Most of us have at least one object in our home we’ve never actually looked at. The napkin holder. The fruit basket. The candle holder that’s been sitting on the same shelf for three years. We use these things daily, sometimes multiple times, and yet they exist in this strange invisible space between functional and forgotten. That’s exactly the space that Sebastián Ángeles decided to design for.

Ángeles is the founder and creative director of Dórica, a Mexico City-based contemporary furniture brand that has spent years building a quiet but increasingly well-regarded reputation for pieces that prioritize longevity over trend. Their chairs, benches, and credenzas have found their way into residential, commercial, and hospitality spaces, and the brand has been recognized as one of the most relevant contemporary furniture names coming out of Mexico. But with Prea, released in February 2026 and recently featured by Wallpaper, Ángeles shifted his focus somewhere more intimate: the objects you reach for without thinking.

Designer: Sebastián Ángeles for Dórica

Prea is labeled “Chapter II” in Dórica’s story, and the brand describes it as their first collection of everyday objects. It’s a small but considered group of pieces, including an egg basket, a fruit basket, a candelabra, and a napkin holder, each designed and produced in Mexico with a clear emphasis on wood and ceramic, clean lines, and what the brand calls “material honesty.” The pieces are not elaborate. They don’t announce themselves when you walk into a room. And that restraint is, I think, the entire point.

Wallpaper described Prea as “a study in restraint,” and that feels right. But I’d push it further. Prea is actually a philosophical statement wrapped in a very practical object. The brand’s own language around the collection is striking: “Design here does not decorate. It holds. It supports. It allows the ordinary to be seen.” That’s not the kind of copy you expect from a brand selling a napkin holder. It’s the kind of thought that makes you pause.

We talk constantly in design circles about the gap between high design and everyday life, between the gallery object and the kitchen counter. Dórica seems genuinely uninterested in that gap existing at all. The premise of Prea is that the objects living alongside our daily rituals, the things we touch without registering that we’re touching them, deserve the same level of intentionality that goes into a statement chair or a sculptural lamp. Not to make them more important than they are, but to acknowledge that they already are important. We just stopped noticing.

There’s a Mexican design perspective embedded in this that feels worth acknowledging. The brand has always positioned itself around craftsmanship and longevity rather than novelty, and Prea continues that ethos into a new category. It’s a move that says something about how Ángeles sees the role of design in everyday life: not as a luxury layer applied to living, but as something woven into the texture of it.

I’ll be honest, when I first looked at the collection, my instinct was that it seemed minimal to the point of simplicity. A fruit basket is a fruit basket. But the more I sat with the images and the thinking behind the work, the more that restraint started to feel like confidence. These pieces don’t need to perform. They just need to be present, well-made, and honest. In a market saturated with objects begging for your attention, that’s a harder thing to pull off than it looks.

Prea is also a smart move for Dórica as a brand. Entering the everyday objects category at this level of intention signals a maturity that not every furniture brand is willing to commit to. It’s easier to scale up into bigger, more visible pieces. Scaling down into the egg basket, and making it mean something, takes a different kind of confidence. If you’re the kind of person who has ever picked up a beautifully made object and held it for just a second longer than you needed to, this collection is worth seeking out.

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There’s a version of small living that doesn’t ask you to compromise. The Espresso, built by Ohio-based Modern Tiny Living on their popular Mohican platform, makes that case in just 20 feet. Bold and daring, the Espresso is a tiny house on wheels defined by deep blacks, warm wood accents, and a design sensibility that punches well above its square footage.

At its core, the Espresso is a study in restraint done right. The main floor clocks in at 160 square feet, with a 70-square-foot queen bedroom loft above, complete with custom built-ins and shelving. It’s a tight footprint by any measure, but the way the space is organized keeps it from ever feeling like it. The living room anchors one end of the home with a pull-out bench, built-in shelving, and a drop-down dining table that doubles as a desk, making it equally suited to a quiet morning or a dinner for two.

Designer: Modern Tiny Living

The kitchen is where the Espresso’s aesthetic really comes into focus. An undermount black granite sink pairs with a pull-down matte black faucet, solid wood countertops, a 9.9 cubic foot refrigerator, a two-burner propane cooktop, and a microwave, all working within a palette that feels deliberate rather than default. The matte black hardware package runs throughout the home, tying each room back to the same considered thread. Across from the kitchen, an open closet leads into the bathroom, which keeps things equally functional with a fiberglass insert shower, a flush toilet, and open shelving.

On the outside, the Espresso sits on a double-axle trailer and is finished in engineered wood with a steel roof, keeping maintenance low and durability high. A small exterior storage box handles propane bottles and similar items, quietly solving the off-grid practicalities without interrupting the clean lines of the exterior. The home weighs approximately 9,000 pounds, and its closed-cell spray foam insulation — three inches in the walls and ceilings, four in the floors — means it’s built to handle varied climates without compromise.

What makes the Espresso work isn’t any single feature. It’s the way everything adds up: the convertible furniture, the considered storage, the finish quality that makes the space feel lived-in rather than merely occupied. Modern Tiny Living designed it to deliver all the comforts of modern living in a compact, move-in-ready package, and the result is a tiny home that earns its name in more ways than one. Rich, concentrated, and hard to forget.

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What does a home look like when you throw out the floor plan entirely? For Amsterdam-based firm Studioninedots, the answer is a tower of playfully stacked boxes, each one dedicated to a single moment in life, that rises above one of the Dutch capital’s newest neighborhoods. Completed in 2025, Light House sits on Centrumeiland, a newly developed artificial island district defined by its self-build culture and strong sustainability ambitions.

The project began with a simple brief from a couple with two children who wanted a home that would genuinely bring them together. Rather than anchoring daily life to the ground floor the way most houses do, Studioninedots dedicated each of the family’s key activities — eating, gathering, cooking, relaxing — to its own distinct volume, then arranged those volumes vertically into a single, tightly considered composition. The result is a 257-square-meter residence that feels less like a stacked building and more like a small vertical neighborhood.

Designer: Studioninedots

Movement through the home unfolds through a sequence of open passages and compressed zones, where shifts in scale produce entirely different spatial moods. Smaller, enclosed areas carve out space for focused, quieter activities, while larger voids open up visual connections across levels, dissolving any conventional sense of what is above and what is below. Hovering above the kitchen is a sheltered, secluded volume ideal for yoga or film watching, while the journey through the house culminates at the top in what the architects describe as a “holiday home” within the city. Flanked by arched ceiling-height glass openings, this 14-metre-high gathering room commands panoramic views across the IJmeer lake.

The facade does a lot of the design’s heavy lifting. A wall of square glass blocks wraps the front of the building, filtering natural light into the interior while abstracting the life inside, offering privacy without sacrificing the warmth of daylight. At night, the facade glows from within, giving the house an almost lantern-like presence on the street.

Sustainability is baked into the structure itself. Light House is built as a lightweight system using prefabricated timber components inside a steel frame, a circular and modular method that allows for flexibility, long-term adaptability, and ease of disassembly. The layout is not fixed either, as children grow and priorities shift, the home can be reconfigured to meet whatever the family needs next. Light House is a rare thing: a home that feels entirely personal yet completely considered, one where architecture quietly gets out of the way and lets life fill the space.

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The tiny house world has long wrestled with one unavoidable tension — the desire for light, openness, and space against the hard constraints of a compact footprint. Escape’s Shoreline Glass House doesn’t just address that tension; it dissolves it entirely. This recently completed park model is one of the most spatially generous and light-saturated tiny homes to come out of the category in recent memory, and it earns that distinction without resorting to multi-level gymnastics or lofted sleeping quarters.

