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Just because you have a visual impairment doesn’t mean you can’t look good! These textured buttons allow the wearers to understand the colors of their clothes simply by touching them. With a little practice and guidance, they can then create color palettes and combinations that allow them to look good and highlight their fashion-forward personality!

Dubbed the HUEPIN, these uniquely designed buttons help the wearer understand what color clothes they’re wearing. All they really have to do is attach/sew the right buttons to the clothes once they’ve been bought. Once the entire wardrobe’s cataloged and color-coordinated, wearers can easily ‘feel colors’ to help them choose their outfits efficiently and tastefully. The HUEPINs come with specific shapes to indicate colors, and have wavy textures to help the wearer understand how bright or faded the color is. Wearers can then create pairings of contrasting colors, monochromes, triads, or a wide variety of other styles. With a little practice and help, visually-impaired wearers can easily dress their best despite their impairments! Rather wonderful, isn’t it??

The HUEPIN is a winner of the iF Design Talent Award for the year 2022.

Designers: Ang Yong Jun, Huang YuChen, Lai LiWen, Chu Pin Yan

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Nothing arrived on the scene with its first highly anticipated product the Nothing Ear (1) and followed up the next year by debuting its first-ever smartphone, the Nothing Phone (1). Whether Carl Pie’s company lived up to the build-up is subjective, still, both these gadgets have die-hard lovers as well as biased haters.

Now Nothing is back with a follow-up pair of wireless earbuds dubbed Ear (stick) that seem like a stripped-down version rather than an upgrade to the inaugural TWS earbuds. Something similar to what the Apple AirPods are to the premium AirPods Pro.

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The target market for these audio accessories clearly seems to be the crowd who prefer comfort to sound isolation. That’s because Nothing Ear (stick) earbuds ditch the silicone ear tips for half in-ear design and sadly also trench the active noise cancellation feature. All this for a stripped-down price tag of $99 as an alternate version for ones on a budget. We also have to consider the Ear 1 earbuds came at an intal price tag of $99 but recently the price was hiked by 50 percent as Carl cited “an increase in costs” to be the primary reason. Either way, now both these Nothing earbuds feel like a pinching choice in hindsight.

Moving on, there are a few pluses to the Ear (stick) earbuds in the form of a 12.6-millimeter custom driver compared to the 11-millimeter drivers in the Ear (1). That’ll excite music listeners who prefer audio quality more than anything else. There are three mics on each earbud to compensate for the noise bleed (remember it doesn’t have sealing ear tips) by measuring bass frequencies and then employing automatic equalization. A feature Nothing calls Bass Lock. The mics will also negate the windy noises during calls for a seamless listening experience. This should make the earbuds good enough for listening in less noisy environments but a bit short while air traveling, on public transit, or on a crowded street.

Another advantage comes in the form of a redesigned antenna in the stems to help minimize blocked signals. The charging case on these ones looks more like a cylindrical stick with a twisting mechanism to access the buds. This should make the earbuds less prone to tossing out in case of accidental drops when compared to the predecessor. Other modifications on the IP54 earbuds include physical press controls instead of touch controls.

Thankfully, the Ear (stick) has a claimed seven hours of battery life with additional 22 hours in the charging case. A quick dash of two hours of battery life can be achieved with a 10-minute charge. Phone (1) owners can access the earbuds in a jiffy via the quick settings toggle and other Android owners can download the Nothing X app to get access to all the available features with the Ear (stick).

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The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Debate newsletter features Selencky Parsons’ extension of a Victorian home in London. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now.

Architecture studio Selencky Parsons has extended a Victorian house in South London, adding a steel-framed structure and sliding glass doors that link its interior with a large terrace.

Selencky Parsons remodelled the home’s ground floor to transform its cellular arrangement into a series of light-filled spaces with a better connection to the rear garden.

Readers appreciated the sleek look of the extension, with one commenter saying it had “very handsome results” and another adding “really sleek, love the muted colours.”

Other stories in this week’s newsletter include Selldorf Architects’ changed plans for the Sainsbury Wing at London’s National Gallery, a roundup of six ways in which researchers are working to decarbonise concrete and Foster + Partners’ completion of a supertall skyscraper in New York City.

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Resolution 4 Architecture stacked a modular beach house above sand dunes for an unencumbered view of the Atlantic Ocean in Lido Beach, New York.

