Symbiosis II (Log-Fi)
Jaime Derringer, design-milk.comTechnology
Symbiosis II (Log-Fi) are speakers cast from tree logs by Stanley Ruiz in collaboration with Wataru Sakuma of Masaeco. Made of 100% paper pulp, they were developed as an extension of the original Symbiosis speakers…
A Chess Set Designed To Address The Game’s Subtle Sexism
By Belinda Lanks, fastcodesign.comA Bezalel student handcrafts chess pieces based on 2-D sewing patterns.
Chess is a man’s endeavor: More men play it, so more men excel at it. But is the game itself intrinsically gendered? Absolutely, says Asaf Alexander: “Gender and soc…
The 3 White Lies Behind Instagram’s Lightning Speed
By Mark Wilson, fastcodesign.comInstagram is a good example of how coding tricks are the secret sauce behind a great user experience.
You can take any user interface in the world, and whether it’s gorgeous and intuitive or ugly and clunky, there’s one unifying factor tha…
NY Design Week 2012: Model Citizens NYC
Jaime, design-milk.com…and so begins our 2012 New York Design Week coverage! First up is Model Citizens NYC, a show I also attended last year. Now in its fourth year, the show had a few gems situated in an awkwardly large space… I preferred last year’s space…
Creative Agency Grows Fruits Into Box Shapes, To Create ‘Real Juice Boxes’
designtaxi.comTo show that Camp’s fruit juice is all natural, Brazilian creative agency AGE Isobar grew fruits into box shapes—to create ‘real juice boxes’.
The agency made ‘molds’ in the shape of juice packs for the fruits, and hung the…
Duo – Tapware by Daniel So
yankodesign.comDuo is an innovative tap mixer with two functional spouts. The downward pour is ideal for hand washing and the upward stream, for brushing teeth. I can even squeeze in washing face and gulping a sip of water to the list but that’s about …
An LED Lamp That Pops Up From A Single Circuit Board
By Belinda Lanks, fastcodesign.comYou’ve got to see pictures to appreciate the simple ingenuity behind this lamp, which took three years of research to make.
A few years ago, when LEDs first became a viable lighting element, designers rushed to cram the revolutionary…
An Urban Oasis: Street Signs That Charge Our Gadgets
By Mark Wilson, fastcodesign.comWhat does “rest stop” mean in an urban setting with no car? Answer: A place to charge your phone.
There’s nothing wrong with the traditional park bench, a place to stretch your legs and catch your breath, except for its wasted potential. H…
Para Clocks Are Like Spirographs Made Of Concrete
By Mark Wilson, fastcodesign.comYour creativity, cast in stone.
The year must have been 1990. I was in grade school, and it was one of those Friday afternoons where we got to play board games for one hour before going home. Games had been set up on desks across the room. I m…
Woods by Héctor Serrano for Arturo Alvarez
Jaime, design-milk.comWoods is a new lamp designed by Héctor Serrano for Arturo Alvarez that was inspired by the magic of the forest and the light that escapes from between the trees. Nature-inspired or not, I’m getting a mid-century vibe from it.
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The Tools That Make It Happen: Parsons – School of Constructed Environments | Design Milk
design-milk.comParsons The New School for Design, located in New York City, is made up of five schools that bring together graduate and undergraduate programs, including the School of Art, Media and Technology, School of Art and Design/History and…
Stitched Magazines by Inge Jacobsen | Design Milk
design-milk.comInge Jacobsen cross-stitches over magazines creating a piece of art. She says, “By using intricate and, at times, painstaking technique such as embroidery, I am disrupting the easy consumption of these images. For example I’m in the…
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