What immediately sets the Shoreline Glass House apart is its commitment to single-floor living. It has a length of 47 ft (14.3 m) and an increased width of 12 ft (3.6 m), which makes for a much larger interior than is typical for the format, comparable in fact to a small apartment. That extra width is the key differentiator. Where most tiny homes feel like corridors with furniture squeezed in, the Shoreline opens up laterally, giving rooms a genuine sense of proportion that doesn’t demand you constantly recalibrate your spatial expectations.

Designer: Escape

The name earns its keep on the exterior, too. The Shoreline Glass House features a light-filled interior thanks to 30 ft (9 m) of glazing running along one wall, flooding every corner of the home with natural light throughout the day. It’s a design move that blurs the line between inside and out, making the home feel anchored to its surroundings rather than sealed off from them. Entry is through a large enclosed porch, a smart buffer zone that expands the functional living area while adding that coveted semi-outdoor layer that tiny home dwellers often sacrifice first.

Inside, the layout is open-plan, with the living and kitchen area flowing seamlessly from one end to the other. The bathroom includes a large glass-enclosed shower with a width of 5 ft (1.5 m), a specification that sounds modest until you realize most tiny house showers are barely wide enough to raise both arms. A walk-in closet rounds out the domestic comforts, alongside an oversized sofa that signals Escape’s intent clearly: this is a home designed for staying in, not just passing through.

As a non-towable park model, the Shoreline Glass House isn’t chasing the nomadic lifestyle that defines much of the tiny house market. It’s built for permanence, or at least long-term settlement, and the design reflects that. Every decision, from the floor-to-ceiling glazing to the full-width bathroom, prioritizes livability over portability. The result is a tiny house that finally makes the case that going small doesn’t have to mean giving anything up.

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The water coming out of your tap has traveled through infrastructure that, in many American cities, predates the internet by several decades. Municipal treatment plants catch most of what they’re supposed to catch, but aging pipes, PFAS compounds from industrial and agricultural runoff, and lead from corroding plumbing each leave their own signature in what eventually fills your glass. Two people living thirty miles apart can have genuinely different water problems, and the solution that works perfectly in one kitchen may be entirely wrong for the other. Spring tends to be when many families actually act on this, a natural reset point where the habits and home conditions worth changing finally get real attention.

Waterdrop Filter has spent the better part of the last decade building a filtration lineup that treats water quality as a variable, not a constant. Five of their systems are currently on sale on Amazon through March 31st, spanning the full range of how people actually live: renters who can’t drill into cabinets, families running a high-demand kitchen with PFAS and lead on their radar, people who want their minerals preserved, and anyone who wants instant hot filtered water without the plumbing commitment. Each one is built around a different problem, and this guide helps narrow down which one is built around yours.

Waterdrop Filter G3P800 Tankless RO System: The Under-Sink Performer That Stays Out of Sight

For families thinking seriously about what’s actually in their water this spring, the G3P800 is where Waterdrop Filter’s under-sink lineup earns its bestseller status. The concerns driving most of those conversations, PFAS compounds, lead from aging pipes, chlorine byproducts, are precisely what this system addresses. Its 10-stage RO filtration achieves 98% PFOA reduction, 99% PFOS, and over 99% lead, numbers that carry particular weight for households with infants, pregnant women, or elderly members. NSF/ANSI certifications across standards 42, 53, 58, and 372 back those claims with third-party verification. The tankless design reclaims 50 to 70 percent of under-sink cabinet space, and the UV sterilization stage catches bacteria and viruses that even a high-precision RO membrane cannot address alone.

At 800 gallons per day, the G3P800 handles the full rhythm of a busy family kitchen, from drinking water and cooking to coffee and baby formula preparation. A brushed nickel smart faucet displays real-time TDS readings and filter status at a glance, keeping the system legible without demanding attention. The 3:1 pure-to-drain ratio reflects a genuine shift in responsible RO design, producing meaningfully less drain water than older systems. Spring tends to be the moment families finally act on water quality concerns sitting in the back of their minds, and the G3P800 meets that decision with something durable, rigorously certified, and quietly capable of handling daily household demand for years.

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Waterdrop Filter X12 RO System: The Flagship That Puts Minerals Back Where They Belong

Where the G3P800 is built for families who want serious filtration at serious capacity, the X12 is for those willing to push further. At 1,200 gallons per day across 11 stages of precision RO filtration, it represents Waterdrop Filter’s most complete answer to the growing list of contaminants giving health-conscious households pause this spring. The PFAS reduction figures here are among the strongest in the lineup, achieving 98.88% PFOA and 98.97% PFOS reduction, alongside a greater than 99.87% lead reduction rate. Certified against NSF/ANSI standards 58 and 372, the X12 carries the kind of third-party verification that families with infants or elderly members look for before trusting a system with daily drinking water and formula preparation.

What genuinely separates the X12 from most flagship RO systems is what it does after filtration. Reverse osmosis at this level of thoroughness strips water down comprehensively, which is where the built-in alkaline mineralization stage earns its place. Calcium and magnesium are reintroduced post-filtration, supporting bone health over time and restoring the balanced, naturally mineral-rich character that makes water taste the way good water should. For families prioritizing both purity and nutritional quality, particularly those with growing children, that combination is difficult to replicate elsewhere. The smart digital faucet handles real-time TDS monitoring and filter life tracking with the same quiet intelligence found across the range. Spring health resets tend to go deeper for some households, and the X12 is designed for exactly that level of commitment.

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Waterdrop Filter DLG-P: Serious PFAS Protection Without the Installation Headache

The conversation around PFAS and lead tends to center on high-capacity RO systems, and for good reason. But the reality of how many people actually live, in rentals, in first homes, in apartments where permanent under-sink modifications are off the table, means that access to serious water filtration has historically required commitment that many households simply couldn’t meet. The DLG-P is Waterdrop Filter’s answer to that gap. It installs in around three minutes without specialist tools, routes filtered water through an innovative dual-outlet design serving both a dedicated drinking faucet and the main kitchen tap, and achieves 99.7% PFOA and 99.6% PFOS reduction that rivals systems at considerably higher price points. For renters prioritizing PFAS protection this spring, those numbers reframe what budget-friendly filtration can actually deliver.

The system reduces chlorine, fluoride, sediment, and odors across its filtration stages, covering contaminants that affect daily drinking water quality in the most direct ways. A smart filter life indicator removes guesswork from maintenance, flagging replacement needs before performance drops. Filter cartridge replacement takes around three seconds, keeping upkeep genuinely frictionless for fast-paced households where the water filter is expected to work reliably in the background. The black finish gives it a contemporary presence that holds up in modern kitchen environments, and the compact footprint respects the limited under-sink space that comes with rental kitchens. For those who have looked at the G3P800 or X12 with interest but need a solution that fits a different budget and living situation, the DLG-P covers more ground than its entry price suggests.

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Waterdrop Filter TSU: The Case for Filtration That Knows When to Stop

Not every household is starting from the same water quality baseline. In homes where municipal supply is reasonably clean but carrying chlorine taste, sediment, bacteria, and trace heavy metals like lead, deploying a full reverse osmosis system is a longer route than necessary. The TSU operates on that logic. Its 0.01-micron ultrafiltration membrane reduces 99.9% of bacteria, intercepts rust, sediment, fluoride, and heavy metals including lead, while leaving the water’s natural mineral content completely intact. Where the X12 reintroduces calcium and magnesium through a dedicated remineralization stage, the TSU simply never removes them, which for households with acceptable source water is both more efficient and more elegant.

What makes the TSU particularly compelling as a spring upgrade is what it doesn’t require. No electricity, no pump, zero wastewater, running entirely on standard water line pressure with nothing added to the utility bill. The 3-stage tankless system saves 50 to 70 percent of under-sink cabinet space. A brushed nickel dedicated faucet comes included, and the filter lifespan runs up to 24 months, meaning maintenance stays minimal across nearly two years. For busy families where easy installation and low ongoing upkeep matter as much as performance, the zero-waste design also reduces environmental impact and running costs over time. For households that want clean water supporting healthier spring routines without rebuilding their entire under-sink setup, the TSU makes a case that’s difficult to argue with.

