White is often treated as a shortcut to calm. But designers and wellness experts say how a space feels has less to do with ...

Octopuses are the undisputed kings of camouflage. Whereas engineers have learned to mimic the colors, octopuses also match ...

Stanford researchers have developed a flexible material that can quickly change its surface texture and colors, offering potential applications in camouflage, art, robotics, and even nanoscale ...

Many home landscapes burst with color in early summer, only to fade into a flat, uninspiring green by midseason or become ...

The animals' camouflaging capabilities have long inspired humans. The new material could one day help researchers improve ...

Understanding the elements of color, texture and scale will bring you closer to achieving the landscape design of your dreams. The use of color is probably the most complex of the three, because it ...

Inspired by the remarkable camouflage abilities of octopus and cuttlefish, Stanford researchers have developed a soft material that can rapidly shift its surface texture and color at extremely fine ...

There’s a time and a place for minimalism, but if you’re more inspired by the bright-patterned, plant-filled palaces that Justina Blakeney publishes on The Jungalow than stark, less-is-more design, ...

Call it wishful thinking or a colossal case of denial - but triple-digit temperatures aside, we're turning our attention toward fall and winter. Lush textures, muted yellows and pinks paired with ...