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Elissaveta M. Brandon

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Route 66 is about to turn 100—but you’ve never seen it like this

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This ‘made in’ label could give Europe’s brand a boost

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Malibu’s new high school is built to withstand wildfires

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This incredible book can explain physics to a 2-year-old

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People don’t want to visit the U.S. Can this new ad convince them otherwise?

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Forget AI companions. This $249 AI ring lets you talk to yourself

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The fascinating story behind the 2025 NYC marathon medal

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New York’s subway is waging a war on fare evasion with hostile architecture

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Meet the robots upending the wig industry

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This addictive game is like ‘SimCity’ but for transit nerds

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Less than 1% of people beat this CAPTCHA game that proves you’re human

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Technology killed waiting online. Designers want to bring it back

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Samsonite just reinvented the suitcase

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The best designs of 2025 from up-and-coming companies

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Did ‘The Office’ creators pack major clues into the title sequence of ‘The Paper’?

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Here’s what happened when an artist mapped every visible word in NYC

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This pretty $25 sponge is designed to clean the most breakable thing in your kitchen

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How the world’s busiest airports are future-proofing themselves without missing a beat

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Frigidaire’s new oven lets you bake pizza at a sizzling 750°F

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This new front-of-package nutrition label is designed to make us healthier

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We designed shade out of our cities. We can design it back in

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New York City’s most iconic hotel just got a $2 billion glow-up

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Inside the making of Punchdrunk’s new immersive ‘gothic fairytale’

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This chair costs $10,000—but it’s life-changing for people who need it

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He was buried in a mushroom casket. Soon he’ll be part of the soil

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New York City’s plan to turn subway platforms into art galleries

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This pretty toolbox is designed for beginning DIYers

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This viral climate graphic just got a troubling update

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This artificial reef is made of pet ashes. Human ashes are next

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Ma Yansong’s first museum in Europe is a ‘metaphor’ for migration

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Would you pay $20,000 for a painted portrait? Your neighbor might

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Only 5 people could see the world’s newest color. Then Stuart Semple bottled it for everyone

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Inside the new tactile tech bringing basketball to blind and low-vision fans

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This new language app is like Netflix meets Masterclass, but for learning French

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A once-abandoned parking garage in Buenos Aires is now a stunning tower with a park on top

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This book can be read only when it’s wet

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The ‘Severance’ title sequence has been hiding secrets all season

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Nissan’s new car alarm is silent to humans but scary to rabbits. It could save their lives

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This new paint changes color with the weather—and cuts down on energy bills

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There’s a reason the new ‘White Lotus’ opening credits feel different

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Meet Concert, the robot that wants to revolutionize construction

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‘Yellowjackets” new title sequence is an unsettling fever dream you can’t look away from

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From Baghdad to Bangalore, these designers are building many cities’ first skateparks

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What it’s really going to take to build fire-resistant communities

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Designers re-created Anne Frank’s secret annex in striking detail

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How Farmer’s Fridge took over U.S. airports

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Warning labels worked for cigarettes. They could work for alcohol too 

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Finally, a ‘laundry chair’ you can sit on

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8 designers on the trends they’re excited to see in 2025

Trends are like pizza toppings—everyone has a strong opinion about them, and someone is almost always upset about pineapple. But as 2024 draws to a...

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8 designers on the trends they want to die in 2025

There is no escaping the tyranny of trends. But as 2024 draws to a close, we reached out to eight designers and architects, including Talia Cotton,...

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