Matthew Burgos

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Updated as of July 10, 2025 + the views may have increased since the last update:

Most read stories of all time:

• lightyear 0 can drive for months without charging – 396,000+ reads
• world’s narrowest fiat panda drives around as fully functional, single-seater electric car – 279,000+ reads
• MIT engineers built an airplane that flies without any moving parts – 253,000+ reads
• flying car ‘switchblade’ transforms from road-legal vehicle to aircraft in under 3 minutes – 227,000+ reads
• miniature casio watch rings are small enough to fit around fingers – 181,000+ reads

• ferrari reveals hypersail, a 100-foot monohull yacht that can fly over water without using fuel – 133,000+ reads
• engineer builds custom bike with square wheels using discarded bicycle parts – 153,00+ reads
• mansory’s flying supercar ’empower’ ditches wheels as it floats in the air when idle or parked – 152,000+ reads
• budget-friendly ‘ox patagonia’ fully charges in five hours and rides up to 110 km/h – 140,000+ reads
• house-shaped, portable tent ‘air architecture’ inflates in a few minutes for easy camping – 134,000+ reads
• this couple built their tiny home in australia – 137,000+ reads
• under 400kgs mini-caravan can be towed anywhere – 134,000+ reads

• japanese teams develop an artificial gravity architecture to make outer-space living possible – 113,000+ reads
• migaloo’s customizable superyacht M5 can plunge underwater and become a submarine – 112,000+ reads
• fancy driving world’s lowest car? fiat panda cut in half still rides & drifts as road-legal vehicle – 109,000+ reads
• portable and rechargeable microwave by makita heats up cold meals and drinks anywhere – 108,000+ reads
• these 36 cities in the world will be the first to sink underwater based on this research – 108,000+ reads

• lightweight & electric backpack helicopter ‘copterpack’ flies with self-leveling autopilot – 108,000+ reads
• IKEA launches first-ever workout collection with 19 smart, multi-functional products – 103,000+ reads
• barilla ‘passive cooker’ boils pasta in two minutes using an open-source file – 101,000+ reads
• adjustable modular ‘loft tent’ is an all-around indoor & outdoor hotel – 87,000+ reads
• self-cleaning sunflower solar panels generate up to 40% more power – 79,000+ reads

• omnidirectional, bladeless wind turbine produces electricity as it spins on its own – 79,000+ reads
• 3D-printed hydraulic turbine ‘SETUR’ generates electricity without using blades – 78,000+ reads
• wearable robot arms that move like spider legs prepare human interaction with cyborgs – 78,000+ reads
• eVTOL LEO coupe is a jet turbine-propelled, 3-seater flying car – 77,000+ reads

Selected Stories

• inside es devlin’s rain and light installation for BMW at art basel 2024
• the making of thomas trum’s ‘lavender’ artworks for porsche’s the art of dreams
• julian bedel of fueguia 1833;
• daniel arsham launches ‘objects IV life’;
• frank lloyd wright designed a doghouse;
• artist anne butler;
• artist rebecca szeto;

• marlene dumas explores human emotions;
• brothers design ‘mtrl’ bike from plastic;
• guy bourdin’s exclusive photographs;

• james turrell debuts green mountain falls skyspace;
• homo faber: bouke de vries;

• homo faber: 12 national living treasures – I wrote the article, and my dear colleague Christina Petridou uploaded the images and video.
• the bouroullec brothers’ designs;
• the rebirth of FMR magazine;
• artist felipe pantone x poltrona frau;
• belgium-designed hulasol;

• masquespacio splashes pastel colors;
• ‘field suite spa’ by kengo kuma;

• artist ugo rondinone measures faith;
• treasure chest-inspired ‘desert galaxy camp’,
• jasper morrison creates oplight;

• hiroshi nakamura’s ueno toshogu shrine;
• coffin-shaped office chair design;
• student invents pool float so kids with cerebral palsy;

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September 2022

• carbon fiber concept IMSA AAGT cuda;
• solar-powered ‘hymer venture S’;
• ‘the soul trembles’ surveys chiharu shiota;

• 1974 porsche 911 carrera targa;
• hermeus acquires velo3D printers;

• one-seater concept ‘polestar 1:1’;
• interview: tadao ando receives award;
• researchers print wood flour;
• giant tree sculptures x THISS studio;
• electric, land-and-water ‘caracat’;

• rechargeable ‘PEDAYAK electric’;
• IAAC constructs 3D-printed building;
• eVTOL ‘axe by skyfly’;
• influences of queen elizabeth II on culture, art, & architecture;
• hiroshi nakamura’s ueno toshogu shrine;

• electric cruiser ‘x shore 1’;
• BRABUS shadow 900 black ops;
• coffin-shaped office chair design; – 9,500+ shares
• offshore floating wind turbine ‘seatwirl’ ;
• student invents pool float so kids with cerebral palsy;

