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Dollhouses have a long history, beginning in the 17th century. They were originally used to display interior designs, but eventually came to be used as children’s playthings. Today, they’re still loved by children, but there is also a growing global community of adult miniature collectors who value dollhouses for their style and quality. There is [...]

The studios Grant Associates and Gustafson Porter won an international competition to design a landscape garden space for the Singapore government and came up with this wild and fantastic space.  Covering 101 hectares of land and encompassing a park, the waterscape and a marina, Gardens By The Bay consistent of completely pre-designed and absolutely original [...]

The charmingly morbid Chairnificine, a concept developed by the Brazilian designer Gustavo Brenck, is as hilarious as it is dark.  Lazer-cut steel was bent and warped to develop this charming concept which looks like a perfectly comfortable chair if you can get past the subtle shape of a murdered person (not sure if you caught [...]