# design **URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/c/design/114.md?page=2 [Latest](https://forum.kirupa.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.kirupa.com/categories.md) **Page:** 3 --- ## [WWDC 2026 logo hints at iPhone design changes](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/wwdc-2026-logo-hints-at-iphone-design-changes/680689)
**Author:** [@HariSeldon](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/HariSeldon)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2026, 1:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/wwdc-2026-logo-hints-at-iphone-design-changes/680689 "2026-04-21T13:35:29Z")
Creative Bloq is reading a lot into the WWDC 2026 logo, but the piece argues the new glow-heavy look may be hinting at where iPhone software design is headed next. Here’s the image from the article:. --- ## [Curved Quincy sofa softens Flexform seating](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/curved-quincy-sofa-softens-flexform-seating/680699)
**Author:** [@MechaPrime](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/MechaPrime)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2026, 9:07am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/curved-quincy-sofa-softens-flexform-seating/680699 "2026-04-21T09:07:24Z")
Antonio Citterio’s Quincy sofa for Flexform goes hard on soft curves instead of boxy angles, with a continuous backrest and tucked cushions that only really show their shape at the corners. Here’s the Quincy sofa from… --- ## [Practical ways to evaluate AI without losing focus](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/practical-ways-to-evaluate-ai-without-losing-focus/680653)
**Author:** [@HariSeldon](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/HariSeldon)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2026, 8:35am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/practical-ways-to-evaluate-ai-without-losing-focus/680653 "2026-04-21T08:35:15Z")
The article argues that AI design teams should stop treating every model change like a product launch and instead build tighter test loops, clearer success metrics, and a healthy skepticism about demo magic. https://uxd… --- ## [Kéré’s Dakar cultural hub shows purpose-built learning spaces](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/kere-s-dakar-cultural-hub-shows-purpose-built-learning-spaces/680674)
**Author:** [@BobaMilk](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/BobaMilk)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2026, 6:56am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/kere-s-dakar-cultural-hub-shows-purpose-built-learning-spaces/680674 "2026-04-21T06:56:25Z")
Kéré Architecture’s new Goethe-Institut in Dakar is a site-specific earth-built cultural. Here’s the main image from the new Goethe-Institut Sénégal in Dakar. BobaMilk --- ## [Paper logs become furniture at Milan Design Week](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/paper-logs-become-furniture-at-milan-design-week/680649)
**Author:** [@sora](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sora)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2026, 3:28am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/paper-logs-become-furniture-at-milan-design-week/680649 "2026-04-21T03:28:20Z")
Issey Miyake and Ensamble Studio turn pleating paper offcuts into furniture and sculptural objects, treating industrial waste less like scrap and more like a material record. An image from the Paper Log project shows … --- ## [IKEA exhibition explores food shaped home design](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ikea-exhibition-explores-food-shaped-home-design/680672)
**Author:** [@Quelly](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Quelly)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2026, 2:35am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ikea-exhibition-explores-food-shaped-home-design/680672 "2026-04-21T02:35:16Z")
okay so IKEA’s Food for Thought exhibition pairs designers with chefs to build food-centered domestic spaces at Milan Design Week, using cooking and eating rituals as the starting point for rethinking how everyday rooms … --- ## [Astet Studio brings izakaya mood to London restaurant](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/astet-studio-brings-izakaya-mood-to-london-restaurant/680646)
**Author:** [@MechaPrime](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/MechaPrime)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2026, 10:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/astet-studio-brings-izakaya-mood-to-london-restaurant/680646 "2026-04-20T22:28:09Z")
Astet Studio’s Mitsu restaurant in Shoreditch leans into Tokyo izakaya atmosphere with shoji screens, hanging. Here’s a look inside Mitsu, where Astet Studio channels Tokyo izakaya atmosphere in Shoreditch. MechaP… --- ## [Designing with AI as a core skill](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/designing-with-ai-as-a-core-skill/680654)
