How Facebook Finds The Best Design Talent, And Keeps Them Happy
Facebook has hired designers from Nicholas Felton to the mind behind iPod’s original interface. But the key is keeping them happy--and elevating them with vast responsibilities.
Making It
A Charming Pulley System Makes These Lamps Adjustable
Inspired by Rotterdam shipyards, these gorgeous pendant lights employ an age-old technology.
The Best High Chair In The World Is Banned In The U.S.A.
This smart high chair solves an age-old problem, but inflexible U.S. regulations ignore advancements in design.
What Gandhi (Yes, Gandhi) Taught Me About Design, Leadership, And Technology
Long before Gandhi was a political leader, he was a designer who created a loom to help Indians in their daily lives. RKS’s Ravi Sawhney writes about learning from Gandhi’s example.
Making It
A 4-In-1 Furniture System Is A Swiss-Army Knife For Living
By slicing a rectangle into two pieces, Kitmen Keung creates a suite of space-saving, versatile furnishings.
ADVERTISEMENT
Bridge Made Of 3-D Pixels Can Take On Countless Configurations
Here’s an intriguing concept: a bridge made of hundreds of 3-D “pixels”--6.5-foot-by-6.5-foot blocks--that can be stacked, arranged, and rearranged in countless combinations.
For A Museum In A Bus, A Logo That Likes To Travel
Lava, a Dutch design studio, creates the graphic-design equivalent of a wrinkle-free shirt for an itinerant design museum in Moscow.
Watch This Machine Blow Bubbles The Size Of A Sofa
Finally, a machine designed solely for the mass manufacture of giant bubbles.
Pair: A Social Networking App Just For Couples
A new social network that’s just for couples sounds like an oxymoron. It’s not.
Nike Nabs The Crown Jewel Of Sports Branding: The NFL
NIke’s latest marketing win: A contract to design the NFL’s official uniforms. Here’s a taste of what’s to come.
