The Enfold Pavilion by DEOND is a “Holistic Embrace of Body and Technology”

'Enfold Pavilion' by DEON - Photo by ©DEED STUDIO.

Entirely crafted from corrugated cardboard, the Enfold Pavilion features an AI-infused ‘second skin’ fabric that “could help treat anxiety and de-accelerate the mind and body.”

Ballie by Samsung at CES 2024

Ballie - Photo by Samsung.

At the Consumer Electronic Show 2024 in Las Vegas, Samsung introduced a new version of Ballie, a home assistant following you around the house. Empowered by AI technology, a spatial LiDAR sensor, and a 1080p projector, the ball-shaped lovable robot is able to display movies, video calls and “greetings” on its surrounding surfaces.

The FOOD exhibition at Design Museum Holon

Knitted in-vitro-grown steak - Courtesy of Design Museum Holon.

A knitted in-vitro-grown steak, junk food mandalas and deceiving ‘dyed’ ingredients. Design Museum Holon’s FOOD exhibition explores the relationship between design and seduction.

Jen Lewin’s Last Ocean interactive installation glows at Burning Man 2022

Burning Man 2022, The Last Ocean + Ursa Major by Jen Lewin - Photo by Matt Emmi, ©Jenlewin Studio.

With ‘The Last Ocean’ luminescent installation, Jen Lewin raises awareness of ocean pollution. She teamed up with Ocean Plastic Technologies to bring forward an innovative, circular, and poetic solution to recycle and reclaim ocean plastic.

‘Fantastic Smartphones’ and how to hack them… For our sake!

Fantastic Smartphones - Courtesy of ECAL University of Art and Design Lausanne.

Let’s admit it; our smartphones often outsmart us. With the FANTASTIC SMARTPHONES exhibition, students at ECAL University have developed tongue-in-cheek devices, robots and interfaces able to hack our mobiles and make us reflect on how much we have become dependent on Tinder, Instagram, What’s Up or TicToc.

PLATFORM AUSTRIA: Austria Pavilion at Venice Biennale explores the urban impact of digital platforms

WE LIKE, PLATFORM AUSTRIA, Austria pavilion @ Venice Architecture Biennale 2021- © Ugo Carmeni. All photos: courtesy of Austria.Pavilion.

How would our life be without bike-sharing, Zoom, food delivery and dating apps, social networks, Amazon, Uber and Netflix? The PLATFORM AUSTRIA exhibition at Venice Biennale triggers critical thinking on platform-driven cities.