When it comes to the ever-illustrious raft of heritage Danish design brands there’s perhaps no company more agile than Vipp. Established in the late 1930s, the boutique manufacturer – named after the Danish word for tilt – gained renown for its trash bins with a hyper-efficient pedal function and durable metal shell. Like the many […]
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Psychedelic patterns, plush carpets, and syncopated beats are among the pop-culture elements plucked from the 1970s that continue to captivate global audiences with the same nostalgia-packed power that crackling vinyl has over a new generation finding its groove. But 70s design in the Land Down Under saw a modernism largely inspired by coastal living, creature
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While companies like Nothing are pushing the boundaries of phone design with transparent aesthetics and eye-catching LEDs, Chinese tech giant Xiaomi is taking a different, more nostalgic approach. Enter the Xiaomi 15 Ultra, the company’s latest flagship smartphone that’s turning heads with a design inspired by classic Leica cameras. This unique aesthetic choice goes beyond
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Dezeen Showroom: German building materials brand Parador aimed to emulate the charm of parquet flooring in practical glue-down vinyl with its new collection, Trendtime 10. The Trendtime 10 collection of vinyl flooring features wood-like strips that come together in a herringbone pattern. The Trendtime 10 vinyl flooring is based on the look of parquet Strips in
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A stone bench radiates a gentle warmth – not from the sun, but from within. It is subtle details such as this at The Spa at the Inns of Aurora Resort & Spa that reveal thoughtful integration of comfort and materiality, which define this award-winning wellness space. The 15,000-square-foot facility, located in Aurora, New York,
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A concrete structure that cantilevers over a sloping hill defines Vipp Tunnel, a guesthouse on the coast of a rugged Tasmanian island by local architecture studio Room11. The home was designed by Hobart-based Room11 deep in the bushland on Bruny Island for Danish brand Vipp, a homeware designer behind a range of architect-designed guesthouses. It
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Swiss studio Herzog & de Meuron has designed the monochrome Beijing flagship store for Swedish clothing brand Toteme, which features a pleated white stone facade. Located in the city’s Taikoo Li Sanlitun shopping complex, the 150-square-metre Toteme Beijing store opened today. Founded in 2014, the Swedish brand is known for its minimalist designs. Herzog &
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Trump has escalated his America-First trade policy with a blanket 25% import tariff on all automotive components and vehicles. By Will Girling The latest chapter in US President Donald Trump’s ‘America-First’ trade policy was written on 26 March 2025, when he announced that a blanket 25% tariff will be imposed on all automotive imports from
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Betty Joel was one of the UK’s most successful designers and furniture makers during the 1920s and 30s. As part of our Art Deco Centenary series, her great-nephew, Clive Stewart-Lockhart, picks his favourite of Joel’s designs. Joel’s design career lasted less than two decades but was marked by huge achievements. As chief designer and figurehead
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Dezeen Showroom: multiple spray modes and ambient colour-changing light characterise this range of showers by designer Roberto Palomba for bathroom brand Ideal Standard. Produced by Ideal Standard – a sub-brand of German manufacturer Villeroy & Boch – Solos showers feature a ring-shaped colour-changing light integrated into a large, circular shower head, the colour of which can
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