Have you ever walked through IKEA, sat down and said — I could just live here? Well here's your chance. The big box furniture and home goods behemoth is expanding their world of home decor to an entire community in their first urban planning project, to take place in East London next year. More

We spend so much time, energy, and money dealing with the reality of our homes — sometimes it's nice to escape in visions of impossible homes for a bit. Belgian photographer Filip Dujardin creates grittily realistic structures that have no place in the real world... More

A computer display as "a looking glass into a mathematical wonderland" is how Jinha Lee describes this UI exploration developed with Cati Boulanger, both part of Microsoft's Applied Sciences Group. The 3D virtual reality UI reminds us of a hands-only Star Trek holodeck... More

Renters rejoice! In the not-too-distant future, you'll be able to hang your flat-screen TV (or that behemoth artwork or massive mirror) with nary a nail or anchor in the wall. The secret is an uber-adhesive called Geckskin. More

A popular trend in designing for children is furniture that transitions to accomodate kids' needs as they grow. Investing in furniture that your kid can only use for a year or two is a hard sell to parents, but promising them longevity can be a great incentive.
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While I'm not quite ready to trade in my growing collection of books and magazines for a tablet, I am always interested in finding unique and convenient ways to store my piles of unfinished novels and dog-eared shelter mags. And if that place is right where I sit and read, all the better! Here are a few clever designs, including a potential DIY stool, that might get you to read more and be asked to put away your mess — less!

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Have you ever thought about what it's going to be like when you're the same age as your parents right now? Your grandparents? Photographer Arjen Born works in both realms of photography, 3D modeling, and sculpture to imagine what our lives may be like when we're iPad-finger-arthritis stricken seniors and those Roombas and Siris have evolved into more invasive parts of our lives... More

Housing developer, Patrick Kennedy, is a small space lover and is aiming to develop the smallest apartment allowed by California code. At around 160-square-feet not a single inch goes unused and everything is multi-purpose. He's given his residential response to the Smart Car a spin — watch the video below to find out what works great, and what just cramps his style. More

Sometimes a box is too big. Sometime it's too small. So designer Patrick Sung came up with a concept called Universal Packaging System, or UPACKS for short. Would it actually work in the real world? More

On a weekend trip to Phoenix while soaking up some vitamin D at the Desert Botanical Garden, I visited Design for a Living World. Sponsored by The Nature Conservancy, the exhibit tells the story of 10 products created by designers using sustainable materials. More