Holton Rower’s Paintings Look Like Geodes, Dripping Off The Wall
The grandson of Alexander Calder has a new show of trippy "pour paintings" at The Hole NYC.
Making It
Watch This Ingenious UI Idea, For Dragging Files From Your Phone To Computer
This concept by Ishac Bertran is so simple and clever that you wonder why it doesn’t exist already.
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A $16,500 Handcrafted Turntable From Germany
AMG’s CNC’d, hand-lathed record players: Perfect for the new Ke$ha LP!
Future Forward
A Proposal To Give NYC Two Things It Lacks: Canals And A Waterfront Boardwalk
The winning project in a recent competition would turn some of New York’s streets into waterfront public promenades.
Infographic of the Day
Watch Our Virgin Planet Get Conquered By Humans In 200 Years
It’s the most inspiring and depressing animation you’ll watch all week.
Spotify On iPad Bests iTunes Through Inviting Design
It’s really quite splendid.
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True Design Genius: The Froaster Combines The Refrigerator And The Toaster
As Tim Cook said, “You can converge a toaster and a refrigerator, but those things are probably not going to be pleasing to the user.” Eat it, rich guy.
Making It
Lunar Rethinks Rock Climbing Walls, Making Them Slicker And Smarter
Lunar Europe gives the climbing wall an aesthetic that blends into modern spaces. And of course, it’s controlled with an iPhone app.
Watch The World’s First Shoppable Music Video
You can now pause music videos to directly purchase what’s on the screen. But do you want to?
Making It
Watch A Tiny Rube Goldberg Machine That Makes Postcards
Melvin the Machine is the world’s smallest Rube Goldberg machine. He’s also the world’s biggest social media oversharer.
How Companies Like Amazon Use Big Data To Make You Love Them
Written by: Sean Madden
Businesses now sit on data goldmines, but very few leverage the data to improve customer service. Ziba’s Sean Madden suggests 3 ways forward.
