Publicis Spain's Vagisil campaign uses yonic wash bags to normalize intimate care products, tapping into the 'what's in my bag?' trend. It's a smart, slightly cheeky way to make a taboo product feel everyday.
designTuesday, August 18
Billboards, folding iPhones, and architecture's emotional pull
Today's design feed runs from cheeky billboards to architectural psychology, with a foldable iPhone leak and a carbon-fiber Aston Martin thrown in. The through-line is how design plays with perception: making you look twice, feel small, or rethink materials.
Perception games
Several stories today hinge on design that manipulates what you see or feel, from billboards that trick the eye to buildings that shape emotion.
This piece digs into how architectural scale and proportion deliberately make us feel awe or comfort. It's a useful reminder that buildings aren't just functional; they're emotional design.
Leeah Joo's hyperrealistic curtain paintings play with the idea of concealment without content. The craft is the point, but the concept of hiding nothing is what lingers.
Hardware and materials
The rest of the day is about physical objects: a leaked Apple foldable, a gold handheld, and a carbon-fiber supercar.
The leaked screen protectors for Apple's folding iPhone suggest a shorter body and a 7.5-inch display. The design details, like camera cutout placement, are getting weirder, which fits Apple's recent experimentation.
Supreme's 24K gold Analogue Pocket is a luxury streetwear take on retro gaming. It's a niche collab, but it shows how design can turn a niche product into a status symbol.
Also today15
Lane7 Entertainment and Hospitality Branding Identityabduzeedo.com
Enabling Crypto Agility Through HW/SW Co-Design with Menta – PQSecure Technologiespqsecurity.com- The Beach Boys fans point to one live album as best example of band’s ‘veteran’ statuscultfollowing.co.uk
- Aston Martin Unveils Limited-Edition Valen: A Carbon Fiber Masterpiece with Interference Paintfreeyork.org
- 9 most beautiful airports in India where the landing is the destinationwww.architecturaldigest.in
- Petchimuthu Kennedy Crafts an Innovative Brick Haven with Earthscape Studiofreeyork.org
Fine-Tuned Illumination Brings an Air of Sophistication to a Cocktail Lounge at Pennsylvania’s Nemacolin Resortwww.architecturalrecord.com
Nightcap, designed by Gensler with Lighting Workshop, borrows from the intimacy of jazz clubs, the glamour of classic theaters, and the energy of disco-era nightlife.
Architecture approves cork: a beautiful and high-performance materialwww.internimagazine.com
From bio-mortars to coatings, all the way to vegetable leather: three Italian companies combine technical performance and aesthetic research to responsibly enhance a material rooted in Mediterranean culture The post Architecture approves cork: a beautiful and high-performance mat
Motion Picture Association and ByteDance Team Up for IP Protection in AI Modelswww.therookies.co
The Motion Picture Association and ByteDance unveil a plan to protect intellectual property in AI-generated video and image models like Seedance and Seedream.
The Design-led Unica Home Gym by Technogym – The Local Projectthelocalproject.com.au
The post The Design-led Unica Home Gym by Technogym – The Local Project appeared first on The Local Project .
Cook for a Group Anywhere With This 35-Pound Foldable Outdoor Kitchen That Sets Up in 3 Secondswww.homecrux.com
The FYREL Fold and Go Outdoor Kitchen is an SUV-ready portable cooking system that combines a stove, grill, prep space, and griddle into one compact unit. The cooking gear takes only three seconds to set up and folds easily to fit inside the boot of your SUV hassle-free. Its adju
MAYA by Frank Developments and Signature Property Partners – Issue 21 Feature – The Local Projectthelocalproject.com.au
The post MAYA by Frank Developments and Signature Property Partners – Issue 21 Feature – The Local Project appeared first on The Local Project .
17th-Century Dutch Painting Restoration Reveals a Missing Soldier Playing a Drinking Gamemymodernmet.com
17th-Century Dutch Painting Restoration Reveals a Missing Soldier Playing a Drinking Game At first glance, Pieter de Hooch’s Figures in a Courtyard looks like a quiet scene of everyday life. Sunlight washes across the brick courtyard. A woman raises a glass while a man smokes a l
Easily Upcycle Old Wood Pallets Into A Clever Laundry Basket Storage Systemwww.hunker.com
You can avoid endless laundry room clutter and baskets all over the house with this easy, budget-friendly storage system DIY made from wood pallets.
The Trenery collection giving contemporary art a wearable twistwww.homestolove.com.au
Australian artist Camie Lyons' expressive works are reimagined across silk garments and accessories in this limited-edition capsule The post The Trenery collection giving contemporary art a wearable twist appeared first on Homes To Love .
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