Design

May 9, 2025

LEGO Announces Keith Haring Set Celebrating the Pop Artist’s Iconic Dancing Figures

Keith Haring’s 1987 piece Untitled (Dance) stands as a vibrant symbol of the Neo-Expressionist and Pop Art movements. Featuring five dynamic, dancing figures, the artwork captures the energy of New York’s 1970s and ’80s club scene. Over the years, these bold, joyful icons have leapt off gallery walls and onto everything from posters to t-shirts. Now, they’re taking on a new form, reimagined as a colorful LEGO set.

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May 1, 2025

Engineers Develop T-Rex Leather Handbags Made From Dinosaur DNA

Leather is one of the most sought-after materials for high-end goods. However, it comes with a hefty environmental cost, and that's before getting into the animal cruelty aspects of it. Aiming to find an eco-friendly alternative to leather, creative agency VML, The Organoid Company, and Lab-Grown Leather Ltd have developed a groundbreaking solution with the help of a creature that has long been extinct—T-Rex leather.

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April 24, 2025

Milan Design Week 2025: Revolutionary Space-Saving Garden Umbrella Makes Showstopping Debut

You wouldn’t think an umbrella would go viral, but that’s exactly what happened at Milan Design Week 2025 when Royal Botania unveiled the Anamon Parasol at Salone del Mobile. At first glance, it might look like a pretty ordinary umbrella, but the sleek, space-saving parasol by Belgian designer Kris Van Puyvelde stands out for its innovative opening system.

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April 17, 2025

Humorous Trading Cards of Middle-Aged Men Go Viral in Small Japanese Town

Yu-Gi-Oh. Pokémon. Magic: The Gathering. These are some of the world’s most popular trading card games (TCGs), and yet children in Kawara, a small town in Japan’s Fukuoka Prefecture, are opting for something a little more unique. Their homegrown TCG doesn’t feature fire-breathing dragons, gigantic orcs, or wand-wielding wizards—it features middle-aged and elderly men (ojisan).

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