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Waterdrop Filter C1H: Countertop RO With a Trick Up Its Sleeve

Every system covered in this guide has required going under a sink. The C1H abandons that requirement entirely. It sits on the counter, plugs into a standard outlet, connects to a water source without drilling or permanent modification, and starts delivering six-stage reverse osmosis filtered water with no installation window and no landlord conversation. The 0.0001-micron RO membrane targets the same field of contaminants that motivates most spring filtration upgrades, including PFAS, chlorine, heavy metals, and TDS. The detachable tank design means it moves between a kitchen, an office, or a bedroom without friction, which matters for parents with young children or elderly family members who want safe, filtered water accessible across different rooms rather than anchored to a single tap.

The feature that sharpens the C1H’s appeal for spring routines is instant hot water delivered in three seconds across five adjustable temperature settings. Morning tea, pour-over coffee, baby formula, and quick meal preparation all lose the waiting step that a separate kettle introduces. A Favorite Mode remembers preferred temperature and volume combinations so the same result comes out consistently. Smart touch controls manage everything from volume selection to real-time TDS monitoring and filter life tracking. The 3:1 pure-to-drain ratio and a twelve-month filter lifespan keep both environmental impact and ongoing upkeep to a minimum. For households that have followed this guide and still need a solution on entirely different terms, the C1H closes that gap with confidence.

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Deep in the spruce forests of Jevany, a municipality of barely 800 people in the Czech Republic’s Central Bohemian Region, a flash of cherry red cuts through the trees. This is Villa Jevany, a new residence by local studio Architektura, and it has absolutely no interest in blending in. Where most forest homes default to timber, stone, and muted tones, Architektura went the other way entirely, dressing the structure in saturated red steel and calling it exactly what it is: a deliberate, uncompromising act of contrast.

The site itself set the terms. The plot spans a generous 3,027 square meters on a steep southern slope, inhabited by deer, birds, and mature trees that tower up to ten meters above the building level. Architektura responded by carving the villa into the hillside rather than placing it on top, creating a structure the studio describes as an “organism” embedded in the earth. The red steel skeleton, visible in the sawtooth carport roof from the moment of arrival, signals that this is industrial thinking applied to domestic life, and it doesn’t apologize for it.

Designer: Architektura

The colour choice is rooted in theory as much as instinct. Architektura used green and red as complementary colors, a logic borrowed from the colour wheel and, more pointedly, from abstract art. The irregularly divided glazing across the façade draws a quiet reference to Mondrian, the rhythmic geometry of the windows creating a visual tension against the organic verticality of the trees behind them. From the road, the house reads almost like a painting hung in the forest. From the inside, the forest becomes the painting.

Internally, the layout unfolds across five distinct levels. The entrance opens into a hall with a 3.5-meter ceiling height, where a curved wall guides visitors into the main living space, or what the architects call the “day zone.” Here, industrial red steel windows frame the surrounding green; white walls meet black details; reddish stone counters anchor the kitchen alongside a floating steel fireplace. It’s a space of deliberate contrasts, domestic in function and raw in feeling.

The private quarters, reached through a long corridor lined with minimalist white cabinetry, are stripped of excess. The parents’ suite and children’s rooms are quiet and restrained, a counterpoint to the drama of the exterior. Terraces and balconies extend the living area into the canopy itself, turning the house into what Architektura intended all along: not just a place to live, but a place to look.

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The FCC bans new foreign-made routers over national security risks, a move that could reshape the US tech supply chain and impact pricing and availability.

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The architectural world is shifting toward materials that feel grounded, honest, and deeply connected to the earth. Instead of relying on high-energy industrial products, designers and homeowners are embracing approaches that honor the planet’s natural tectonics. In this movement toward true sustainability, rammed earth has re-emerged as a powerful, modern choice for those seeking beauty, integrity, and a low-carbon footprint.

Its tactile layers and sculptural warmth create spaces that feel rooted, calm, and inherently biophilic. Rammed earth offers durability, thermal comfort, and long-term value, transforming simple structures into timeless experiences and reflecting the five pillars driving its revival.

1. Low-Carbon Construction

Rammed earth stands out as a low-carbon building method because its main ingredient, subsoil, is often sourced directly from the construction site or nearby. This drastically cuts transportation emissions. Unlike concrete or brick, rammed earth requires no firing, kilns, or intensive chemical processes. Its formation relies on simple mechanical compaction and moisture, keeping the embodied energy among the lowest of any mainstream wall system.

This approach makes each project inherently more responsible and materially honest. By using local resources and eliminating energy-heavy manufacturing, rammed earth aligns with global decarbonization goals. It has become a preferred choice among forward-thinking firms committed to sustainable, large-scale performance.

Arquipélago Arquitetos’ Piracaia Eco-Village in rural São Paulo exemplifies sustainable home design, using rammed earth construction to create affordable, eco-friendly residences. Located in the village of Piracaia, the development currently includes three homes ranging from a 538-square-foot studio to a 1,245-square-foot two-bedroom unit. Each home features rammed-earth walls formed from local soil, providing structural strength and natural insulation. A modular design allows the system to be easily replicated or scaled, offering flexibility and efficiency.

Large clerestory windows bring in natural light while preserving privacy, and the aluminium roofs are designed to harvest rainwater for everyday use. Wood panels and steel tie rods ensure stability and structural integrity. Initiated by a resident who sought a deeper connection to nature and community, the project stands as a model for sustainable rural living—embracing local resources, traditional techniques, and modern architectural thinking to shape a more conscious way of life.

2. Honors Raw Materiality

Rammed earth’s signature beauty lies in its dramatic, layered texture, which is an architectural reflection of geological time. Each compacted lift reveals natural striations shaped by the soil’s mineral makeup, giving every wall a distinct, site-specific identity. This visual honesty creates an immediate sense of grounding, making the material feel ancient and deeply contemporary.

In double-height spaces, these walls do more than define boundaries as they hold light, absorb warmth, and shift subtly throughout the day. The result is an atmosphere that feels calm, elemental, and immersive. The wall becomes an artwork in itself, guiding the mood, rhythm, and spatial flow of the entire home.

Japanese architecture studio Lib Work has introduced the Lib Earth House Model B, a 1,076-square-foot home made primarily from 3D-printed soil. Located in Yamaga, Kumamoto Prefecture, and developed with Arup and WASP, this project represents a significant departure from traditional concrete construction. The single-story structure features gently curved walls and a ribbed exterior texture, showcasing the potential of combining ancient materials with advanced printing technology. Constructed from a mix of soil, sand, slaked lime, and natural fibres, the home cuts typical construction emissions by more than half while promoting durability and thermal performance.

Inside, the design balances minimalism and warmth, with natural light accentuating the earth walls’ varied textures. Embedded sensors monitor moisture and structural performance discreetly, improving long-term sustainability. The flat roof accommodates future solar or water systems, highlighting a practical integration of eco-friendly features.

3. Natural Temperature Control

Rammed earth excels in passive design because of its dense, high–high-thermal-mass composition. These walls act as natural thermal batteries, absorbing heat throughout the day and releasing it slowly at night. This steady modulation of indoor temperatures reduces sharp fluctuations and minimizes dependence on mechanical heating or cooling systems. For homeowners and designers, this means long-term savings and an impressive ROI on energy infrastructure.

Beyond performance, the material elevates the visual and spatial experience. Its ability to regulate climate naturally eliminates the need for excessive mechanical fixtures, creating cleaner lines and a more intentional aesthetic. Rammed earth becomes both structure and climate strategy in one.

