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February 23 2012
To Limit Their Eco Footprint, These Luxury Cabins Sit On Stilts

To Limit Their Eco Footprint, These Luxury Cabins Sit On Stilts

Tijuana’s Jorge Gracia designs freestanding hotel rooms with a modern edge.

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A Cute Toy For Kids, Where The Packaging Becomes The Parts

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A Cute Toy For Kids, Where The Packaging Becomes The Parts

Oscar Diaz’s Tube Toys generate little waste and leave much room for imagination.

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Doodle Defense Turns A Whiteboard Into A Battlefield

Doodle Defense Turns A Whiteboard Into A Battlefield

Playing a game becomes as simple as sketching it.

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“Bonsai Buildings” Add Magical Model Houses To An Ancient Artform

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“Bonsai Buildings” Add Magical Model Houses To An Ancient Artform

This is what happens when artists collaborate with civil engineers.

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To Innovate, You Have To Stop Being A Slave To Data

To Innovate, You Have To Stop Being A Slave To Data

Written by: Michael Raisanen

By their very nature, people are resistant to change. So if your goal is to innovate, why would you listen to them?

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Cinderella Tale: Student Designs Genius Power Plug, And Now It’s For Sale

Cinderella Tale: Student Designs Genius Power Plug, And Now It’s For Sale

The Mu started out as a pie-in-the-sky student concept to streamline the U.K.'s bulky power plug. Three years later, it’s actually hitting the shelves.

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The New Windows 8 Logo Arrives, Trailed By Pirates And Haters

The New Windows 8 Logo Arrives, Trailed By Pirates And Haters

Chinese hackers. Classified designs. It’s not the next Mission Impossible plot. It’s the new Windows 8 logo. We speak with its designer, Paula Scher.

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Make Way, High Line: Former NASA Engineer Kickstarts “LowLine” Underground Park

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Make Way, High Line: Former NASA Engineer Kickstarts “LowLine” Underground Park

The new project embodies several key trends in urban planning, including the idea of using publicly raised funding to create a park for all.

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PSA: Creativity Isn’t About Treating Your Ideas Like Precious Children

PSA: Creativity Isn’t About Treating Your Ideas Like Precious Children

Don’t act like it’s a crime when your ideas get shot down. After all, creativity doesn’t end when one idea dies.

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