British artist Stuart Semple says that he “pulled an all-nighter” to create his Yolo paint in a colour that imitates one a group of American scientists claim to have just discovered. Semple, who previously developed… Read More »Stuart Semple replicates newly discovered colour with “very weird glowy teal” paint
This year’s Milan design week was a noisy assault on the mind that often felt light on substance and heavy on commercial opportunism, writes Max Fraser. For as long as I’ve been attending Milan design… Read More »“The days of dressing up superfluous stuff and placing it amid vapid installations surely need to stop”
A gridded wooden structure formed using traditional joinery makes up The Grand Ring, which Japanese studio Sou Fujimoto Architects has used to encircle the Expo 2025 Osaka in Japan. At 61,035 square metres, it is… Read More »World’s largest wooden structure encircles Expo 2025 Osaka
German carmaker Mercedes-Benz is hoping to redefine vans as luxury VIP shuttles with its Vision V concept, unveiled this week at the Auto Shanghai motor show. Unveiled yesterday, Vision V features a roomy cabin, accommodating… Read More »Mercedes-Benz unveils luxury van with integrated chess board and karaoke mode
Architects Annabelle Selldorf and Ma Yansong have been named on the Time 100 list of most influential people for 2025 by Time magazine. The pair of architects were included alongside world leaders Donald Trump and… Read More »Ma Yansong and Annabelle Selldorf named world’s most influential architects
A full-height void creates a passageway through the middle of the Gros Bao restaurant in Marseille, France, designed by architects Neri&Hu to reference Shanghai’s traditional alleyways. The eatery occupies a landmark building in the city’s historic… Read More »Neri&Hu designs bao restaurant to evoke Shanghai’s street life