Love These Oil Paintings? They’re Actually Made Of Yarn
Cayce Zavaglia has developed an extraordinary technique for using wool thread to evoke the colors and textures of oil paint.
Red Bull’s Amsterdam Digs Embody Its Play-Hard Culture
Most offices nowadays strive for a balance between private and public space, but few strike it as well as Red Bull’s Amsterdam headquarters, designed by Sid Lee Architecture.
Proposed 9/11 Memorial Would Simulate Walking On Air, Above Ground Zero
An exclusive look at a a giant mirrored dome that’d give visitors the sensation of floating above the felled twin towers, created by Dutch artist William Verstraeten.
Airmov iPad App: A Yoga Mat For Your Fingers, To Prevent Repetitive Stress
This clever little iPad app reminds you to give your hands, wrist, and fingers a break from the hard work of digital pointing and clicking.
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How Women Are Leading The Effort To Make Robots More Humane
Written by: Carla Diana
[This is part of the Femme Den series from Smart Design. To read the introduction to the series, go here.]
Most designers and engineers have childhood stories about fantastic Lego creations or amazing home-built projects that hinted at their early propensity toward design. For me, my nascent interest in mechanics manifested itself in my Matchbox car collection. One day, a neighbor’s mother saw me with my miniature parking lot and cried, "Cars are for boys!
Beautiful Scientific Field Notes Show Why Hand Drawing Is Still Necessary
Working scientists have all manner of high-tech gizmos to gather field data. But Michael Canfield argues that doing it the old fashioned way still makes sense.
MIT Suit Simulates What It’s Like To Be 70 Years Old
It is a stark fact of life that none of us is getting any younger. Thanks to falling birth rates, lengthening life expectancy, and the inevitable march of time, the population as a whole is getting older too. In Japan, it is projected that by 2050 people over 65 will outnumber people under 20 at a ratio of 10:6.
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Infographic Of The Day: The Blessing And Curse Of Being A Millennial
Millennials are well-educated, tech savvy, and independent. They’re also cursed by a bad economy. But all this might have a silver lining…
