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A$AP Rocky revamped Paul Rudolph's modernist guesthouse for Basic Space auction
Musicians are becoming design curators, not just brand ambassadors or product collaborators.
Dezeen · 2026-03-30
A$AP Rocky's design studio refurbished a Paul Rudolph house for auction
Musicians are building credible design practices that operate independently of their music careers.
Dezeen · 2026-03-29
The UK opened its first circular construction hub for salvaged building materials
Construction waste finally has dedicated infrastructure instead of just sustainability reports about it.
Dezeen · 2026-03-28
Meta and YouTube lost landmark addiction trial, ordered to pay $6 million
First legal precedent establishing platforms deliberately designed addictive products that harm users.
Hypebeast · 2026-03-26
Kris Van Assche jumped from fashion to furniture with bronze vessel debut
When fashion directors move to design, they bring luxury pricing models with them.
Hypebeast · 2026-03-23
Google's Stitch update wiped 8% off Figma's share price in one day
Design tools are now just temporary UI layers before AI writes the code directly.
Techmeme · 2026-03-19
Exakt MFG uses technology to enable artisanal production at industrial scale
Designer Christoffer Söderqvist calls it artisanry at scale, not mass customisation.
Dezeen · 2026-03-18
Chanel's 19M gallery stages French-Japanese craft communion after Tokyo debut last year
Luxury houses now run cultural diplomacy programmes that nation states used to handle.
Wallpaper · 2026-03-16
AI earbuds positioned as fine jewellery instead of consumer electronics by design press
Wearable tech finally admits it needs fashion's language to justify premium pricing.
Yanko Design · 2026-03-16
Colbo boutique added a vinyl listening bar clad in steel and wood
Retail is becoming hospitality. Buying is the excuse, lingering is the business model.
Dezeen · 2026-03-10
Colbo clothing store adds vinyl listening bar wrapped in stainless steel and stained wood
Retail is becoming hospitality. The transaction is now the intermission, not the main event.
Dezeen · 2026-03-09
Perforated floors and Japanese light concepts are trending in London residential design.
Soft, diffused light is replacing dramatic architectural gestures. The move mirrors broader cultural shift toward gentleness and wellness in home design.
Dezeen · 2026-03-07
Formafantasma paints intentionally banal office scenes on canvases for Marni's Milan show
High fashion is aestheticising the mundane. When luxury celebrates banality, aspiration is being redefined downward.
Dezeen · 2026-03-05
Formafantasma paints banal office scenes for Marni runway, elevating mundane as aesthetic
The ordinary becomes conceptual when framed correctly. Anti-spectacle as new fashion week differentiation strategy.
Dezeen · 2026-03-04
Apple unveils M5 Pro and M5 Max chips with new ‘Fusion Architecture’
The chips are engineered around Apple's new Fusion Architecture, an advanced design that merges two dies into a...
TechCrunch · 2026-03-03
Demna's Gucci debut set recreates ancient sculptures in marble monolithic space
Fashion's new codes: reference antiquity to signal permanence in an algorithmic age.
Wallpaper · 2026-02-27
Dazed China relaunches quarterly not monthly—premium publishing embraces scarcity again
Volume lost. Frequency as luxury is the new editorial model for saturated attention markets.
Business of Fashion · 2026-02-26
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