The Rammed Earth House in Slovenia reimagines the early 20th-century farmhouse by combining ancient building methods with modern solar technology. Designed by architects Merve Nur Başer, Aslı Erdem, and Fatma Zeyneb Önsiper, the tiny home uses rammed earth, a sustainable technique dating back thousands of years – along with a concrete foundation and timber framework. Inspired by Slovenian architect Oton Jugovec’s floating roof, the house also features an extended green roof to protect the structure from erosion caused by Dobrava’s varied climate of rain, snow, and humidity.

Oriented to optimise passive heating and cooling, the Rammed Earth House is carefully positioned to capture winter sunlight and block summer heat. Strategically placed windows enhance natural ventilation throughout the year, while the roof supports solar panels, a rainwater harvesting system, and an integrated septic tank. The interior layout further improves efficiency, with fewer windows on the north side to minimize heat loss and more on the west to capture warmth when needed.

4. Built for Centuries

Modern rammed earth, lightly stabilized with cement, delivers exceptional compressive strength and long-term durability. Its dense composition makes it naturally fire-resistant, pest-resistant, and remarkably stable across changing climates. History reinforces this reliability with rammed-earth structures around the world having survived for centuries, proving the material’s endurance far beyond typical contemporary systems.

For homeowners, this resilience translates directly into value. The walls demand minimal upkeep and offer a long structural lifespan, financially sound over decades. Their inherent thickness also enhances acoustic comfort, reducing noise transfer and improving the quality of everyday living within the home.

Casa Covida is a modern reinterpretation of ancient building methods that merges traditional materials like mud, clay, and straw with advanced 3D-printing technology. Developed by Emerging Objects, the project showcases how earth-based architecture, used by nearly 30% of the global population, can be revived for contemporary living. Built in Colorado’s San Luis Valley using a SCARA robotic printer, the structure is made from an adobe blend and features three interconnected zones: a central space with a hearth, a sleeping area furnished with reclaimed beetle kill pine, and a bathing zone with a river-stone-embedded tub. An inflatable cactus-inspired roof adds weather protection and visual intrigue.

Designed for two people, Casa Covida acts as a prototype to explore how ancient techniques can coexist with digital fabrication. The 3D-printed walls, custom earthen cookware, and natural insulation demonstrate how sustainability and innovation can shape the future of housing.

5. Celebrates Nature-Rooted Architecture

Rammed earth grounds a home not just physically but culturally, drawing directly from the soil that defines its region. By using material sourced from the site itself, the architecture gains a deep sense of place and authenticity. This alignment with biophilic design principles creates a natural, instinctive connection between occupant and landscape, allowing the structure to feel both contextual and emotionally reassuring.

The experience is more than visual as it is tactile and psychological. The walls embody local history, climate, and geology, offering a timeless identity that outlasts design trends. In this way, rammed earth supports well-being while honoring the land it stands on.

Contrary to the belief that sustainability requires sacrificing comfort, Ulaman Eco-Retreat Resort in Bali demonstrates that ecological responsibility can coexist with luxury. Designed by Inspiral Architects, this carbon-neutral resort is constructed primarily from bamboo and rammed earth, locally sourced materials that significantly reduce environmental impact.

Situated in Kaba-Kaba village, the resort showcases the structural and aesthetic potential of sustainable materials. Rammed earth, used for the ground-level walls, offers a low-emission alternative to concrete, while the curvilinear bamboo roofing blends cultural authenticity with structural beauty. Powered by hydroelectric energy from a nearby river, the resort includes a cliffside yoga studio and a meandering pool designed to reflect natural surroundings.

Rammed earth’s resurgence is not a design fad but a meaningful answer to today’s calls for beauty, sustainability, and lasting value. By choosing this ancient yet future-ready material, homeowners invest in sustainable luxury that elevates both life and environment. Its layered, monolithic presence creates a sanctuary that endures quietly elegantly, deeply responsible, and profoundly connected to the earth it rises from.

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Spring cleaning has a branding problem. Every year, the ritual circles back to the same tired playbook: declutter the shelves, reorganize the desk, maybe splurge on a new monitor arm. What never makes the list is the thing your body has been arguing with for eight hours a day, five days a week. The chair. It sits there, static and indifferent, while you shift and squirm through another afternoon of accumulated spinal resentment. LiberNovo’s Spring Refresh campaign, running now through April 15 across North America, is built on a premise the rest of the furniture industry still hasn’t internalized: the most important thing in your workspace is the one holding your skeleton together.

We’ve been fans of the LiberNovo Omni pretty much since day one (and the chair even secured an iF Design Award this year) because it rejected the foundational assumption behind almost every ergonomic seat on the market. Traditional chairs treat sitting as a problem to be solved with the right fixed position. The Omni treats it as a continuous, dynamic event. Its Bionic FlexFit backrest uses 16 spherical joints and eight elastic panels to create a responsive S-curve that maintains full spinal contact as you move, lean, and fidget through your day. Rather than locking you into an ideal posture and hoping for the best, it follows you. LiberNovo calls this “Support by Motion,” and after three rounds of coverage, it remains the most honest description of what the chair actually does.

Designer: LiberNovo

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What the Spring Refresh edition brings into focus is the Moss Green colorway, and the design rationale runs deeper than seasonal window dressing. Office furniture has defaulted to clinical grays and matte blacks for decades because they read as serious and professional, but that palette does nothing for the visual fatigue that compounds over a long work session. The Moss Green option is a low-saturation, earth-toned hue informed by biophilic design principles, which connect sustained exposure to natural tones with measurable psychological restoration. The short-pile velvet surface introduced with this variant reinforces that effect tactilely, rated to withstand over 50,000 wear cycles while remaining breathable against skin. It is a quieter, more grounded presence than the existing Midnight Black and Space Grey options, and it suits the growing cohort of professionals who want their workspace to feel less like a server room.

The four recline modes map to distinct cognitive and physiological states that anyone logging long creative or technical sessions will recognize. The 105° Deep Focus position keeps the body alert and slightly forward, suited for concentrated output where posture and attention run in parallel. The 120° Solo Work setting is where most of a professional day actually happens, steady and supported without any sense of being locked in place. At 135°, the chair shifts into active recovery territory, appropriate for long calls or the kind of diffuse thinking that does not look like work but frequently is. The 160° Spine Flow position, combined with the OmniStretch motorized stretch function, delivers a five-minute spinal decompression cycle that reframes the mid-afternoon energy crash as something addressable rather than just inevitable.

The Spring Refresh pricing is tiered across both US and Canadian markets for the duration of the campaign. In the US, the Omni starts at $848, with Spring Refresh bundles discounted up to 30% off. Orders over $800 receive a $15 instant checkout discount, orders above $900 include the Eco Comfort Set comprising a silk eye mask, eco tote bag, and StepSync mat, and orders over $1,000 unlock the Ultimate Perks Pack with a branded cap, sticker set, tote bag, and limited-edition fridge magnet. Canadian pricing starts at CA$1,292, with bundles up to 34% off and parallel tier thresholds at CA$1,200, CA$1,400, and CA$1,500 respectively. The promotion runs through April 15 in both regions.

The broader argument LiberNovo is making this season is worth sitting with. Most workspace upgrades stop at the surface: a new desk pad, better cable management, the kind of organization that photographs well but does not change how your body feels at 4pm. The Omni, particularly in the Moss Green edition, pushes toward a different category of improvement, one that treats the workspace as health infrastructure rather than aesthetic backdrop. That is a less immediately gratifying pitch than a fresh coat of paint on the home office, but for anyone who has spent enough time in a bad chair to understand what a good one actually costs, it is the more compelling one.

Click Here to Buy Now: $848 $1099 ($251 off). Hurry, deal ends in 48-hours!

