for lamps, but less patience for the way we buy them. Pick a shape, pick a spot, and hope both…