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Stimulating Your Brain to Appreciate Art (Now Why Can't They Do This for...
Over the last five years brain research has rapidly developed technologies for influencing and changing our thoughts, perceptions and feelings. The new field of optogenetics, for example, has proven...
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Echo Yang Elevates Everyday Machines into Abstract Art Automata
Now that the digital era is upon us, the trope of mechanical reproduction has become a condition of contemporary culture, and machines in themselves are embedded at an even deeper level. Meanwhile,...
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Highlights from Design Shanghai 2014, by Stephany Zoo
Reporting by Stephany ZooThis year's Design Shanghai was absolutely packed with visitors, to say the least, as the mixed international and local Chinese audience managed to fill the vast Shanghai...
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Join OXX Products on the Ground Floor and Build Outdoor Electronics
OXX is an exciting new brand in the outdoor industry and they're pioneering a new category of consumer electronics for the outdoor market. The company was recently founded by an entrepreneur and is...
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Design Indaba Conference 2014: Sagmeister & Stout
For those of us who were a bit groggy from that killer combination of jetlag and one nightcap too many, the first speaker on Day Two of the 2014 Design Indaba Conference was a trip, as though he'd...
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Getting to Know the Winners of Core77 Design Awards Past: Liminal Spaces
On Tuesday, you got to know a bit more about MIOS and what the designers behind the project have been up to since winning. Continuing the 2014 Design Awards spirit, we bring you an in-depth look at...
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The Bayview Yards Innovation Centre, Ottawa's Forthcoming Makerspace and...
That crusty industrial building may not look like much, but it's special for two reasons. One, it's located in the Canadian capital of Ottawa, a city with little history of industry, meaning buildings...
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Designs for the Hanging of Things: Hooks, Part 1
Hooks are one of my favorite organizing products—and my clients love them, too. It's just easier to throw a coat over a hook than it is to put it on a hanger—and easy is good, since it increases the...
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Future-Shape Turns Floorspace Into a Giant Touchscreen with Their Conductive...
We all take the floors we tread on for granted. Not only are they more reliable than a best friend when it comes to catching you after ill-fated falls, but they also introduce an entire expanse of...
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The Future of Dine-Out Interface Design from... Pizza Hut?
It's been over a year since we've seen interactive restaurant tables in the news, but here comes a new one from Pizza Hut. Yes, the American fast food joint is hoping that if their deep-dish pizzas...
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Design Indaba Conference 2014: Two Radically Different Versions of the ABCs...
As these things go, Day One of the 2014 Design Indaba Conference was a bit behind schedule from the get-go. Experimental Jetset acknowledged as much in their regimented presentation that morning: after...
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Plan Your Must-See Speakers List for the 2014 International Home + Housewares...
Content sponsored by the IHAAs we mentioned a couple of weeks ago, we are once again pleased to be partnering with the International Home + Housewares Show. With over 60,000 homegoods professionals...
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Toy Designer Wang I Chao Shares His Thoughts on Playtime and Designing...
Wang I Chao creates much more than toys. The Taiwan-born, New York-based designer chooses to focus more on the creative potential of the user than the features of his toys. That's not to say his...
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Dominique Ansel Redesigns the Oreo (Kind of)
Of all the product designs people are willing to wait in line for, it's been demonstrated that iPhones, iPads and game consoles get a big "yes." But will people stand in line for something more...
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iF Design Awards 2014: Our Top Five Picks, Plus New Ways to Browse Past &...
Show master CEO Ralph Wiegmann with award winners from South KoreaLast weekend, we had the opportunity to attend the iF design awards 2014 night, which took place at the impressive BMW Welt museum in...
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In the Details: Chen Chen and Kai Williams's Colorful Rug Collection,...
From concrete planters cast from fruit to whittled toothbrush shanks, Pratt Institute graduates Chen Chen and Kai Williams (CCKW) have been exploring industrial processes and materials to create...
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Drink Like a King of Kings
Do you have what it takes to make your own wine? Most likely not. But with this fancy gadget and a lower-than-average amount of skepticism, you might. Drink like Jesus did with the Miracle Machine:...
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Literal Metaphor of the Week: An Artist & an Architect Inhabit a Human-Sized...
Sure, it sounds like a self-effacing metaphor gone off the tracks. No, there's no punchline, and yes, it's pretty cool. Ward Shelley and Alex Schweder are currently living and working 24 hours a day in...
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Chanel from Head to Table
Unveiled at their Paris Fashion Week runway show, Chanel's build out turned a lot of heads. Their hottest Fall/Winter looks? Food labels. The show was held at the beautiful and unsupermarketlike Grand...
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Design the Luxury and Beauty Packaging for Berard Associates in New York City
Berard Associates is an award-winning boutique design firm specializing in building brands for the luxury, beauty, consumer products and retail industries. Berard works with companies ranging from...
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