I was sad when I read that these snazzy-looking bird nests were placed around Madrid only as part of an art project. They look like every bird's dream home—modern, sturdy, and weather-resistant. More »
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I was sad when I read that these snazzy-looking bird nests were placed around Madrid only as part of an art project. They look like every bird's dream home—modern, sturdy, and weather-resistant. More »
Take a quick look around the offices of Bartle Bogle Hegarty, and you might think you missed your plane to Shanghai. Rooms ripped straight from a meticulous English household offer a respite for the homesick, and commentary on Shanghai's boom. More »
Madness! Damon Zucconi's Fata Morgana takes the zoomable Google Maps you know and love and strips them of their very mapness, leaving only the text labels on a yawning gray plane. It's like seeing a bear without its fur. More »
The basic premise of TechnoCRAFT, a new San Francisco gallery exhibition, is that something's gone wrong in the history of people making things. These days, designers have all the power—and maybe it's time to put users in control. More »
The basic premise of TechnoCRAFT, a new San Francisco gallery exhibition, is that something's gone wrong in the history of people making things. These days, designers have all the power—and maybe it's time to put users in control. More »
Plain ol' chairs, couches, sofas, and similar furniture take up too much space and can be too costly, but you've gotta sit somewhere. The easy solution? Cut some holes in your floor and say that you've made an OOoo Chair. More »
Oh Yasuhiro Suzuki, you clever man you! Thank you for adding some much needed absurdity to this world, in the form of your duchamptastic Zipper Motorboat: More »
In the 1970s, the heyday of lasers and holograms, holographic artist Jason Sapan, AKA Doctor Laser, was a rock star. Though his art form fell out of favor, he still tinkers tirelessly in holograms today. Here's his fascinating story. [Motherboard] More »
Designed by a Dutch company, the Delay Clock has three cogs that each represent hours, minutes and seconds, turning with the flow of electricity through its stainless steel veins. But, err...how do you tell the time? More »
One Perfect Cube uses three clocks synchronized to form this perfect cube every 12 hours. Sadly, the visual satisfaction only lasts for one second. More »
Artist Jason Mecier makes realistic posters using all kinds of recycled junk. Like this one of Conan O'Brien, made with remote controls, electronic boards, cellphones and cables. I like Lady GaGa made of trash because, well, because she's trash. More »
Relive the glory days of the humble calculator with these 128 classic models splayed and assorted like pin-up girls on heat. It'd make a purdy wallpaper, if nothing else. [Vintage Technology via Core77 via io9] More »
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