Kate Spade Reinvents Retail As A Lean Startup
Control Group teamed up with Kate Spade to create a radical new store concept that leans on iPads and a smart technology platform.
Norman Foster’s Simple Mirrored Pavilion Reflects The Crowds Below
Norman Foster’s firm erected a thousand-square-meter slab of reflective stainless steel in Marseille. Why? Because two great views are better than one.
Innovation By Design
This Is The Last Day To Enter Our Design Awards!
Now accepting entries. All finalists will appear in our October 2013 design issue.
Architectural Drawings That Gleefully Ignore Reality
Is there value in dreaming up buildings that can never be built?
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How Food Porn Is Made
Fizzy beers. Torrents of chocolate. How do commercials make it look so good? It’s not all fake. It’s just very high-tech, and very diligent.
The Latest In Denim: Hypercolor
The latest wacky jeans from Naked & Famous bring back a 1980s novelty.
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The Desolate Beauty Of Icelandic Winters
Photographer Tom Kondrat captured the storied country in its most desolate, daylight-deprived season.
Wanted
The Ultimate Air Purifier Uses NASA Technology
This $800 device, designed by NewDealDesign, zaps particles using titanium dioxide.
3 Smart Details From Pinterest’s New Design
The new Pinterest looks a lot like the old Pinterest, but the redesign includes a handful of clever details to keep users engaged.
Haunting Landscapes, Filled With Lonely Echoes Of Manmade Life
Mark Bramley takes magazine-ready photos of new cars for a living. Then he takes a week or two off in search of sublime shots like these.
Ornate Portrait Mash-Ups Made From Money
Like a banker’s version of Exquisite Corpse, these tiny sculptures match national icons in surprising ways.
Coming Soon: A Monotype Exhibit Tracing The Roots Of Modern Typography
Monotype, one of the oldest type foundries in the world, will exhibit artifacts from the dawn of modern type this spring.