The prefabricated coastal house – known as Lido Beach House II – was completed in 2021 as a summer house for a professor and her family. The 2,625-square foot (244-square metre) home has a rectilinear form and clean lines.

Two wood-framed prefabricated forms sit atop a poured-in-place concrete and steel storage base with a carport, sitting area and outdoor shower.

The modular boxes – prefabricated by Simplex Homes in Scranton, Pennsylvania – are wrapped in tongue-and-groove Western Red cedar that was bleached to accelerate the natural greying process evenly.

“The muted cedar typically harmonizes well within beach communities,” said Resolution 4 Architecture, a Manhattan-based studio known as RES4.

Lifting the living spaces out of the floodplain – per FEMA resilience requirements – raised the house above the surrounding homes, “so there was a balance of trying to be respectful of the context and neighbors, while maintaining privacy and maximizing view,” the studio continued.

The exterior is characterized by slatted trellises and white PVC sheet materials that allow the windows to be grouped compositionally.

The private main floor includes an entryway, master suite, second bedroom and bathroom, laundry room and flex room.

“Windows are carefully located on the street side to allow for sufficient daylight and natural ventilation while providing privacy,” the studio noted.

“Along the west side of the home, windows are more expansive providing views to the dunes and beach.”

The floors are connected by a corner stair that is half-concealed by a wooden slat screen.

The top floor contains the public living spaces, a partially site-built office space and a kitchen with white Ceasarstone waterfall counters, custom white oak cabinetry and solid white oak flooring.

The neutral colour palette defers to seaside views through floor-to-ceiling windows and sliding glass doors that open to screened porches with glass railings.

“Corners are carved out on both levels to create different types of exterior spaces within the allowed footprint on the small lot,” the studio said.

The street-side screened porch faces north, so RES4 cut a round oculus through the roof deck to bring more daylight into the exterior seating space.

The house is topped by a roof deck with a garden, fire pit and offers 360-degree views.

The use of modular construction allowed the studio more control over the construction schedule.

The house was set in a single day, but on-site construction continued for a few months following. Site-built finishes included the front entry stair, exterior decking and siding, interior flooring and detailing.

RES4 completed a similar prefabricated home in Long Island.

Other modular homes include one Knox Bhavan lifted above the River Thames floodplain in Buckinghamshire, England.

Photography is by Resolution 4 Architecture.

Project credits:
Architect: Resolution 4 Architecture
Structural engineers: Dominick R. Pilla Associates, PC
General contractor: A&E Builders
Modular manufacturer: Simplex Homes
HVAC consultant: High Velocity Helper, LLC
Cabinetry: Kountry Kraft
Windows: Andersen

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In the first of three Instagram reels shot by Dezeen for Northern Europe’s largest design event Dutch Design Week, Alice Finney showcases our pick of this year’s events, exhibitions and installations.

Taking place from 22 to 30 October across the city of Eindhoven, Dutch Design Week (DDW) 2022 plays host to a number of exhibitions and installations as well as panel discussions and networking events.

Key projects include a pavilion with brightly coloured solar panels created by solar designer Marjan van Aubel in collaboration with Dutch architecture studio V8 Architects, a show about the potential of human waste by social designer Fides Lapidaire and Design Academy Eindhoven‘s graduate show.

 

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The first video shows highlights from DDW

To explore the nine-day event, Dezeen filmed a series of three videos hosted by Dezeen’s design reporter Finney, the first of which rounds up the highlights of the week.

This video will be followed by two others, with each exploring a different major project that centres on this year’s theme of Get Set.

A standout part of DDW is university Design Academy Eindhoven’s graduate show, which this year includes a project made from insect resin, a model future city informed by Artificial Intelligence and a collection of t-shirts dyed with waste tree bark.

Work by both emerging designers and established international designers, including Sabine Marcelis, Kiki van Eijk and Milan-based design studio Formafantasma, are among the other exhibitions on display.

Alongside the design events, visitors are also able to peruse an array of food stalls, pop-up shops and film screenings that are located around the city.

Dezeen is a partner for DDW and will be publishing video highlights from the festival throughout the month.

Photos are courtesy of DDW.

Dutch Design Week 2022 takes place from 22 to 30 October in Eindhoven. See Dezeen Events Guide for information about the many other exhibitions, installations and talks taking place throughout the week.

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