This article is part of our Design special report previewing 2022 Milan Design Week. Three years after its last full-scale event, Salone del Mobile.Milano, or the Milan Furniture Fair, returns in its 60th iteration. Over the decades, Salone, which is widely judged to be the world’s pre-eminent design fair, has […]
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BMW had plenty to show off at Villa d’Este as part of the M division’s 50th anniversary celebrations, starting with the limited edition, 543-horsepower M4 CSL. Parked nearby, the new electric flagship i7 also had its public debut, alongside a prototype of the upcoming XM, an already controversial SUV that’s […]
Wait in style Dr. Michael Schwartz Even in the mid-aughts, going to the doctor’s office was quite a different experience than it is now. You’d sit in a dark waiting room, with industrial carpeting or linoleum, in an old vinyl chair next to an ugly Formica or old wood coffee […]
The last time audiences saw the Byers family on Netflix’s “Stranger Things,” they were leaving town. After a lengthy hiatus, the highly anticipated fourth season returns to Netflix on May 27. This time, the family has been relocated for their safety to Southern California, where they moved from fictional Hawkins, Ind. […]
First designs have been released for Mandurah Common Ground – a 50-apartment facility designed for members of the community who are sleeping rough, experiencing chronic homelessness or who suffer from financial instability. The concept design, led by local architect Gresley Abas, has been informed by feedback following targeted stakeholder engagement. […]
(Credit: Shutterstock) For an astronaut working in space, perhaps as far away as 240,000 miles from Planet Earth, the design of the life support backpack that provides them with oxygen, heating and cooling inside of their spacesuits couldn’t be more important. That backpack must be as […]