The post Stop Adjusting Your Office Chair. The LiberNovo Omni Adjusts to You Instead first appeared on Yanko Design.

Vous avez des vieilles caméras de surveillance chinoises qui prennent la poussière parce qu'il vous est impossible de trouver leur flux vidéo ? Y'a pas de RTSP, y'a pas de doc, y'a juste un pauvre port 80 ouvert et une app Android en Mandarin qui est périmée depuis 2021 ?

JE VIENS VOUS SAUVER LES ZAMIS ! Hé oui, grace à Strix qui est capable de tester 102 787 patterns d'URL en 30 secondes et qui vous sort miraculeusement le bon flux vidéo qui marche, avec la config Frigate prête à être collée.

En fait, le principe est simple. Vous lancez un conteneur Docker, vous entrez l'IP de votre caméra et l'outil bombarde en parallèle toutes les URL connues pour ce type de matos. RTSP sur le port 554, MJPEG sur le 8080, snapshots JPEG sur le 80... et 30 à 60 secondes plus tard, vous avez la liste des flux qui répondent avec résolution, FPS et codec H.264 ou H.265.

L'installation tient en une ligne et l'interface web tourne sur le port 4567. Vous entrez l'IP, le login si besoin, et éventuellement le modèle de la caméra IP pour affiner la recherche. Après, même sans modèle, Strix se débrouille avec les 206 patterns les plus courants (sur les 102 787 de la base complète) + la découverte ONVIF . Du coup ça trouve un flux sur à peu près n'importe quoi, du Dahua au Foscam en passant par les marques fantômes d'AliExpress.

Un autre truc vraiment sympa aussi , c'est la génération de config. Vous collez votre fichier frigate.yml existant, même avec 500 caméras dedans, et l'outil ajoute proprement la 501ème sans rien casser ! Il configure automatiquement le flux HD 1080p pour l'enregistrement et le flux 640x480 pour la détection d'objets, le tout passant par go2rtc . Résultat, la conso CPU de Frigate peut carrément passer de 30% à 8%.

Et surtout, l'histoire derrière est assez dingue. Le dev derrière ce projet avait des vieux NVR chinois de 2016 qu'il voulait connecter à Frigate. Après 2 ans à tester toutes les URL possibles... rien. Snif... Tous les ports fermés sauf le 80. À vrai dire, ces machins ne parlaient même pas un protocole connu. Alors a fini par faire tout ce que fait un vrai bidouilleur quand il est énervé : Sniffer le trafic de l'app Android avec Wireshark !

Et grâce à cela, il a découvert un truc baptisé BUBBLE, tellement obscur que ça n'existe nulle part sur Google ! Cela lui a permis de construire une base de 67 288 modèles issus de 3 636 marques, des Hikvision jusqu'aux trucs sans nom d'AliExpress.

Et quand y'a pas de RTSP du tout (ce qui arrive souvent avec le matos chinois pas cher), l'outil se rabat sur les snapshots JPEG et les convertit en vrai flux vidéo via FFmpeg. C'est pas aussi clean qu'un vrai stream H.264 (et ça saccade un peu à 10 FPS), mais c'est largement suffisant pour de la détection de personnes ou de bagnoles.

Après, sachez le, ça ne marche qu'avec les caméras présentes sur votre réseau local. Les caméras cloud (Blink, Ring, Xiaomi) ne sont pas supportées. Et aussi, comme on n'est jamais trop prudent d'ailleurs, si vous branchez ce genre de vieux matos chinois, mettez-les dans un VLAN isolé sans accès Internet parce que côté sécurité, c'est la fête du slip sur ce genre de matos : Backdoors, mots de passe en clair sur le port 80, appels serveurs en Chine... va savoir ce qu'elles font quand personne ne regarde.

Strix a même tapé dans l'oeil du développeur de Frigate lui-même, qui a invité l'auteur à soumettre une PR officielle pour l'intégrer dans la doc officielle. Hé ben quelle classe ! Ah et y'a aussi un add-on Home Assistant en beta si vous êtes branchés domotique (pas forcément stable, le soft sous Docker reste plus fiable). Strix est écrit en Go, sous licence MIT, y'a une image Docker de 80-90 Mo sur Alpine Linux, avec FFmpeg et FFprobe embarqués, et ça tourne comme un charme sur AMD64 comme sur ARM64 (votre Raspberry Pi 4 suffit).

Bref, allez tester ça, car y'a clairement de quoi sauver pas mal de matos de la poubelle !

Spring in Japan is not a season of accumulation. It is a season of editing, of noticing what was already there, of letting a single branch in a ceramic vessel do the work of an entire floral arrangement. The Japanese approach to domestic space has always understood something Western interiors still struggle with: that less does not mean empty, it means deliberate. And in a tiny room, deliberation is everything.

We have rounded up eight products that carry this philosophy without turning it into a marketing exercise. These are not trendy minimalism props or aspirational mood-board fillers. They are functional objects rooted in Japanese craft traditions, seasonal awareness, and the kind of spatial intelligence that makes a 300-square-foot apartment breathe like a room twice its size. Spring is the perfect excuse to start.

1. Fire Capsule Oil Lamp

Most ambient lighting products try too hard. They pile on features, app connectivity, color-changing LEDs, and lose the one thing that makes warm light feel warm: simplicity. The Fire Capsule oil lamp goes the other direction entirely. It is a cylindrical glass-and-metal lamp with an 80ml fuel capacity, good for up to 16 hours of continuous flame.

The precision-engineered lid keeps the glass chimney clean between uses, which is a small detail that solves a persistent annoyance with oil lamps (dust settling on the glass and clouding the glow over time). An included aroma plate lets the flame double as a scent diffuser, and the flat-topped design means multiple units stack for storage. The cylindrical form ships with a drawstring pouch for portability, so it works just as well on a campsite as it does on a bedside shelf. In a small room, a single real flame on a low table changes the entire atmosphere without any electrical infrastructure.

Click Here to Buy Now: $89.00

What we like

• 16-hour burn time from a single 80ml fill is generous enough for an entire evening gathering or a long weekend of ambient use.
• Stackable design and included carrying pouch make storage painless in apartments where every drawer counts.

What we dislike

• Open flame in a tiny apartment with limited ventilation requires careful placement and awareness, especially around curtains and textiles.
• Paraffin oil refills are not always easy to source locally, and the lamp does not work with standard candle wax or tea lights.

2. Kyoto Yusai Linen Noren

A doorway without a door is just a gap. A doorway with a noren is a conversation between two rooms that never quite ends, a soft boundary that lets light, air, and movement pass through while still giving each space its own identity. This linen noren from Kyoto Yusai, printed with a dogwood motif, does precisely that.

What makes the noren so effective in small apartments is its relationship with ma, the Japanese concept of meaningful negative space. The fabric hangs in split panels with intentional gaps, and those gaps become part of the composition. Light filters through. Silhouettes soften at the edges. In a narrow studio where the sleeping area bleeds into the kitchen, a well-placed noren restructures how the whole room reads without touching the floor plan. Swap it seasonally, and it becomes a rotating design object with zero storage cost.

What we like

• Splits the room without blocking airflow or natural light, which is rare for any room divider at this price point.
• Seasonal swapping means the interior changes character four times a year with no permanent commitment.

What we dislike

• Linen wrinkles easily after washing, so it needs careful steaming to maintain that clean drape.
• The standard sizing may not fit non-Japanese doorframes without minor alterations or a tension rod swap.

3. Brass Ikebana Kenzan

Ikebana looks effortless. A single stem angled just so, a branch suspended at an improbable tilt, a few leaves arranged with the kind of negative space that makes the whole composition feel like a held breath. The kenzan is the hidden mechanism that makes all of it possible, a heavy brass pin frog that sits at the bottom of a shallow vessel and grips stems in place with rows of sharp, fixed needles.

