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Core77A Transforming Mid-Century Chair, and Fun Knoll Facts This Mid-Century chair, designer unknown, was produced by German furniture brand Wilhelm Knoll. * Called the Scissor Chair, it can perform a little trick: Underneath you can see the hinge mechanism…

10.22

Core77Toyota Releases Video of Wheelchair-Alternative Mobility Concepts in Action Last year Toyota unveiled three concepts at the Japanese Mobility Show: Walk Me, a chair that can travel on its legs.

10.22

Core77The Simple, Beautiful Interface on Braun's 1960s Portable Heater In the mid-1960s, Dieter Rams and Reinhold Weiss designed Braun's H7, a portable fan and heater. It had one fan setting, and two heat settings.

10.22

Homes to LoveBrand-new series: Neale Whitaker’s Forever Home will be your new favourite show Just a few months after snapping up a characterful cottage in the heart of Berry, NSW, the TV host and interiors expert has announced he will be returning to our screens once again.

10.22

Homes to LoveA look at the beautifully minimal Surry Hills studio of Esoteriko Interior architecture and design practice Esoteriko was born from a “shared passion for thoughtful, layered design and a commitment to detail and materials – we always have our materials surrounding…

10.22

est livingRead Now | est Magazine: First Light This is my first editor’s letter since signing off at Inside Out magazine in 2010—and it is rather like riding a bicycle. The return to editing feels instinctive, embedded in muscle memory.

10.22

roomieJapan寒くなると欲しくなる“汁物のストック”。コストコで買える「キャンベルのペール缶」を今冬に推す理由 Orie.Kamagami コストコ歴は10年、年間約100万円購入するほどのコストコ好き。大容量食材をおいしく、無駄なく使い切る工夫を楽しんでいます。面倒くさがりだからこそ、家事の手間を減らすアイデアや便利グッズ探しには妥協なし。 甘酒カフェ「つばたまカフェ」も経営。 埼玉県で夫と小学4年生の子ども、猫2匹と暮らしています。

10.22

BRUTUSJapan妹島和世も参画!ルイス・バラガンの傑作を文化拠点へ再生。メキシコ〈LA CUADRA〉 3つのポイント 1.名建築〈サン・クリストバルの厩舎〉を再定義。 2.妹島和世や隈研吾ら日本人建築家も協働。 3.建築物保護と文化体験の場を兼ね、市民に開放。 妹島和世も参画!ルイス・バラガンの傑作を文化拠点へ再生 ルイス・バラガンが1966〜68年に設計した後期の傑作の一つ、〈サン・クリストバルの厩舎〉。

10.22

Design MilkHow a Humble Clay Pot Redesigns the Ritual of Eating In this month’s Taste column, I visit SingleThread Farm for FieldNotes, an annual farm summit, and discover how the design of a centuries-old Japanese clay pot can transform the rituals of preparing…

10.22

Casa BrutusJapanディレクターズチェアに宿る、建築家ガエ・アウレンティの芸術的視点。 October 23, 2026 | 今日の逸品 | casabrutus.com『折りたたんでも美しい。名作フォールディングチェア10選。』より | supervisor&text_Tomomi Nagayama editor_Naoki Nakajima カーサ ブルータスの人気企画「10選」シリーズから、こだわりの逸品をジャンルレスに日替わりでご紹介します。

10.22

est livingA Coastal New South Wales Retreat by Madeleine Blanchfield Architects A Mobile chandelier 3 in natural brass by Michael Anastassiades from Mobilia makes a quiet sculptural form as it hangs above an American white oak table designed by Madeleine Blanchfield Architects…

10.22

Monthly DesignKorea한옥의 시간을 잇다, 통인동 두꺼비집 서울 종로구 통인동, 나지막한 기와지붕들 사이로 붉은 벽돌을 덧댄 2층 한옥 한 채가 고개를 내밀었다. 오랜 해외 생활을 마치고 한국에 정착한 영국인 남편과 한국인 아내가 함께 살아갈 집이다. 처가에서 남편을 부르는 별명 ‘두꺼비’에서 이름을 따 ‘두꺼비집’이라 지었다.

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