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A synthesizer, a record player, a motorcycle and a watch. Design becomes more interesting when you ask what each machine makes possible.
What does the engineering let you do differently?
Edited 27 October 2026 · Read in order or follow your interest.01 / Electronic Instruments & Creative Possibility
Korg’s revived PS-3300 brings an unusual analogue architecture back into production. The important return is a way of making sound, not a scarcity premium.
Start with sound. A revival is worth examining when it brings a particular way of making music back into reach.
Read the story02 / Industrial Design & Domestic Audio
Hans Gugelot and Dieter Rams gave the Braun SK 4 a transparent lid. A radio and record player no longer needed to pretend to be a piece of traditional furniture.
Move from the instrument to the player. Making the mechanism visible can change how an object belongs in a room.
Read the story03 / Touring Motorcycles & Mechanical Design
The 2018 Honda Gold Wing is interesting beyond its size. Its flat-six engine and double-wishbone front suspension show how touring comfort begins with the arrangement of the machine.
Take the question onto the road. Here the engineering serves a long journey, not a display of speed.
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Hamilton’s Ventura Edge Skeleton carries an asymmetric design idea into a different mechanism. Its interest lies in the continuity of a visual language, not a claim to reproduce the original watch.
Finish at the wrist. An unusual shape deserves attention, but the exact specification still matters more than the silhouette alone.
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A lamp, a jacket, a camera and a boat. Four different ways to give something another working life.
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