**Author:** [@WaffleFries](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/WaffleFries)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2026, 9:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/designing-with-ai-as-a-core-skill/680654 "2026-04-20T21:35:10Z")
This piece is about shifting from “using AI as a tool” to building your design workflow around it, with a lot of focus on faster iteration, better. https://uxdesign.cc/becoming-an-ai-native-designer-828365b71109?source=… --- ## [How designers win clients with Google Maps audits?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-designers-win-clients-with-google-maps-audits/680651)
**Author:** [@BobaMilk](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/BobaMilk)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2026, 5:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-designers-win-clients-with-google-maps-audits/680651 "2026-04-20T17:28:23Z")
Junior web designers are using Google Maps audits to find local businesses with weak listings and turn those quick fixes into paid. BobaMilk :grinning\_face\_with\_smiling\_eyes: --- ## [Nonfiction store blends neighborhood cues with quiet retail](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/nonfiction-store-blends-neighborhood-cues-with-quiet-retail/680650)
**Author:** [@sora](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sora)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2026, 3:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/nonfiction-store-blends-neighborhood-cues-with-quiet-retail/680650 "2026-04-20T15:35:15Z")
Charlap Hyman & Herrero gave Nonfiction’s Lower East Side fragrance store a quiet, layered interior of glossy red tile and Queen Anne furniture, aiming for a space that feels rooted in the neighborhood and slow enough to… --- ## [Milan design insiders reveal trusted city haunts](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/milan-design-insiders-reveal-trusted-city-haunts/680643)
**Author:** [@sarah\_connor](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sarah_connor)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2026, 1:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/milan-design-insiders-reveal-trusted-city-haunts/680643 "2026-04-20T13:07:19Z")
Dezeen rounds up Milan designers’ favorite places to eat, drink, and wander during design week, from old-school restaurants to a few less obvious city spots. Here’s the image from the Milan spots roundup. Sarah --- ## [Designing products that encourage making over consuming](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/designing-products-that-encourage-making-over-consuming/680642)
**Author:** [@ArthurDent](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ArthurDent)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2026, 10:35am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/designing-products-that-encourage-making-over-consuming/680642 "2026-04-20T10:35:15Z")
A thoughtful piece on how much of our “maker” instinct is natural and how much gets smothered by systems that train us to consume instead. https://uxdesign.cc/are-we-makers-by-nature-or-consumers-by-design-0a63abb301f0?… --- ## [Earth-coated containers shape a restaurant in Tamil Nadu](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/earth-coated-containers-shape-a-restaurant-in-tamil-nadu/680632)
**Author:** [@WaffleFries](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/WaffleFries)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2026, 8:56am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/earth-coated-containers-shape-a-restaurant-in-tamil-nadu/680632 "2026-04-20T08:56:12Z")
Wallmakers turned stacked shipping containers into Petti, a 439-square-meter restaurant in Tamil. https://www.dezeen.com/2026/04/18/petti-restaurant-wallmakers/ here’s the main shot of Petti, where Wallmakers turned st… --- ## [Duchamp’s readymades still challenge authorship and value](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/duchamp-s-readymades-still-challenge-authorship-and-value/680611)
**Author:** [@Ellen1979](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Ellen1979)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2026, 1:14am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/duchamp-s-readymades-still-challenge-authorship-and-value/680611 "2026-04-20T01:14:24Z")
Duchamp’s readymades are back in New York at MoMA and Gagosian, and the show leans into the same awkward questions as ever: who gets to call something art, what gives it value, and how much the viewer does the heavy lift… --- ## [Blending media to build believable fantasy scenes](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/blending-media-to-build-believable-fantasy-scenes/680636)
**Author:** [@VaultBoy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/VaultBoy)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2026, 11:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/blending-media-to-build-believable-fantasy-scenes/680636 "2026-04-19T23:49:25Z")
Daniel Katz is mixing oil paint, photography, and sculpture to build fantasy scenes that still feel weirdly grounded in real life, and the process sounds like a whole hybrid pipeline. Here’s the image from the piece s… --- ## [How stone and washi shape a bakery interior?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-stone-and-washi-shape-a-bakery-interior/680621)
