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apple breaks a 16-year design rule with its first touchscreen macbook pro designboom.com/technology/ap…

a vivid orange peak rises from a turquoise landfill on japan’s setouchi coast. designed by ryue nishizawa of sanaa, the artwork reimagines an industrial landscape through the lens of art and architecture. read more: designboom.com/architecture/…

kengo kuma's brick towers frame open-air pools at copenhagen's upcoming bathhouse designboom.com/architecture/…

what if design made room for every species, not just humans? 🐝 posthuman utopias, designboom’s current chapter, explores a future where architecture and design work with nature, from living materials to spaces that support other forms of life. read more: designboom.com/editorials/pl…

these glowing amber sculptures begin with a natural polymer produced by tiny insects designboom.com/design/glowin…

chess gets a tactile rethink with lucy aboonour’s set for flora. sculpted contours, weighted bases, and white oak and walnut pieces make the game more intuitive to grasp and move, bringing a sensory dimension to a centuries-old classic. read more: designboom.com/design/tactil…

what if fake news came with a warning label, just like a bottle of alcohol? a new campaign by dysturb and source-s turns fictional beverages into a sharp visual metaphor for misinformation. designed with the familiar language of product packaging, the labels expose the hidden ingredients of fake news, reminding us that what we consume online can shape how we see the world. read more on designboom: designboom.com/design/fictio…

seeing earth from space can change how we understand our place in the universe. in inploration, artist richelle ellis and creative director lawrence azerrad explore how art, science, and the overview effect can inspire a deeper connection to our planet. read the interview: designboom.com/art/earth-spa…

what if architecture was designed for bees, cats, and other forms of life, not just humans? in this #guestessay, architect ariel andré of golem explores how a more-than-human perspective could reshape the spaces we design and inhabit. read more: designboom.com/architecture/…

what would the world look like through a horse’s eyes? 🐴 designer alan hook’s equine eyes is a horse-shaped headset that uses cameras and virtual reality to simulate a horse’s nearly 350-degree field of vision, challenging us to see beyond our own human perspective. read more: designboom.com/design/horse-…

alien creatures, impossible colors, and shapes that look straight out of science fiction. artist aron sanchez-baranda photographs marine life along the california coast, revealing the otherworldly beauty of organisms hiding in plain sight. read the interview: designboom.com/art/aron-sanc…

in a sicilian village, thinking with animals uses art and architecture to question the divide between humans and other species, exploring new ways of sharing space and rethinking our place in the living world. read more: designboom.com/architecture/…

this horse-shaped headset asks designers to see the world through animal eyes 🐴 designboom.com/design/horse-…

fiat's tiny multiplina brings 1950s italian microcar design into the electric age designboom.com/technology/fi…

frank lloyd wright’s only built planetarium reopens after a careful restoration at florida southern college. dating to the 1950s, the building brings its original circular seating and cherokee red floor back to life, alongside a new digital projection system that reconnects the space with the night sky. read more: designboom.com/architecture/…

oma designs the good times general store for potato head in bali, bringing together rammed earth, alang-alang thatch, reclaimed wood, and recycled materials. the space celebrates indonesian makers through locally crafted objects, material reuse, and hands-on workshops. read more: designboom.com/architecture/…

daft punk’s iconic alive tour stage gets a second life in LEGO bricks. the fan-designed model recreates the duo’s legendary glowing pyramid, bringing one of electronic music’s most recognizable stage designs into brick form. read more: designboom.com/design/daft-p…

emma sicher grows biomaterials from wild berries and microorganisms designboom.com/design/emma-s…

norman foster’s former waterfront villa on the french riviera, la voile, is on the market for €29.5 million. reworked by foster between 1998 and 2002, the seven-level residence features sweeping steel arches, a retractable sail-like canopy, and panoramic mediterranean views. read more: designboom.com/architecture/…

mabi architects renew a 1983 bathhouse in fukushima, japan, with curved interiors and colorful tilework. the renovation of shizunoyu refreshes the everyday bathing experience while preserving the bathhouse’s role as a place for community and shared ritual. read more: designboom.com/architecture/…