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1 week agoA fantastic voyage, the illusion of good taste, the art of subtraction
Designers have the opportunity to redefine product design's influence and vision in 2026 and beyond.
The Nothing Phone (4a) Pro drops (3a)'s plastic frame and brings a metal unibody design. It's also slimmer at 7.95mm (down from 8.4mm) but weighs the same (despite using metal instead of plastic). The phone is rated IP65 - Nothing couldn't quite hit the requirements for IP67, so it claims that the phone can survive submersion down to 25cm for 20 minutes.
Project to project, the two endeavor to build conceptual through lines, referencing past successes without resting on repeats. "We always want to create new recipes, but we have ingredients that we know work," reflects Giancarlo. "Maybe we'll add a new spice here, a new sauce there. In this field, you create your own rules, but you can also break them."