This particular kenzan comes from Sanjo, Niigata Prefecture, a city with metalworking lineage stretching back to the 17th century. The artisans behind it have over 50 years of experience, and the difference shows in the needle sharpness and base weight. Cheap kenzans tip under a heavy branch. This one stays put. The removable rubber gasket protects the vase from scratches and keeps the unit from sliding, and the brass construction means it will outlast the disposable floral foam it replaces entirely. No chemical waste, no single-use plastic, just a solid chunk of metal that holds flowers upright and keeps the water clean longer.

What we like

• Brass construction from veteran Sanjo artisans means this will last decades without bending, rusting, or losing needle sharpness.
• Eliminates floral foam, which is a meaningful environmental upgrade for anyone who arranges flowers regularly.

What we dislike

• A 3.5-inch round kenzan is suited to small-to-medium arrangements only; larger branches or tall statement pieces need a bigger base.
• Sharp needles require careful handling and storage, especially in households with children or pets.

4. ClearFrame CD Player

Physical media has a specific gravity that streaming cannot replicate. The act of choosing a disc, sliding it into a tray, and watching it spin is a ritual, not a convenience. The ClearFrame CD player leans into that completely, housing the mechanism inside a crystal-clear polycarbonate shell that frames each album cover like a miniature art exhibit, while the black circuit board sits fully exposed behind it.

Bluetooth 5.1 support and a 7-hour rechargeable battery mean it works wirelessly on a shelf, a desk, or mounted on a wall. Multiple playback modes handle full albums and single-track loops. The square silhouette reads more like a design object than consumer electronics, which is the entire point: in a small room, every object occupies visual real estate, and the ClearFrame earns its shelf space by being something worth looking at even when it is not playing. The exposed circuitry is a deliberate aesthetic choice that shares DNA with the wabi-sabi appreciation of process, of letting the inner workings be part of the beauty rather than hiding them behind a seamless shell.

Click Here to Buy Now: $199.00

What we like

• Wall-mountable and wireless, so it does not consume any surface area in a room where counter space is precious.
• Transparent body turns the CD cover into wall art and the circuitry into a visual feature, doubling the object’s function.

What we dislike

• CD collections are increasingly niche, and anyone without a back catalog will need to start buying physical media to get real value from this.
• Polycarbonate scratches over time, and a transparent shell means every scuff and fingerprint is visible.

5. Oboro Silver Moon Calendar

Wall calendars are usually the first thing to look dated in a room. They pile up with scribbled appointments, faded ink, and a design sensibility that peaked in the office supply aisle. The Oboro moon calendar, a limited-edition 10th-anniversary piece by Japanese brand Replug, operates on an entirely different register. It tracks the lunar cycle on greige paper with reflective silver foil phases and embossed moon textures that shift with the light.

The name comes from “oboro” (朧), a Japanese word evoking the soft, hazy glow of a partially obscured moon. It is a wall piece that functions more like a meditative object than an organizational tool. The silver foil catches and transforms ambient light throughout the day, so the calendar looks different at dawn than it does at midnight. The embossed texture invites touch, which turns checking the date into something tactile and grounding. In a small room, a single well-chosen wall object can set the tone for the entire space, and the Oboro does that with restraint rather than volume.

Click Here to Buy Now: $69.00

What we like

• Reflective silver foil creates dynamic light play that changes throughout the day, making it feel alive rather than static.
• Embossed lunar texture adds a tactile dimension that most wall decor completely ignores.

What we dislike

• A lunar calendar is not a practical replacement for a standard date calendar, so this supplements rather than replaces existing scheduling tools.
• Limited-edition status means availability is unpredictable, and replacement for the following year is not guaranteed.

6. Pop-up Book Vase

A vase that is also a book. Open the cover and a three-dimensional paper cutout rises from the page, forming a vessel shaped to hold fresh stems. Three different designs sit on successive pages, so flipping through the book changes the vase silhouette and the entire presentation of the arrangement. Turn the whole thing upside down, and the perspective shifts again.

Made from 100% natural pulp with a water-resistant coating, the construction is more durable than it first appears. The paper engineering behind each pop-up is precise enough to support a real bouquet without collapsing, and the book form factor means it folds flat for storage or travel. In a tiny room, where a traditional ceramic vase competes for shelf space with everything else, a vase that disappears into a closed book when not in use is a spatial gift. The playfulness of the form also cuts against the sometimes austere reputation of Japanese-inspired interiors, a reminder that wabi-sabi is not allergic to delight.

Click Here to Buy Now: $39.00

What we like

• Three vase designs in a single book mean variety without needing three separate vessels taking up shelf space.
• Folds completely flat when not in use, which is a storage advantage no ceramic or glass vase can match.

What we dislike

• Water-resistant coating has limits, and prolonged contact with water will eventually degrade the paper over repeated uses.
• The whimsical form factor may clash with more austere or serious interior styles that lean heavily into earth tones and raw materials.

7. Tosaryu Hinoki Bath Stool

Japanese bathing is not a quick rinse. It is a seated, deliberate process where the stool is as important as the water. Tosaryu’s hinoki cypress bath stools are made by woodworkers in the mountains of Kochi who have been refining their craft since the 1970s. The wood is dried naturally for three to six months without chemical agents, which preserves the aromatic oils that give hinoki its distinctive calming scent.

Place one of these stools in a bathroom, shower room, or home sauna, and the scent fills the space every time steam or warm water contacts the wood. The antibacterial properties of hinoki resin mean the stool resists mold and bacteria without coatings or treatments. Three sizes are available: the Umezawa (10.5 x 7 x 9 inches), the short sauna stool (10.5 x 9 x 11.75 inches), and the tall stool (13.75 x 9.75 x 15.75 inches). Tosaryu operates as stewards of local forests and lakes, using sustainable harvesting methods. In a small bathroom, the stool replaces the generic plastic shower seat with something that smells like a forest and ages like furniture.

What we like

• Natural hinoki oils provide antibacterial protection and aromatherapy without any chemical treatments or synthetic fragrances.
• Sustainable production by Tosaryu’s Kochi-based woodworkers means the stool comes with genuine craft lineage, not just marketing copy about nature.

What we dislike

• Hinoki requires proper drying between uses to prevent cracking; bathrooms without good ventilation will shorten its lifespan.
• The high stool incurs a $25 shipping surcharge due to its size and weight, which adds to an already premium price.

8. Kintsugi Repair Kit

Kintsugi is the Japanese practice of mending broken ceramics with lacquer and powdered gold, turning the fracture into a visible seam that becomes part of the object’s history rather than a flaw to hide. Poj Studio’s kit packages this tradition into a hands-on experience, providing the materials and master-class guidance needed to repair a chipped or broken plate at home.

The philosophy behind kintsugi aligns with wabi-sabi at its most literal: the acceptance of imperfection, the beauty of age, and the idea that damage does not diminish value. In practice, the kit turns a broken mug or cracked bowl into something more interesting than it was before the accident. For anyone living in a small space where every dish and vessel matters (both functionally and visually), the ability to restore rather than replace is both economical and aesthetically resonant. The gold seams catch light in a way that flat, unblemished surfaces cannot, adding character to a kitchen shelf that could otherwise feel monotonous.

What we like

• Transforms breakage into a design feature, which fundamentally changes the relationship with fragile objects in a small household.
• Master-class guidance makes the repair process accessible to beginners, not just experienced ceramicists.

What we dislike

• Urushi lacquer requires careful handling and curing time, so this is not a quick afternoon fix; patience is part of the process.
• The standard kit is designed for chips and clean breaks; items with missing fragments need the separate advanced kit.

