Gretchen Hanalson
Stories by Gretchen Hanalson
The Beauty of Leaving Darkness Alone
On Mexico’s Pacific coast, Artec Studio uses darkness as an essential design material.
A Resort That Respects the Dark
In Saudi Arabia, lighting becomes an exercise in restraint amid monumental desert geology.
Bringing Back the Light of a Queen
At Luxor’s Temple of Hatshepsut, a carefully reversible lighting scheme brings ancient architecture into view after dark.
The Chandelier Reimagined as Sculpture
Martin Döller’s modular bronze lighting explores the space between functional object and sculptural form.
The Phone Reimagined: TECNO Modular Phone
TECNO Modular Phone asks a timely question: what might change if a familiar personal device were designed around modularity?
Beyond the Journey: The Design of XPENG GX
Mobility design is becoming a question of experience as much as transportation. XPENG GX invites us to consider how a vehicle can communicate its purpose through form, technology, and the relationship it creates with its occupants.
The Next Generation of Electric Transport
King Long’s hydrogen-electric truck-tractor explores how energy systems, aerodynamics, and intelligent interfaces may reshape heavy transport.