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Could Poland banish coal with small modular nuclear reactors?
Poland would replace its current, not sustainable energy system predominantly with renewable and nuclear energy, and they plan to achieve this target by around 2040. Poland’s Ministry of Climate and Environment plans to have 51% of the country’s energy needs from renewable sources and 23% from nuclear power
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Everything to know about the Pentagon document leaks!
In the largest leaks scandal of the decade, countless secret Pentagon and NATO documents have come to light. The chaos is huge, but we summarized the most important points.
The world’s attention has been on the Pentagon leaks in April: Pages of highly classified US documents began circulating on
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The romance of sunken living rooms | TOP 5
In today’s article, we present the returning trend of sunken living rooms. Our selection features one classic and four brand new examples.
In the mid-twentieth-century, the “conversation pits” sunken in the living room floor were hugely popular, representing the highest school of chic at the time. Although for a
design
Frank Lloyd Wright’s last-ever home is for sale
The Circular Sun House in Arizona is now waiting for a new owner for nearly $9 million.
This abstract family house with intersecting circles was built in Phoenix, Arizona, in 1967, eight years after Frank Lloyd Wright’s death. Although almost all of the buildings designed by the architect are
strategy
Let’s think realistically
John Mearsheimer’s lecture on international politics.
International relations sound intangible to many of us: Why do wars start? Why do we trade with certain countries? Are there real allies, or is every country actually against every country? John Mearsheimer, one of the most well-known scholars of the realist school
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Musical benches bring play to public spaces
The Canadian Daily tous les jours aims to make community games in public spaces part of everyday life. This time, they designed interactive benches for the city of South Bend, USA.
The music played by the benches, dubbed Daydreamer, is triggered by the movement of the user, and their circular
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Spent his first night on the street but now works for the global elite
The American Dream of a Slovak man - the story of Jozef Bil.
America is the land of promise and opportunity. Although this saying faces many criticisms, and not many people believe in it anymore, success stories still exist. One of them is the life of Jozef Bil.
The United
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Why are there increasingly more Americans in Europe?
The US dollar and the euro are at parity for the first time in twenty years. The strengthening of the American currency means that imports from the United States are becoming more expensive, but it also makes Europe more attractive for American remote workers as their salary worth increasingly more
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First-Ever Office Building NFT Sold in New York
The 16-story office building has no physical form, but rather demonstrates the value that today’s technologies can create with just a click of a mouse. Even though it exists only in the digital space, its new owner can still rent it out to tenants.
The world’s first NFT
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From The French Chef to Göcsej pecsenye
Gastronomy and food are almost everywhere: in high art and in the various products of mass culture. In our current HypeLAB episode, we look at the food that appears in the cinema and on the TV screen. What does a Michelin-starred Hungarian chef have to do with Pixar’s popular
architecture
In the intersection of architecture, artefacts and art
How does a designer navigate among different fields? How do different cultures affect their work? What is an infinite source of inspiration in a multifaceted creative activity? Ákos Huber, currently living and working in Portland, is an architect by profession, but he is familiar with industrial design and drawing, as
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HIGHLIGHTS | Intimate moments
Christmas, with its mystical traditions, breathes a little life into everyone. This time, continuing our weekly selection of projects, we explore what really gets us in the festive spirit. Join us!
Everyone has their favorite season, their favorite weather and I’m sure everyone can tell you exactly why. The
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HIGHLIGHTS | Designers in the background of the fashion world
Willingly or unwillingly, we all follow different fashion trends. In many cases, simply because our environment does it too. But while the world focuses on clothing fashion, we often forget that every fashion wave is generated by many other creative industries.
Our Sunday selection explores themes that directly shape our
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NATO’s biggest challenge | Interview with Janne H. Matláry
We asked Janne H. Matláry, professor and strategic expert at the University of Oslo, about Europe’s security situation, the strategic tandem of the UK and France, NATO’s current status, and its greatest challenge.
We can say that until the collapse of the Soviet Union we lived in a
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HIGHLIGHTS | Can anyone be a photographer? This is how they see their environment
Nowadays, it’s no surprise that everyone has a camera in their bag, around their neck or in their pocket when we travel. The popularization of photography and the widespread use of advanced technologies has led many people to degrade the photographic profession. We present some evidence to debunk this
architecture
HIGHLIGHTS | Are you lost? It's not your fault!