Where spring takes us from here

The thread running through all eight of these products is not minimalism as deprivation, but minimalism as attention. A noren does not block a doorway. It choreographs how light and bodies move through it. A kenzan does not just hold flowers. It holds the space around them. A kintsugi kit does not fix a broken cup. It reframes what broken even means.

Spring in a tiny room does not need a renovation, a new furniture set, or a Pinterest board full of aspirational layouts. It needs a few well-chosen objects that understand the difference between filling a space and inhabiting it. These eight do that, each in a way that respects the room, the season, and the craft tradition it comes from. The smallest upgrades, when they come from the right place, tend to change the most.

The post 8 Best Japanese Spring Home Upgrades That Make Tiny Rooms Feel Like a Wabi-Sabi Sanctuary first appeared on Yanko Design.

At just 16 ft (4.9 m) long, the Genesis 16′ from Dragon Tiny Homes is one of the more compact tiny houses on the market. Despite its modest footprint, the layout accommodates a living area, a well-equipped kitchen, a full bathroom, and a lofted bedroom, making it a more complete package than its dimensions suggest.

The Genesis 16′ is part of Dragon Tiny Homes’ Genesis line, built on a double-axle trailer and finished in engineered wood siding. Its ground floor measures 136 sq ft (12.6 sq m), considerably smaller than most European tiny homes and a fraction of the size of larger North American models that can reach up to 52 ft (15.8 m). It’s not designed for family use, but its compact, towable build makes it a practical option for those seeking a mobile living solution.

Designer: Dragon Tiny Homes

Inside, the home is finished in shiplap with vinyl flooring. The living area sits just past the entrance and includes a sofa and a wall-mounted TV. The space is tight, as one would expect, and represents perhaps the most noticeable trade-off of living at this scale. There isn’t room for the kind of comfortable, sprawling seating most people are accustomed to at home.

The kitchen, however, is a highlight. Dragon Tiny Homes describes it as a significant upgrade over previous Genesis models, and the spec list backs that up: an oven, a double induction cooktop, a sink, a full-size fridge/freezer, and ample cabinetry. It won’t accommodate large-scale cooking, but it’s genuinely better equipped than kitchens found in many larger tiny homes.

The bathroom occupies the opposite end of the ground floor. It’s predictably small but efficiently arranged, with a walk-in shower, a vanity sink, and a flushing toilet. Access to the loft bedroom above is via a storage-integrated staircase, a practical design decision that makes good use of space that would otherwise go to waste. The loft itself has the low ceiling typical of tiny house bedrooms and fits a double bed alongside a storage unit that also serves as a privacy divider.

The Genesis 16′ is currently available for purchase at $38,995, a notably affordable price point in the current tiny home market. Dragon Tiny Homes offers delivery across the United States, and prospective buyers are advised to contact the company directly for delivery rates and availability. For those open to a smaller footprint, the Genesis 16′ demonstrates that a thoughtfully designed layout can go a long way in a very limited space.

The post At $39K, This 16-Foot Tiny Home Has No Business Fitting a Full Kitchen and Loft Inside first appeared on Yanko Design.

On archive nos photos avec Immich , nos documents avec Readur , nos mots de passe avec Vaultwarden ... mais nos emails ? Ah bah non, ça on les laisse chez Google en croisant les doigts pour que tout se passe bien jusqu'à la fin de nos jours. C'est quand même un peu dinguo quand on y réfléchit sérieusement.

Et pourtant, y'a des années de conversations là-dedans ! Des factures en pièce jointe, des confirmations de commande, des échanges pro avec votre comptable, des mots de passe envoyés en clair (oui, hélas, ça arrive encore). Du coup, quand un hébergeur mail décide de changer ses conditions générales ou de fermer boutique, tout part à la poubelle si vous n'y faites pas attention.

Eonvelope , c'est un outil open source en Python qui permet de sauvegarder automatiquement tout ça sur votre propre serveur et qui se lance avec un simple docker compose up.

Le truc, c'est que des outils comme Gmvault font déjà le boulot via cron, mais uniquement pour Gmail et en ligne de commande alors qu'Eonvelope, lui, un peu à la manière de Bichon , tourne en arrière-plan avec une interface web et archive en continu tous vos comptes. Franchement, c'est pas le même délire. Vous branchez vos comptes IMAP, POP3, Exchange, et même JMAP (le protocole poussé par Fastmail qui commence tout juste à se démocratiser), vous réglez la fréquence, et hop, vos mails atterrissent dans votre instance sans que vous ayez à y penser.

Attention par contre, c'est de l'archivage, pas un client mail... vous ne répondrez pas à vos mails depuis l'interface.

Côté installation, c'est du Docker avec seulement 2 conteneurs, le serveur web et la base de données. En fait, comptez 5 minutes chrono si vous avez déjà un serveur dédié ou un VPS, le fichier docker-compose.yml est fourni et les variables d'environnement sont bien documentées sur ReadTheDocs . Y'a même un mode basse consommation pour ceux qui font tourner ça sur un Raspberry Pi 4 avec 2 Go de RAM ou un petit Synology ! SSL et HTTPS sont inclus par défaut, et l'authentification multifacteur aussi.

Mais le vrai point fort, c'est les intégrations avec le reste de l'écosystème self-hosted. Concrètement, vous pouvez envoyer vos pièces jointes PDF vers Paperless-ngx pour l'OCR, les photos vers Immich, et exporter vos contacts vers votre carnet d'adresses Nextcloud. Y'a aussi un endpoint Prometheus pour brancher Grafana et suivre vos stats d'archivage. En gros, si vous avez déjà un homelab qui tourne, ça vient se brancher dessus comme une pièce de Lego.

L'interface web est en PWA (donc utilisable sur votre téléphone), avec un moteur de recherche, du filtrage par date et par expéditeur, des fils de conversation reconstitués et de l'import/export en EML et MBOX. Franchement, c'est propre. Y'a aussi une API REST pour ceux qui préfèrent scripter par-dessus plutôt que de passer par l'interface.

Le projet est sous licence AGPLv3 et son dev déclare l'utiliser lui-même au quotidien, ce qui est souvent bon signe. Notez que la migration depuis un backup existant n'est pas forcément fluide mais qui ne tente rien n'a rien !

Bref, ça comble un vrai manque dans la stack de nos machins auto-hébergés mais je trouve que l'approche est clairement plus intégrée que ce qui existe (genre MailPiler ou un combo fetchmail+dovecot). À surveiller donc !

Source

Faut le reconnaitre, la doc et qui plus est, la doc réseau, c'est un peu le parent pauvre du homelab. Tout le monde sait qu'il faudrait la tenir à jour sur un petit wiki tout mignon mais personne le fait parce qu'on n'est pas cinglé et qu'on aime trop la vie pour ça. Heureusement, pour nous aider, y'a maintenant Scanopy qui est un outil open source qui scanne automatiquement votre réseau pour générer une topologie interactive incroyable qui se met à jour toute seule !

Pour l'installer, deux lignes suffisent :

curl -O https://raw.githubusercontent.com/scanopy/scanopy/refs/heads/main/docker-compose.yml
docker compose up -d

Vous avez une machine à café De'Longhi avec du Bluetooth et vous vous êtes déjà forcément dit "Mais pourquoi je dois me lever si tôt pour appuyer sur un putain de bouton comme un homme des cavernes" ?!

Hé bien bonne nouvelle mes petits accro aux café puisqu'un dev a passé ses soirées à sniffer les paquets BLE de sa Dinamica Plus, à reverse-engineerer le protocole de communication, et il en a fait un projet open source qui transforme votre cafetière en serveur HTTP. Du coup maintenant, un petit curl http://pi:8080/api/brew/espresso depuis le lit et hop, le café coule. En live depuis votre oreiller, vos petits yeux à moitié fermés en moins de 3 secondes.

