At Mario Tsai Studio’s Shanghai exhibition space, a research-driven approach to design takes shape as a physical environment, bringing materials, structures and objects together through a shared design philosophy. Mario Tsai Studio.

Davide Bozzo’s Zero takes the chair apart to its most fundamental idea, then turns that idea into the design itself. Design: Davide Bozzo. Images via Thisispaper.

Geometric precision, modular design and a remarkably considered silhouette. xBloom Studio brings a new dimension to the daily coffee ritual, now also in Offline Blue. Design and images: xBloom.

A plot of just 30m², yet a remarkable sense of space. Maximale uses monochrome, geometry, wood and greenery to give this tiny house in southern Spain its calm character. Architecture: Maximale. Images: Boava Studio.

Halo by New Grey reimagines the car scent diffuser as an object of precision, beautifully engineered, thoughtfully intelligent and designed to embellish your daily commute. Design: New Grey, developed at Mayton. Images: New Grey.

MODU is a modular play system of oversized foam blocks, connectors and wheels, designed to be endlessly reconfigured into new forms. Design and images: MODU

Philippe Malouin on designing through making, finding the right proportions, and his ongoing dialogue with Resident. A new conversation in our Portraits series. Image courtesy of Philippe Malouin.

The workshop deserves good design, too. Xiaomi brings the same ambition to its Precision Screwdriver that defined the preceeding 2019 iF Award-winning Mi Cordless Screwdriver. Design and images: Xiaomi

Mori House by Aires Mateus + MA+Co in Mount Martha, Australia. Concrete, courtyards and carefully framed views connect architecture, landscape and daily life. Photography: Derek Swalwell

The Escala Side Table by Max Enrich for curated by is a compact staircase in polished stainless steel, that shifts effortlessly between table, display and sculpture. Max Enrich / curated by.