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August 22 2011
Cadillac Unveils Ciel, And Harkens Back To Its Land Yachts Of Yore

Cadillac Unveils Ciel, And Harkens Back To Its Land Yachts Of Yore

Inspired by joy riding along the California coast, the Ciel sports finely crafted details along with hybrid technology.

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A Barn That Has A Three-Ton Curtain Of Chains, Instead Of Walls

A Barn That Has A Three-Ton Curtain Of Chains, Instead Of Walls

A barn in Russia is cloaked in the same stuff that the rest of us use to lock our bikes. And it's actually quite pretty!

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Design Fictions: Imagine If You Could Custom-Order New Skin [Video]

Design Fictions: Imagine If You Could Custom-Order New Skin [Video]

British artist Jenny Lee envisions a post-human future in which we slather our faces with virtual membranes in the name of fashion.

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A Piano Tune Generates This Opera House’s Architecture

A Piano Tune Generates This Opera House’s Architecture

Orproject reveals a concept for a theater which derives its form from the same way music is composed.

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In Charleston, An Office Becomes A Funky Mini-City That Fosters Friendliness

In Charleston, An Office Becomes A Funky Mini-City That Fosters Friendliness

A new tech startup office in Charleston, South Carolina, by Fabric Urban Design Office, combines high-minded idealism with wallet-friendly materials.

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Wanted: Posters Whose Paper Sprouts Into 3-D Crystals

Wanted: Posters Whose Paper Sprouts Into 3-D Crystals

Matt Shlian’s sculptural posters create three-dimensional geometric mountainscapes out of folded paper.

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A GPS-Enabled Flashlight That Could Save Lives

A GPS-Enabled Flashlight That Could Save Lives

Ahhaproject's Polar Light is a GPS-enabled device designed to help hikers navigate the Great Outdoors, no matter how inhospitable the conditions.

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Infographic Of The Day: Do Green Jobs Really Exist?

Infographic Of The Day: Do Green Jobs Really Exist?

Not only do they exist, but they just might solve two intractable problems: Jobs for those in manufacturing, and jobs for those in middle America.

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Deputy Editor : Belinda Lanks
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