We are guests of many institutions, offices, apartments and buildings every day. These buildings function as a kind of organization, each with its own set of rules. A system that imposes certain limitations not only on the architectural structure but also on the internal human functioning. The sophisticated visualization of
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HIGHLIGHTS | Gastronomy wrapped in graphics
It might go without saying, but gastronomy goes hand in hand with graphic design. Many businesses are entering the market with more and more excellent visual identities, and many are willing to spend money and energy on the packaging. This week, we showcase projects where design goes beyond the culinary
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HIGHLIGHTS | The milk cult
We might not even know why or where the milk-drinking habit originated, but by the time of automated milk processing, it had become a worldwide beverage. Although today a growing part of society is working to replace the drink, remarkable packaging is still being created. That’s why our current
architecture
Bjarke Ingels teams up with an American billionaire to design the city of the future
Open, fair, and inclusive: these three words describe the new city designed by the architecture firm Bjarke Ingels (BIG) for American entrepreneur Marc Lore. Debuting on social media in early September, Telosa will house 5 million people and is planned to be built on a 150,000-acre site in the
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HIGHLIGHTS | Did bistros used to be bistros?
Certainly, we all have heard the term bistro, which has changed a lot over the years, not just in meaning but also in many other ways. In our current project selection, we investigate the origins and present-day functions of this special place. Join us!
All over the city, cafés are
architecture
A teeny tiny home | Haus.me
Demand for tiny apartments and homes has been an emerging trend in recent years. The new development of House.me responds to this market need: Microhaus functions as an easily transportable mobile home, thanks to its high-tech fiberglass technology.
Due to its size, it does not require a permit to
business
HIGHLIGHTS | Looks matter too
We love to talk a lot about the importance of sustainable design. But is it enough to only change the materials and the processes to reshape the whole approach? Let us tell you: no.
The UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has just published its latest study. The
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HIGHLIGHTS | We might not realize it, but we live in the past
This is not the first time in the history of our HIGHLIGHTS series that we are sharing design projects that revive the heritage of the past, but we have never presented works that bring a retro world to life in the form of campaigns and objects found in our contemporary
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HIGHLIGHTS | The last adventures of the summer
With the season coming to an end, our hours in the sun are getting shorter: autumn is approaching, but before we bury our well-deserved rest, let’s re-live together a few projects that will be a joy to remember in the midst of the grey weekdays.
Holiday culture is the
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A car model traveling on both land and water goes under the hammer
A yellow 1967 Amphicar Model 770, which can travel on both land and water, is up for auction until the end of the week.
The amphibious vehicle was originally designed by the German Hans Trippel in 1959 and was unveiled at the New York Auto Show in 1961. Of the
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HIGHLIGHTS | Models, embodied
Since the turn of the millennium, many novelties and technological achievements have come into the public view. Perhaps the best known of these is 3D printing technology, which can now move into anyone’s home. This week, we collected projects related to digital sculpting.
Many times we hear, think that
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HIGHLIGHTS | Line and letter
Ever since there was once a Bauhaus and Swiss graphic design, it’s no surprise to anyone that a business chooses total minimalism as its visual identity. However, touching the basics of our written language tools, the letters, and just a few lines can still make an impact with novelty
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HIGHLIGHTS | Printed overview of the era
I often ask myself the question: why do we like to read magazines and newspapers even today? The question is legitimate and can be linked to a defining problem of our age, the seemingly insoluble contrast of the physical and the digital world. Man’s obsessive attraction to the material,
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HIGHLIGHTS | Letter+color
The visual identity of a company or organization is now an unavoidable factor. This has been the case for a long time, but over the years it has become more and more important and urgent to develop a visual language that is best optimized for the hectic life and intuitions
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HIGHLIGHTS | Drawn pedestal
Anyone can draw—we often hear this comment about an illustration. While everyone can draw, they can’t necessarily illustrate. Designing and practicing an illustrative world requires just as serious and precise work as going through a mathematical equation, we just do it with the other side of our brain.
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HIGHLIGHTS | Dullness is over!
Although the bitter wind sometimes strikes our faces, spring is approaching unstoppably. Our favorite colors emerge from grayness, so the shop windows and advertising surfaces of the streets of our cities are also filled with shades. In our current selection, we have put together projects that help with the smooth
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HIGHLIGHTS | Resurgent past
In our previous selections, we had the opportunity to get to know the object design of the eighties, but for this week, we have selected more exciting projects than ever before, thus reviving the tools of the past.
