Industrial design is the professional practice of designing products and systems that optimize function, value, and appearance for the benefit of both the user and the manufacturer.
The salt lake gets its unusual red color from the nearby volcano. Known for its warm, alkaline waters, the purple lake piques the curiosity of photographers and scientists who study the petrified bodies of animals that dive there. Deadly to most animals, the highly toxic chemical composition of the lake halts the decomposition process. Often … Read more
Japan is facing a massive influx of tourists, so to facilitate exchanges with foreigners, a company is developing technology that allows instant translation, in a dozen languages, which is displayed on a window. Instant translation window, being tested on July 5, 2023, at Seibu Shinjuku Station in Tokyo, Japan. (RYOICHIRO KIDA / YOMIURI / AFP) … Read more
Paul Emilieu Marchesseau, at the location of his agency in Paris, on February 20, 2024. MATHIEU RICHER MAMOUSSE FOR M LE MAGAZINE DU MONDE Marble bathrooms, high-quality wood panels, high-quality furniture and carpets… The image conveyed by interior architecture is that of a luxurious discipline, greedy for raw materials, generally disconnected from the ecological issues … Read more
The 14 Thalasso Bretagne establishments are all located in privileged locations by the sea, from the Channel coast to the Atlantic coast. In addition to their thalassotherapy expertise and the quality of their accommodation, mainly 4 and 5 stars, they are famous for their healthy and delicious meals, combining locally sourced seasonal products and flavors … Read more
The two legends Antolini and Minotticucine reinvent the iconic “Terra” kitchen with Cristallo Vitrum WOW cover: a collaboration at the origin of a design gem for Milan Design Week 2024. A kitchen that transforms into an art and design object! The Italian brand Antolini®, a reference in natural stone, meets this challenge with its latest … Read more
Lithium, highly sought after for the manufacture of electric batteries, finds 65% of its global resources in Latin America, in the “lithium triangle”, in Bolivia, Chile and Argentina. However, these countries are still struggling to benefit from it. Our correspondents on the spot describe the reasons. Bolivia inaugurated the first lithium carbonate plant in the … Read more
The American IT giant must announce on Monday the arrival, starting next month, of computers whose autonomy could be up to four times greater than the current ones. Microsoft headquarters in France in Issy-les-Moulineaux, in May 2024. (POOL/ STEPHANE LEMOUTON/MAXPPP) On Monday, May 20 evening, Microsoft has to announce a new generation of laptops. Machines … Read more
Among the new proposals of the French cruise line summer 2024, we note the debut in June in Corsica of the new luxury catamaran Spirit of Ponant. An innovative 24 meter vessel with only 6 exclusive cabins, which will include 8 day/7 night itineraries in the Mediterranean during the summer before sailing to the Seychelles … Read more
Muuto’s showroom. MUUT The Designer Days, which disappeared from the landscape in 2018, reappeared last year with new vigor and are now focused on the Saint-Germain-des-Prés district. From the 29th to the 1st of Mayer June, around twenty brands, publishers and showrooms from the golden triangle of Parisian design (Gaggenau, Knoll, Molteni, Muuto or the … Read more
Every morning, Romain Gazzola takes the same route to join the family masonry business in Garges-lès-Gonesse (Val-d’Oise) from his home on Place de Clichy, in Paris, checking, more out of habit than necessity, his navigation software Waze before hitting the road behind the wheel of his gray Citroën Picasso. But at the beginning of 2019, … Read more