In an age of Y2K-inspired loud graphics (think neon chrome, pixel motifs and holograms), a contrasting movement has quietly taken hold. Leading brands are embracing a “less is more” philosophy rooted ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A team of engineers in Montréal has reinvented the parachute using kirigami, the ancient art of paper cutting. (CREDIT: Frédérick ...

Soothing sounds, warmth in textures, dulcet silhouettes of foliage, and a surrounding tranquility that can mould a simple urban garden into an oasis that feels personal and beautiful. That's what ...

Portland interior designer Midori Karasawa takes a restrained approach to furnishing a home. She was born in Tokyo, where dwellings are small and spare, and high-quality materials are accentuated by ...

Wa. Ma. Waku doki. Wabi sabi. When it comes to car design, the Japanese are literally speaking their own language these days. The country's automakers are embarking on a major styling renaissance and ...

Post World War II, architects like Kenzo Tange pioneered a new blend of tradition with modernism, sparking the influential Metabolist movement of the 1960s that imagined cities as organic, adaptable ...