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Meet the artist transforming tennis balls into furniture

In the last two years, tennis has taken over our closets, our screens and now — our living rooms. At least that is the hope of Belgian designer Mathilde Wittock.

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VW Beetle Mexico

The VW Beetle evokes memories of years gone by, but in Mexico it’s still part of the present

+POOL Rendering at Pier 35. Designed by Family New York & Playlab, Inc. Image by Luxigon, 2021.

+ POOL rendering at Pier 35. Designed by Family New York & Playlab, Inc. Image by Luxigon

New York City is one step closer to getting its long-awaited floating East River pool

How this ‘off-putting’ color shaded the internet and beyond

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Marathon-winning ‘spray-on’ running shoes could shake up Olympics

The Phryge, Paris 2024 Paralympics mascot, poses during a presentation to the press of the Paris 2024 podium on the Trocadero Parvis des Droits de l'Homme (Human Rights square) in front of the Eiffel Tower on May 23, 2024 in Paris. (Photo by STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN / AFP) (Photo by STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN/AFP via Getty Images)

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Fun or frightening? A brief history of Olympic mascot design

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The “BioHome3D,” a 3D-printed 600-square-foot single-family house

University of Maine, Advanced Structures and Composites Center

‘When can I have one?’: The world’s largest 3D printer is building cozy homes from wood

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‘Bound to secrecy’: The indelible ink behind the world’s biggest election

A rare Roman dodecahedron was found in Lincolnshire, England last summer and is set to go on display in the Lincoln Museum in Lincoln, England.

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‘Great enigma’: Amateur archaeologists unearth mysterious Roman object

Kim Kardashian at the 2024 Vanity Fair Oscar Party held at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on March 10, 2024 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Christopher Polk/Variety via Getty Images)

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Why Kim Kardashian is being sued for ‘knockoff’ furniture

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This controversial ‘Titanic’ prop sold for more than $700,000 at a memorabilia auction

Tim Street Porter

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399078 02: Workers install the final light bulbs onto the exterior of the Times Square New Years Ball December 28, 2001 in New York City. New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani said Times Square security would equal or exceed measures taken for the millennium. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

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