• studio terpeluk x redwood house;
• building inflatable greenhouses on the moon;
• hypercar ‘pagani utopia V12’;
• unveiled ‘salmon eye’ forum center;
• blue light from LED risks health;

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August 2022

• e-bike noordung;
• olafur eliasson uses 832 colored glass tiles;
• tiffany & co. enters the world of NFTs;
• new rare jellyfish filmed by a scuba diver;
• colored steel pipes drip like paint;

• low-cost toilet ‘sandi’;
• UFO-shaped ‘woyun platform’;
• gaetano pesce’s monumental intervention;
• the pediatric medical center by UNStudio;
• designer turns playing cards into a flip clock;

• custom subaru 360 beach van;
• seashell-shaped floating pods;
• vibrant inflatable concept shoes;
• xiaomi’s humanoid robot ‘cyberone’;
• nude-colored wagamama bowls;

• flying chair ‘jetracer’;
• electric backpack helicopter ‘copterpack’;
• MIT researchers use air in 3D-printed material;
• NOOCI’s traditional chinese medicine;
• concèntrico & mi pan bakery;

• mercedes-benz x project MAYBACH;
• electric 1980 comuta-car;
• concept 4-seater AUDI vista;
• ray kappe’s first single-family house;
• smartwatch casio G-SHOCK GA-B001;

• dual-mode IKEA ÅBÄCKEN;
• serlachius museums’ art sauna;
• slim & titanium-cut pocket watch ‘mecascape’;
• large-scale gemstone artworks;
• fossils in an UNESCO world heritage site;

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July 2022

• david bowie barbie doll;
• concept car AKXY2;
• julian bedel at DAAily bar;
• autonomous-drone wasteshark;
• flowers and plants as barricades;

• ronan and erwan bouroullec x car shelter;
• concept foam car of kanye west;
• MUJI x Honda bike;
• andrea zittel x five bench sculptures;
• ‘the surreal world of elsa schiaparelli’;

• ‘rebuilding ngarannam’ program;
• stefano arienti’s rainbow strips;
• artificial gravity architecture;
• wooden, cushioned cat houses and beds;
• glass house ‘restaurant ÄNG’;

• NASA’s webb telescope;
• Balenciaga x bang & olufsen;
• two half wheels bike;
• air architecture tent;
• super thin speakers ‘hidden sound’;

• fondation cartier & formafantasma x mondo reale;
• MSCHF popsicles;
• ‘ouca’ cargo bikes;
• rechargeable baby chick night lamp;
• MIT researchers on metal;

• electric ‘moke america’;
• all-electric ‘racebird’;
• matali crasset + odabashian x ‘watershed’ rug;
• eco-friendly ‘flint bioheater’;
• VELLO e-bike folds in 8 seconds;

• conrad chia laguna resort;
• augmented reality in helmet RUMEN;
• LEGO replicates atari 2600;
• terracotta pipe installations;
• a wheelchair bike;

• damien hirst to burn ‘the currency’;
• optical installation in beijing;
• gucci & adidas debut gazelle;
• inflatable stretcher;
• artist slapped a mcdonald’s pickle;
• tom sachs exhibits his furniture;

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June 2022

• the largest spherical structure on earth;
• ‘murena one’;
• 1964 amphicar model 770;
• this conceptual nature observation deck;
• micro-sized robot crabs;

• student-developed medical cast;
• bosco verticale built using 2,980 LEGO pieces;
• drone ‘astria’ has a rotating motor;
• marlene dumas explores human emotions – 2,000+ shares;
• muller van severen and laila gohar for pigeon table;

• brothers design ‘mtrl’ bike from plastic;
• ‘mullet shoes’ bring the 80s hairstyle;
• ralph’s milan for ‘palazzo collection’;
• micro-VTOL ‘speeder’;
• konstantin grcic designed ‘paladin’;

• lightyear 0 can drive for months without charging – 4,800+ shares & 330,000+ reads;
• researchers develop ‘living skin’ for robots;
• DIY kits offer for the smallest car in the world – 1,300+ shares & 18,000+ reads;
• drones use new localization algorithm;
• lululemon launches workout hijabs;

• guy bourdin’s exclusive photographs;
• budget-friendly ‘ox patagonia’ – 23,000+ reads;
• BMW + superblue’s light installation;
• ES7 SUV of NIO;
• james turrell debuts green mountain falls skyspace;

• tiny figures by PEJAC X WELCOME;

• audi partners with a start-up;
• grand orgel plays using a music box;
• concept dual-use motorcycle;
• adidas’ liquid billboard;

• meta launches ‘meta avatars store’;
• pagani huayra codalunga;
• IKEA AI app replaces your furniture;
• daniel arsham launches ‘objects IV life’;
• frank lloyd wright designed a doghouse;

