Rewriting the Rules of the Machine, a cactus for your pet and, a bakery in Kreuzberg.

A global edit of objects, spaces, and ideas shaping the visual world, curated for the culturally fluent.

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Ahmet Ismail Kizilca
May 27, 2025

Most pet cameras look like what they are: discreet, blinking orbs that sit on a shelf, quietly streaming surveillance footage. They’re functional but emotionally distant, watchers, not companions. Camtus offers a more tender, spatially aware alternative. Read more >

Keit Bakery’s new Kreuzberg outpost is not a flagship, it’s a gesture. Conceived by Studio Michael Burman, the space extends the Berlin-based bakery’s ethos into something tactile and spatial: an architecture of slowness, honesty, and quiet ritual. No surface is made to impress, and yet every detail holds presence. Read more >

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“Design is where science and art break even.”
— Robin Mathews

Where does the machine end and the maker begin?

For Dutch designer Olivier van Herpt, this boundary has never been fixed. Instead, it’s a space to be pushed, tested, and reimagined. Read more >

Design Calendar 📅

✨ Now Open

Fondazione Valentino Garavani: Horizons/Red
📍 PM23, Rome, Italy
📅 May 25 – June 11
The newly inaugurated cultural space PM23 hosts "Horizons/Red," an exhibition celebrating the legacy of Valentino Garavani. The showcase features 50 iconic haute couture creations from 1959 to 2008 alongside 30 red-themed artworks by renowned artists such as Cy Twombly and Louise Bourgeois. Read more>

🎉 Coming Up

London Design Biennale 2025
📍 Somerset House, London, UK
📅 June 5 – 29
The fifth edition of the London Design Biennale returns to Somerset House, showcasing world-leading design, innovation, and creativity from over 50 exhibitors globally. The event features curated installations, thought-leadership talks, performances, and workshops. Read more>

⏳ Closing This Week

Michelangelo: The Genesis of the Sistine
📍 Muscarelle Museum of Art, Williamsburg, USA
📅 Closes May 28
This exhibition delves into Michelangelo's preparatory works for the Sistine Chapel ceiling, showcasing sketches and studies that reveal the artist's creative process. Read more>

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