We have already talked about the stylistic tools and expectations of the
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HIGHLIGHTS | Living past
Living in the past is not exactly a positive trait, but living in the present while keeping the experiences of the past in mind opens up a wealth of possibilities that can give great solutions to our everyday problems.
When designing the objects we use, the goal is usually to
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HIGHLIGHTS | Supporting gadgets
Slowly, every segment of our lives is ruled by objects designed to protect our health: for a designer today, human-centered design is not only an important aspect but the keystone of a product series. An essential part of this mindset is ensuring that the product is not harmful to our
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HIGHLIGHTS | Back to Home
To be able to work efficiently, we primarily need a calm and balanced environment, an indispensable element of which is a good workstation.
Providing the environment to office workers has been the task of companies and employers for long years. However, those returning after a long pause are not simply
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HIGHLIGHTS | Board games
With Christmas around the corner, most of us have probably been into at least one toy store. Sometimes with a clear goal in our minds and other times without anything specific—looking for the right, the perfect, something funny and entertaining, or perhaps something promoting strategic thinking or something that
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HIGHLIGHTS | Our digital addictions
Looking at the object dubbed “Cold Attraction” featured in our current round-up, the scenes of “2001: A Space Odyssey” considered a classic of the sci-fi genre keep flashing before our eyes. The external hard drive popping up in Stanley Kubrick’s film looking like a monolith is not only expressive
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HIGHLIGHTS | Carefree objects
The objects chosen for our daily work must (also) meet a strict set of criteria. We consider a laptop a long-term investment, which we don’t buy while in a rush (at best): we purchase the selected product after careful consideration, trusting that it will serve us every day.
We
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HIGHLIGHTS | Healthy design
We prefer to surround ourselves with nice and practical objects in our everyday life, which we can also enjoy while using. This is no different in the case of the tools related to our health either, quite on the contrary.
May it be a temporary illness or a serious disease,
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Carbon dioxide could be put away in the ocean floor
The latest innovation of aquaculture startup Running Tide could open a new chapter in seaweed farming. No one has ever thought of sinking kelp infused with carbon dioxide to the bottom of the sea before – except for them. And why is it good for us?
Off the coast of Portland,
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HIGHLIGHTS | The magical circle
The circle is one of the most ancient symbols, a true jolly joker, something you simply can’t go wrong with: as one of the four basic geometric forms, it symbolizes perfection and completeness. The circular line is a token of all things divine, ethereal and spiritual: something we can
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Hungarian designer cherished by Americans | Ilonka Kárász
Several million New Yorkers met her colorful graphics on the cover of one of the
most famous magazines of the world, yet we still know practically nothing about
the Hungarian-born designer. Meet Ilonka Kárász and her cover designs!
From time to time, the Hungarian media stops to marvel at the
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HIGHLIGHTS | summer camps
Colorful duffle bags and suitcases fill the trunk of the bus. The driver tries
to stuff one last backpack into the flood of packages. After a goodbye kiss, a
hug and a “take care”, the great adventure begins. We travel on highways, and
pass through unknown cities and villages until
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HIGHLIGHTS | Sacred design
sacred 1. dedicated or set apart for the service or worship of a deity 2. worthy
of religious veneration 3. of or relating to religion : not secular or profane –
says Merriam-Webster’s dictionary. We could list countless items in the history
of mankind which we pay a different kind of
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HIGHLIGHTS | posters
A poster says: “I’m available” – in other words, a print is an affordable work
of art. We love to take our time when choosing the perfect poster, we consider
several factors and think it over thoroughly, as it’s not just an everyday
decorative element we choose to match
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HIGHLIGHTS | Typography
In the era of Gutenberg, the father of printing, type foundries and punchcutting
workshops designed and manufactured the basic accessories of typesetting, the
matrices and cutting punches. Due to the increased demands of the 19th century
press, this rudimentary method was replaced by the Linotype and Monotype
typesetting machines and
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HIGHLIGHTS | Magazines and catalogues
“Form follows function.“ “Less is more.“ The roots of these phrases repeated ad
nauseum trace back to the Bauhaus movement, to the first half of the 20th
century. The modern art movements had a prolific effect on graphic design, too:
the “Swiss Style” developed around the 1950s has become a
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HIGHLIGHTS | characters
In the visual noise surrounding us, sometimes we look for plain, minimalist
images, and other times we long for more exciting contents featuring more
drawings. Vague sketches, quick rough drafts, funny or even grotesque characters
take us to a fictional reality, in which we immerse with pleasure after the too