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Miniature Books Get Big Stage: Small Print Opens in Los Angeles

Artist Turns Soviet-Era Houses Near Kyiv Into Guesthouses

Artist Oksana Levchenya has turned a 1960s house near Kyiv into Hata Yarova, a guesthouse built from salvage, vintage finds and her own textile work — with two more conversions to…

November 7, 2026

Studio Ruei Turns a Wan Chai Café Into a Car Gallery in Concrete

Studio Ruei's Macchina in Hong Kong pairs a 2,150 sqft café with a rotating car gallery, opening with the Aston Martin Valkyrie on a concrete-and-brushed-metal stage.

November 7, 2026

Seventy-Five Years On, Noguchi's Akari Lanterns Outshine Their Copycats

Noguchi created 200-plus Akari paper lanterns after a 1951 commission in Gifu, Japan. A new show at The Noguchi Museum marks 75 years of the glow that imitators still can't match.

November 7, 2026

Urban Splash Ordered to Pay £46.5m for Manchester Fire Repairs

Urban Splash and four linked firms must pay £46.5m by 3 December for fire safety repairs at seven Manchester blocks after losing a tribunal fight.

November 7, 2026

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2. Duyi Han Turns a Shanghai Villa Into a Textile Listening Garden
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