As working from home becomes more common around the world, home office designs continue to get more creative and stylish. The small home office of Nidolab Arquitectura in Argentina creates a natural-feeling space indoors. The tiny office is only 54 square meters but manages to create an open, outdoorsy environment. The centerpiece of the office is ...

A dilapidated horse stable in Headborne Worthy, UK has been transformed into a beautiful modern home that keeps the structure’s charming historic elements intact. AR Design Studio saw the potential in this pastoral brick building, which had once been home to a retired champion racehorse in the 1940s but had been allowed to fall into ...

Picking up a ready meal from the supermarket for lunch always comes with a little tinge of guilt when you realize just how much packaging there is to be discarded. An amazing new type of biodegradable packaging could ease a lot of that guilt and give you a rather fun show to watch while you ...

Few man-made objects can compare to the intense beauty of nature, but at times humans can enhance nature’s loveliness. Paul Foeckler of Split Grain takes gorgeous pieces of California cypress trees and turns them into lamps and lights. The fusion of nature and technology seems to enhance both. The intricate lines, knots, indentations and markings on ...

One of the benefits of using a laptop computer is its ability to be used just about anywhere. But finding a way to balance it and keep your lap from getting really, really hot when you aren’t at a desk or table has been a long-standing problem. The Envol from designer Thibaut Rouganne is a kind ...

As your guests inevitably scan your favorite volumes, they note with alarm (then a laugh) that one of them seems to be inexplicably sprouting a plant. YOY Design Studio (images by Yasuko Furukawa) introduces this small surprise subtly, letting you slot a vase right along side other books on the shelf. Upon inspection, a simple and plain white ...

Picture yourself on the road – traveling between cities to visit friends, or staying with a colleague to attend a conference. They have an inflatable bed, or a futon, but not a guest room. You have your suitcase, clothes and accessories. What is missing? Perhaps it is the  Arara Nômade by André Pedrini Ricardo Freisleben - a trunk ...

Settle into 120 fabric-colored balls connected to elastic, shaping this mass of squishy seating exactly the way you want it to be. The Feel Seating System by Anima Causa responds to what the designers call ‘the emotional state of the body’, offering comfort and support whether you want to sit up straight, lay on your ...

Two stacked volumes in black and white perch on a bed of crushed granite stone following the curves of a hillside in Wenzenbach, Germany. Studio House by Fabi Architekten BDA looks out onto the countryside with two full walls of windows from the living space and bedroom, with the top black volume resembling an archetypal ...

Going to an electronic music show can be a great experience if you really love the artist, but if you’re there to see a thrilling performance you might be disappointed. Most digital musicians, talented though they may be, don’t really move around much on stage during a live show. Noticing this, Wesley Chau created a wearable ...