Aaaaah, le bonheur !

Le projet s'appelle Barista et c'est en fait un bridge BLE-to-HTTP écrit en Python. Vous collez ça sur un Raspberry Pi Zero à 15 euros (ou n'importe quel ordi avec une puce Bluetooth) à côté de votre machine à café, ça se connecte en Bluetooth Low Energy, et ça expose une API REST complète. Ça permet ainsi de contrôler la préparation (espresso, cappuccino, latte, americano...), d'ajuster la force de l'arôme sur 5 niveaux, la température, la quantité en ml, et même d'activer la buse vapeur ou l'eau chaude à distance. Attention par contre, faut pas oublier de mettre une tasse sous le bec avant de lancer la commande depuis votre lit...

Côté technique, c'est du Python async avec la bibliothèque bleak pour la partie radio BLE et aiohttp pour le serveur HTTP local. En fait, le truc intéressant c'est que tout le protocole ECAM est documenté dans le repo... structure des paquets, calcul du CRC-16/CCITT, encodage des ingrédients, lecture et écriture des recettes. Donc si vous avez un autre modèle De'Longhi (Primadonna, Magnifica Evo, Eletta Explore), c'est théoriquement compatible vu que De'Longhi utilise le même protocole BLE sur sa gamme ECAM... mais seule la Dinamica Plus est testée et confirmée pour l'instant.

Le problème, vous l'aurez compris, c'est que De'Longhi ne documente pas son protocole BLE (va savoir pourquoi), donc y'a pas forcément de garantie que ça marchera du premier coup sur votre modèle.

Côté prérequis, il vous faut Python 3.11+ et BlueZ sur votre Raspberry Pi 4 ou 5 (le Bluetooth quoi). Après, l'installation tient en trois commandes : pip install barista-coffee, puis barista scan pour trouver votre machine, et enfin barista start --address AA:BB:CC:DD pour lancer le serveur.

Et là vous aurez une interface web sur le port 8080, avec une grille de boutons, un bouton par boisson... mais surtout une API REST qui permet d'intégrer ça avec à peu près n'importe quoi : Home Assistant , Node-RED, un cron job matinal, un raccourci Siri, un script Python... Perso, l'idée du réveil qui déclenche automatiquement un espresso, c'est quand même pas mal !

Évidemment, tout tourne en local ! Comme ça plutôt que de dépendre de l'app officielle De'Longhi (qui marche uniquement à 2 mètres de la machine ^^ donc autant appuyer sur le bouton à ce stade), là c'est du vrai contrôle réseau.

D'ailleurs si le sujet vous branche, on avait déjà listé une tonne de projets Raspberry Pi dont une machine à café pilotable à distance.

Voilà, si vous avez une De'Longhi avec Bluetooth qui traîne dans la cuisine et un Raspberry Pi qui prend la poussière, vous savez ce qu'il vous reste à faire.

Amusez-vous bien et moi j'vais aller me faire un café du coup !

Kyoto’s preservation codes make renovation a negotiation between what a building was and what its residents need it to become. In the Narutaki district, kooo architects recently completed that negotiation on a traditional Sukiya-style residence, stripping back decades of piecemeal alterations to recover the spatial clarity the original structure once had. The result is not a museum piece or a minimalist showroom. It is a home that treats historical material as a living framework rather than a frozen artifact, and the distinction matters more than it might seem.

Sukiya architecture grew out of the Japanese tea ceremony tradition, where timber construction, open spatial flow, and natural materials created rooms designed for contemplation rather than display. The original home had lost much of that character over the years as its tatami rooms were modified beyond recognition through successive, uncoordinated changes.

Designer: kooo architects

kooo architects responded by reorganizing the interior into three distinct yet connected spaces: an earthen-floored passage linking the main structure’s two wings to a smaller detached annex, a generous reception room, and a dedicated garden room built for nothing more than sitting with the landscape outside. Western Kyoto’s Rakusei area provides long views and mature plantings that shift dramatically with the seasons, and the architects oriented an entire room around the act of watching that change happen. No program, no storage, no secondary function. A room that exists to frame a view is a commitment most residential renovations cannot afford, and its presence here signals that the project’s priorities sit closer to atmosphere than to square-footage optimization.

Material choices reinforce the connection to Sukiya tradition without replicating it literally. Exposed cherry wood beams run through the interiors. Juraku plaster, a finish historically associated with Kyoto’s architectural identity, covers walls and ceilings. Fusuma sliding doors crafted by Noda Hanga Studio separate the spaces, and all of this work was executed by local craftspeople rather than standardized contractors.

The annex, which is entirely new construction, contains the primary living quarters, including three guest rooms, hinoki wood baths, and translucent window screens that soften incoming light into something closer to atmosphere than illumination. Pairing new construction with a restored historical shell is a familiar strategy, but the success here lies in how seamlessly the two registers communicate across the earthen passage connecting them.

The tension in any heritage renovation sits between preservation and livability, and most projects tip too far in one direction. kooo architects avoided both the replica trap and the gut-renovation impulse. Narutaki’s strict historical context demanded sensitivity, but the home’s new layout reads as contemporary in its spatial logic even while its surfaces and materials carry the weight of a much older architectural vocabulary. Whether the balance holds over years of daily use is a question only the residents can answer, but the framework is sound.

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Airstream is synonymous with quality. And when that quality meets Mercedes-Benz performance and substance, you get an interesting, adventure-ready motorhome called the Atlas 25RT. From how Airstream puts it – and the photos suggest – this is a luxury-packed touring coach with sophisticated interiors that you would want for a comfortable adventure, whether it’s for a night out or an extended weekend under the stars.

Within the spacious confines of the Airstream Atlas 25RT, you have a convenient layout that supports living, cooking, cleaning, and resting with equal ease. While the space outside, whether under the awning (add-on) or the cavity in the body comprising a pass-through garage, you have ample opportunity to carry gear and live a life outside of the coach.

Designer: Airstream

Atlas 25RT has a sleek, not the most symbolic of an Airstream, but pretty refined in Merc style, while the interior is refined and configured with “best in-class craftsmanship,” the company’s website notes. The interior is nicely configured with a functional living space, a spacious sleeping area furnished with a twin bed, and a separate toilet and wet bath, all designed to elevate living within the Class B+ motorhome.

The Atlas 25RT measures 25 feet in length and has two driver and passenger seats. The facility is designed to sleep two people only and Airstream has chosen to provide the motorhome in a solitary floor plan only. And this is a straightforward but efficient floor plan. You enter first into the galley that is provided with storage cabinetry and upscale to modern luxury requirements. Amber Ridge Décor adds warmth, and the use of palette and premium materials elevates the interior.

The craftsmanship here is notable, especially the way the seating and kitchen spaces are designed. For instance, the induction cooktop can be stored in a drawer when not in use to clear up the surface for maybe working or chit-chatting with a partner over a glass of wine. Interesting sight here is a Garmin multiplex system, which is a central system to control lighting, climate, and other functions of the travel coach. For the audiophiles, Airstream is providing a JBL stereo combined with four speakers and a subwoofer onboard.

Another interesting part of the Atlas 25RT is the split dry bath. Located between the galley and the bedroom is the space divided into two sections, comprising a shower space and a separate toilet and sink. A standing refrigerator resides next to the shower room. At the rear end of the coach is the twin bed layout with thoughtful storage planned in between the beds and beneath them.

If you want to spend a few days in the wilderness with the Airstream Atlas 25RT, you can beef it up with optional 400W rooftop solar panels. The motorhome is pre-wired to take it from there. For the more outdoorsy, Airstream provides a pass-through garage that can be handy for stowing your adventure gear or sporting equipment without much hassle. Atlas 25RT is available at a starting price of $290,000.

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