Projects by architects Ray Kappe, Martin Fenlon, and John G Wallis are among nearly 10,000 structures destroyed as deadly fires burn large swathes of Los Angeles in an “unprecedented, city-changing moment”. Fires that started Tuesday… Read More »“The scale of the damage is unfathomable” say Los Angeles architects
In this week’s comments update, readers are discussing a cat-shaped robot that blows air to cool down hot food and drink. Aimed at people with heat-sensitive tongues, the portable device named Nèkojita FuFu operates with… Read More »“Far more useful than the majority of ‘collectible’ design” says commenter
Californian start-up Aptera has debuted what it claims to be the first production-ready solar electric vehicle that doesn’t need to be plugged in for day-to-day driving, developed with help from Pininfarina. Aptera debuted the vehicle… Read More »Aptera reveals “production-ready” solar-powered car at CES
Architecture studio Local has completed a community park and playground in Etne on the West coast of Norway, featuring a pavilion made using recycled aluminium from a nearby plant. The community park, called Skakkeringen, is part… Read More »Multipurpose community park in rural Norway designed with local residents
A slender-framed bamboo chair, electrolytically coloured steel furniture and tiles pigmented with micro-algae feature in this roundup of products exhibited at Designtide Tokyo. Designtide Tokyo, a platform for independent designers, returned to the Japanese capital… Read More »Ten design projects from a burgeoning generation of Japanese designers
Work has begun on the GEM Factory of the Future building in Maine designed by architecture studio Grimshaw and SMRT to integrate technological and robotic advancements with fabrication. Located at the University of Maine, the… Read More »Grimshaw breaks ground on research building in Maine designed to “revolutionize manufacturing”