• MIT scientists create robot fireflies;
• laura casalis x FMR rebirth;
• shipping containers to swimming pool;
• eVTOL LEO coupe;
• capsule-shaped electric scooter;

• casa açucena;
• dead people’s tattoos;
• billboards show drought, homelessness, and wildfires;

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May 2022

• traditional farm in denmark;
• julian bedel of fueguia 1833 – profile;
• rare 1975 volkswagen bus;
• exhibition ‘let’s get digital!’;
• artist anne butler – profile;

• puffy conceptual shoes from UV-Zhu;
• a foldable and portable BBQ kit;
• carsten höller replicates mushrooms;
• self-cleaning sunflower solar panels;
• japanese duo maywa denki;

• adidas and nude women breasts;
• betterlab develops eyeglasses for myopia;
• fitness equipment made of marble;
• alice in wonderland eye center interior;
• google maps launches ‘immersive view’;

• edible tape for burritos and wraps;
• interview with julian bedel of fueguia 1833;
• LOEWE for milan design week 2022;
• under 400kgs mini-caravan;
• reverse three-wheeled ‘afreda s6’;

• UFO-shaped residence;
• CCTV-shaped tube lights;
• playing cards replicate fish skin;
• milan design week 2022: DAAily fair and city guides;
• artist rebecca szeto – profile – 3,000+ shares;

• electric 2×2 ultra bike;
• MOKE auctioned off last petrol;
• kanye west and naoto fukasawa;
• electric bike BASH/MTN;
• animated billboards of missing people;

• ‘it’s our f***king backyard’;
• volkswagen restores quad-axle;
• IKEA x Swedish House Mafia redesign FRAKTA bag;
• conceptual, inflated eyewear;
• NASA releases sonification of galaxy NGC 1300;

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April 2022

• artist felipe pantone x poltrona frau;
• artist isamu noguchi on ‘a new nature’;
• cats’ drying room;
• surgical ‘duct tape’;
• ‘the tree path’;

• UBCO’s electric bikes;
• virgil abloh’s legacy continues;
• jasper morrison creates oplight;
• artist ugo rondinone measures faith;
• treasure chest-inspired ‘desert galaxy camp’,

• the rebirth of FMR magazine;
• the bouroullec brothers’ designs;
• homo faber: bouke de vries;
• homo faber: 12 national living treasures – I wrote the article, and my dear colleague Christina Petridou uploaded the images and video.
• u-boat worx nexus submarine;

• artist max siedentopf for gucci;
• malibu and a year-round summer mindset;
• ‘grandi giardini italiani’ book;
• ressence type 1 REV grail;
• 3D-printed ‘stela basic’ by SCRY;

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March 2022

• no to invasion at venice biennale;
• MVRDV stops all of its projects in russia;
• e-scooter TAITO has three wheels;
• sound machine TE-LAB;
• custom suzuki GN250;

• litepulse eco-lantern;
• screw-shaped casket design;
• 350 paper airplanes at guggenheim;
• zaha hadid foundation museum;
• solar panel design can produce freshwater;

• audemars piguet beats patek philippe;
• the new spacious ford camper;
• belgium-designed hulasol;
• 100-feet world’s longest car;
• airplane that flies without any moving parts;

• norman foster’s ‘motion’ exhibition;
• natural home ‘can monges’;
• honda revives dax ST125 for 2023;
• car design HV-001 using algorithms;
• nissan’s e-4ORCE ramen;

• a$ap rocky and mercedes-benz;
• ‘back to the future’ kit;
• masquespacio splashes pastel colors;
• ‘field suite spa’ by kengo kuma;
• zoom launches ‘avatars’;

• detailed japanese hotel rooms;
• ‘the cellar’ by andré fu studio;
• handboards 3D-printed from plastic;
• 17,000 steel-etched flowers;
• TREAD&GROOVE discarded tires;

• CAKE to use paper materials;
• ‘DAAily jobs’;
• FedEx teams up with Elroy Air;

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February 2022

• kgsws patches 9 game boys;
• meet marée, a sea-inspired chair;
• transforming tesla’s cybertruck;
• sony’s puppy robot sling;
• moss grows on concrete;

• artist eugene kangawa on creating wastelands;
• matthias gschwendtner repurposes materials;
• ‘the library’ houses a showroom;
• this couple built their tiny home in australia;
• designers on tire to lessen air pollution;

• 1968 volkswagen type 2 double cab;
• customized red mini-bike;
• no more stolen bikes with yerka;
• fully restored 1955 arnolt-mg coupe;
• bruk cartons split open;

• these 36 cities in the world will sink;
• portable, lightweight clothes steamer;
• a bike inside a tunnel;