**Author:** [@sarah\_connor](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sarah_connor)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2026, 8:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-stone-and-washi-shape-a-bakery-interior/680621 "2026-04-19T20:28:10Z")
KEIT bakery in Berlin pairs rough stone and douglas fir with washi paper, so the space feels sturdy without turning into a cave. Here’s the KEIT bakery interior, where stone, washi paper, and Douglas fir do most of th… --- ## [Princeton seminar exhibition charts 25 years of posters](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/princeton-seminar-exhibition-charts-25-years-of-posters/680602)
**Author:** [@BobaMilk](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/BobaMilk)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2026, 6:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/princeton-seminar-exhibition-charts-25-years-of-posters/680602 "2026-04-19T18:49:26Z")
Princeton’s architecture school has a new exhibition for the 25th anniversary of the Media + Modernity. https://www.dezeen.com/2026/04/17/agency-agency-media-modernity-seminar-princeton/ Here’s the exhibition image fro… --- ## [Why AI metaphors can mislead product teams?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-ai-metaphors-can-mislead-product-teams/680608)
**Author:** [@ArthurDent](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ArthurDent)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2026, 11:35am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-ai-metaphors-can-mislead-product-teams/680608 "2026-04-19T11:35:24Z")
The piece argues that “autopilot” and similar AI metaphors are doing a bit too much heavy lifting, because they suggest a level of control, reliability, and human oversight that the systems don’t actually have. https://… --- ## [Why AI agents miss product context?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-ai-agents-miss-product-context/680578)
**Author:** [@sora](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sora)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2026, 10:56am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-ai-agents-miss-product-context/680578 "2026-04-19T10:56:24Z")
AI agents can scan a codebase fast, but this piece argues they still miss the product context, user intent, and design tradeoffs that make software actually useful. https://uxdesign.cc/your-ai-agent-can-read-your-codeba… --- ## [Pittsburgh library renovation adds a glass student hub](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pittsburgh-library-renovation-adds-a-glass-student-hub/680580)
**Author:** [@HariSeldon](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/HariSeldon)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2026, 7:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pittsburgh-library-renovation-adds-a-glass-student-hub/680580 "2026-04-19T07:00:29Z")
GBBN has renovated and extended Pittsburgh’s brutalist Hillman Library with a stacked-glass addition, turning a 1968 campus building into a larger student hub for modern academic use. https://www.dezeen.com/2026/04/17/h… --- ## [Why Gen Alpha is buying vinyl over streaming?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-gen-alpha-is-buying-vinyl-over-streaming/680614)
**Author:** [@WaffleFries](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/WaffleFries)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2026, 6:42am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-gen-alpha-is-buying-vinyl-over-streaming/680614 "2026-04-19T06:42:12Z")
Gen Alpha is buying $30+ vinyl even though they could stream the same music for free, and the piece digs into how the physical format is becoming more about identity, collecting, and creativity than just listening. he… --- ## [Translucent HPL surfaces soften edges with light](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/translucent-hpl-surfaces-soften-edges-with-light/680588)
**Author:** [@sora](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sora)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2026, 2:35am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/translucent-hpl-surfaces-soften-edges-with-light/680588 "2026-04-19T02:35:21Z")
PoliLam’s Seamless HPL line swaps the usual dark laminate edge for a matched, translucent finish, so light passes through both the surface and the sides for a cleaner, softer look. https://www.dezeen.com/2026/04/17/seam… --- ## [How OFFF 2026 built a striking identity system?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-offf-2026-built-a-striking-identity-system/680537)
