North of Normal

Typography-led brand identity for North of Normal Studio, built on a grid-based system for instant recognition and modular applications.

Traditional African Baskets and Pottery Meet Pop Culture in Donté K. Hayes’ Sculptures

Redolent of African basketry, hairstyles, headwear, and pottery, Donté K. Hayes’ abstract ceramic sculptures may be interpreted as poetic vessels, even though they lack traditional openings. While we easily associate clay pots and round woven forms with ideas related to storage, protection, and even spiritual significance, they also nod to the human head as a holder—a kind of receptacle for culture, language, personal expression, and dreams.

For the past several years, Hayes has approached porcelain with an emphasis on mostly monochrome black forms with meticulously hand-marked surfaces with textures that appear almost strand-like. Recently, he’s begun incorporating colored porcelain into the...

Lamp range with moveable parts among projects from Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design

Dezeen School Shows: a lamp collection, designed with moveable parts for customisation, is among the projects from Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design.

Also featured is an electric bike design with interchangeable components to suit user needs, and an interactive installation that forms a landscape around the viewer.

Institution: Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design
School: Master of Arts
Courses: Animation, Design, Designer-Maker, Interaction Design, Art and Design Management and Photography
Tutors: Tibor Bánóczki, András Kerékgyártó, Flóra Vági, Tamás Fogarasy, Gábor Élbi and Krisztina Erdei

School statement:

"Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design (MOME) is an internationally oriented university in the heart...

Nendo Founder Oki Sato's Comic Strip is Hilarious

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A few months ago Oki Sato, founder of Nendo, started a comic strip (of sorts, on Instagram; you need to cli). While some of it is product-design-related content…

…some are just funny product observations…

…while others are just weirdly relatable stories about objects:

Plenty more to see here.

Core77 Design Awards 2026: Montana Cherney on Design's Ripple Effects

Through her work across four continents, Montana Cherney has learned how design can support meaningful and lasting change. Not just through the solutions it creates, but through the capabilities it builds in others. As Innovation Coach at the International Baccalaureate, and through her work advancing innovation in education, healthcare, financial services, government, and public services, she's learned that the most lasting impact often comes from what happens after the designer leaves the room.

"What excites me most is building teams' capabilities in design and innovation, both mindset and skillset, and celebrating the moments when those capabilities become visible,...

An Attractive, Functional Furniture Piece for Humans and Cats

As we saw here, if your cat damages your sofa, you can perform a kintsugi-style repair with embroidery.

However, if you'd prefer to avoid the problem altogether, you could draw your cat away from the sofa with a scratching post. To prevent living room eyesores, cat furniture company Mau offers this Kona Scratcher, a bent plywood sidetable that conceals a scratching surface:

The scratching surface is just corrugated cardboard. The company sells refills for a whopping $60 per pair, but you could probably make your own with an Amazon box...

A Smart Production Hack for Welding a Pegged Grid

German company Schweisstisch24 sells this D28 Tool Trolley, which targets their industrial welding clients. The beefy trolley, designed to hold clamps, squares and tools, has a load capacity of 240kg (529 lbs).

Because the company knows a thing or two about welding, they've come up with a production trick to cut the manufacturing time of these trolleys. Before welding the tubular pegs to the steel plate, they first run those parts through a laser cutter:

No measuring, no squaring parts...

Vicki Ling Personal Work 2025 (Collection)

Vicki Ling Personal Illustrations created in 2025

Studio Okami Architecten updates Belgian home with The Garden Pavilion

Antwerp practice Studio Okami Architecten has extended a family home in Belsele, Belgium, adding a pavilion-like volume clad in green marble that opens onto the garden.

Named The Garden Pavilion, the project was completed for a client who bought their grandparents' home, aiming to modernise the property without losing its character.

Studio Okami Architecten preserved as much of the existing house as possible, adding the extension to accommodate an open-plan kitchen, living and dining space.

Characterised by a sculptural roof and facade clad in green marble, the single-storey volume deliberately contrasts with the more traditional...

Foster + Partners' Central Crossing skyscrapers top out in Hong Kong

British studio Foster + Partners' Central Crossing skyscrapers, which feature an "illuminated spire" that runs the full length of the taller tower, have topped out in Hong Kong.

Set to be completed in the middle of this year, the Central Crossing development comprises two towers – a taller 160-metre-high office building and a shorter 122-metre-high tower containing a hotel.

A joint project by developers Wing Tai Properties and CSI Properties, the skyscrapers are located at 118 Wellington Street in Hong Kong's central business district.

Both of the skyscrapers will be aesthetically divided into two halves,...