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This week, readers are discussing a guesthouse shaped like a human-sized Pokémon Poké Ball and a toaster that uses sensors to detect when toast is cooked.

 

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Not A Hotel reveals design for giant Poké Ball guest room in Japan

"Embarrassing to think there are adults who would pay for this."

Hotelier Not A Hotel has revealed its latest guesthouse will take the form of a human-sized Pokémon Poké Ball, nestled beside a lake in Hokkaido, Japan.

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Colour-sensing toaster makes burnt toast a thing of the past

"I also have toast colour sensors - I call them eyes. "

Kitchen brand Sage Appliances has launched a toaster that uses sensors to measure colour change to determine when toast is cooked.

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Grimshaw to integrate Boring Company station into elevated Las Vegas stadium plaza

"Appropriately looks like Darth Vader's lair"

Architecture studio Grimshaw has released plans for a reimagined entry plaza for Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, transforming parking lots into transport infrastructure and walkways.

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How a Facebook post led to the resurrection of a space-age architectural icon

"One look at this and it makes you smile, in a good way"

A Matti Suuronen Futuro House has been manufactured for the first time in decades and decked out by Finnish design brand Marimekko for Helsinki Design Week.

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Colar angles home and studio to face surrounding hills in Mexico

"Beautiful materials, highly mannered, very nice"

White lime-rendered walls frame Casa Amona, a two-storey home and studio in Mexico, designed by local architecture studio Colar to support multi-generational living.

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Arquitectonica designs world's largest cruise terminal to "mirror directionality" of ships

"Didn't think a building could make one seasick but..."

Local architecture studio Arquitectonica has shaped the MSC Cruise Terminal, the world's largest cruise terminal by size, in Miami to accommodate three ships at once.

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How craft conquered design

"The two disciplines need each other"

Craft has become cool, while industrial design has lost its sparkle. What's driving the trend? And are they really so different? Debika Ray reports and commenters weigh in.

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Yinka Ilori trash bins "find the magic in the everyday"

"I've never liked it when text on objects tells me how to feel"

British-Nigerian designer Yinka Ilori has designed a collection of bins, ironing board covers and kitchenware for home product brand Brabantia.

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Stone walls form "strong yet subtle" cottage extension in Scotland

""Cosy contextual" indeed sums it up"

Scottish ash joinery and clay plaster add warmth to the granite walls of this low-lying extension to Cairngorm Cottage in Scotland, designed by local studio Architecture Office.

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