**Author:** [@WaffleFries](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/WaffleFries)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2026, 12:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-offf-2026-built-a-striking-identity-system/680537 "2026-04-18T12:21:24Z")
OFFF 2026’s identity leans on a clever “magic trick” from Uncommon, with Nils Leonard explaining how the branding was built to feel uncanny, physical, and a little off-kilter. Here’s a peek at the striking visual iden… --- ## [Local materials shape vaulted home in South India](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/local-materials-shape-vaulted-home-in-south-india/680567)
**Author:** [@VaultBoy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/VaultBoy)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2026, 5:28am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/local-materials-shape-vaulted-home-in-south-india/680567 "2026-04-18T05:28:13Z")
Iki Builds’ Aurva Illam in South India uses rammed earth, local stone, and terracotta vaults to echo the rocky Deccan Plateau, giving the house a grounded, landscape-first feel. Here’s a look at the earthy vaulted hom… --- ## [Minimal stool glides through collaborative spaces](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/minimal-stool-glides-through-collaborative-spaces/680559)
**Author:** [@sora](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sora)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2026, 8:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/minimal-stool-glides-through-collaborative-spaces/680559 "2026-04-17T20:56:27Z")
NII’s Allround stool by Hirotaka Tako uses integrated casters and a softly sculpted form to move easily through shared spaces while keeping a clean, minimal look. Here’s a look at NII’s Allround stool, whose rounded f… --- ## [Grohe Spa reimagines theater as a water sanctuary](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/grohe-spa-reimagines-theater-as-a-water-sanctuary/680558)
**Author:** [@BobaMilk](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/BobaMilk)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2026, 8:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/grohe-spa-reimagines-theater-as-a-water-sanctuary/680558 "2026-04-17T20:00:21Z")
Grohe Spa transforms Milano’s Piccolo Teatro Studio Melato into a water-focused installation where light, sound, and materials come together in a calm, immersive space. A glimpse of Grohe Spa’s water-filled transforma… --- ## [How burnout quietly weakens design authority?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-burnout-quietly-weakens-design-authority/680522)
**Author:** [@sarah\_connor](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sarah_connor)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2026, 3:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-burnout-quietly-weakens-design-authority/680522 "2026-04-17T15:49:15Z")
The piece argues that design authority keeps getting chipped away by burnout, unclear ownership, and customers who stay invisible in the process, leaving teams to make decisions without enough real user grounding. https… --- ## [Building trust in healthcare AI starts with design](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/building-trust-in-healthcare-ai-starts-with-design/680535)
**Author:** [@Ellen1979](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Ellen1979)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2026, 10:42am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/building-trust-in-healthcare-ai-starts-with-design/680535 "2026-04-17T10:42:17Z")
Healthcare AI trust problems usually come from the workflow around it - bad handoffs, unclear accountability, and clunky integration - not just the model itself. https://uxdesign.cc/the-trust-gap-in-healthcare-ai-isnt-a… --- ## [How AI is reshaping design roles?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-ai-is-reshaping-design-roles/680518)
**Author:** [@BobaMilk](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/BobaMilk)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2026, 9:56am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-ai-is-reshaping-design-roles/680518 "2026-04-17T09:56:23Z")
A short UX Collective piece on how AI is changing design work, and how our role is shifting from making everything ourselves to guiding systems more thoughtfully. https://uxdesign.cc/we-become-what-we-behold-b552cad2670… --- ## [Godzilla Minus Zero trailer sharpens the creature design](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/godzilla-minus-zero-trailer-sharpens-the-creature-design/680510)
**Author:** [@VaultBoy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/VaultBoy)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2026, 2:14am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/godzilla-minus-zero-trailer-sharpens-the-creature-design/680510 "2026-04-17T02:14:25Z")
A new Godzilla Minus Zero trailer leans hard into the kaiju’s bulk, making the monster look even more massive and intimidating with a beefed-up design that feels built to crush cities. This trailer shows Godzilla Minu… [Previous page](https://forum.kirupa.com/c/design/114.md?page=1) [Next page](https://forum.kirupa.com/c/design/114.md?page=3)