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Design Briefly @designbriefly.bsky.social · 2h

AirHive replaces monolithic HVAC with modular hexagonal ceiling tiles that individually manage heating, cooling, ventilation, purification, and sensing via a central smart controller.

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Design Briefly @designbriefly.bsky.social · 4h

Piaget's Collage watch interprets Andy Warhol's 1986 Self-Portrait using stone marquetry, archival design references, and a limited 50-piece gold-cased edition.

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Design Briefly @designbriefly.bsky.social · 6h

Keep all seating heights within a four-inch range to maintain visual harmony and comfortable, balanced social interaction.

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Design Briefly @designbriefly.bsky.social · 12h

Playful stackable containers resembling oversized Lego blocks provide discreet, versatile, decorative storage for hiding valuables while adding color and customizable organization to a room.

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Design Briefly @designbriefly.bsky.social · 19h

Lua House stacks four levels on a steep Brazilian slope, suspending the upper volume on branching concrete columns and filtering light with a metallic brise-soleil.

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Design Briefly @designbriefly.bsky.social · 20h

A lightweight, elevated pavilion integrates with a redwood and oak canopy to provide a flexible wellness and social space that preserves the steep sloping site.

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Design Briefly @designbriefly.bsky.social · 1d

A tent with solar-harvesting tarpaulin powers an integrated air-conditioning system for off-grid cooling, eliminating generators and bulky batteries.

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Design Briefly @designbriefly.bsky.social · 1d

A living, incremental headquarters designed to evolve through community-driven use, offering flexible configurations and an ongoing choreography of space activated by dialogue, learning, and exchange.

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Design Briefly @designbriefly.bsky.social · 1d

Twiny is a modular children's furniture system that transforms from sofa to adjustable table and storage, combining playful reconfiguration, safety-focused design, and recycled materials.

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Design Briefly @designbriefly.bsky.social · 1d

Integrated digital surfaces—high‑resolution vertical displays, interactive floors, mirrored ceilings—create immersive, sensorily enveloping architecture that treats interactive technology as an architectural material.

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Design Briefly @designbriefly.bsky.social · 2d

A house evokes seashell qualities: iridescent interiors that feel empty yet resonate with sound, scent, memory, and layers of time.

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Design Briefly @designbriefly.bsky.social · 2d

GEMPOT is a riverside restaurant concealed among 12 staggered white low-rise buildings, offering ephemeral glimpses, boutique exploration, and surprising culinary discoveries.

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Design Briefly @designbriefly.bsky.social · 2d

Great designers strategically borrow, transparently acknowledge influences, and use constraints and studio culture to turn remixed ideas into innovative products.

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Design Briefly @designbriefly.bsky.social · 2d

The Himalaya Pelvis Chair replicates pelvic anatomy to create an organic, functional, and elegant seating that integrates comfort and concept.

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Design Briefly @designbriefly.bsky.social · 2d

Certain home features and styling mistakes consistently provoke strong negative reactions, while homeowner autonomy and personal style ultimately determine appropriate choices.

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Design Briefly @designbriefly.bsky.social · 2d

Appropriate design choices arise from experience, judgment, and contextual forethought—not from an innate, mystical 'taste'.

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Design Briefly @designbriefly.bsky.social · 3d

A 273-room, 15-story lodging-focused hotel, The Royal Park Hotel Ginza 6 chome, will be built along Showa-dori in Ginza, Tokyo.

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Design Briefly @designbriefly.bsky.social · 3d

ART Residence in Paraty integrates a precise orthogonal facade with preserved native trees, dematerializing building lines into the organic coastal landscape.

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Design Briefly @designbriefly.bsky.social · 3d

Chameleon Workplace replaces traditional cubicles with a sculptural, color-shifting, adaptable workspace that enhances privacy, wellbeing, and mood through dynamic fabric systems.

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Design Briefly @designbriefly.bsky.social · 3d

Karlsruhe Municipal Hospital planned a new helipad and connecting bridge to Helios Clinic emphasizing aesthetic design and high functionality.

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Design Briefly @designbriefly.bsky.social · 3d

Notion mood board templates help cross-functional teams organize visuals, document brand choices, capture ideas, and align design, marketing, and product work from inspiration to execution.

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Design Briefly @designbriefly.bsky.social · 3d

Ovidium uses measured proportions, rhythmic colonnades, and a restrained palette of plaster, rammed earth, travertine, and metal to harmonize architecture with coastal landscape.

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Design Briefly @designbriefly.bsky.social · 4d

Damson Madder's Autumn/Winter 2025 homewares blend nostalgic patchwork and crafting motifs with bold color pairings across pillows, quilts, and ruffled placemats.

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Design Briefly @designbriefly.bsky.social · 4d

Retro '70s-'90s home and tech aesthetics are resurging, combining vintage design with modern digital functionality and tactile appeal.

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Design Briefly @designbriefly.bsky.social · 4d

Plantable integrates modular planters into office tables, combining greenery with functionality to boost wellbeing, flexibility, and easy maintenance in workspaces.

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