"As wallpaper continues to make a comeback, many people want something other than the traditional patterns found in big-box and neighborhood paint and paper stores" - so a cottage industry of new designers has arisen. NYT. View full entry
"With features like flat-panel speakers and remotely controlled, built-in amenities - including motorized blinds, lighting, and indoor-outdoor thermostats -" it's architecture meets advanced gear-fetishism: Wired. View full entry
In Japan, cell phones with RFID tags can now subscribe to an RSS feed with one swipe. For example (from the world of commerce, why not?), you go to a store, like what they have, swipe your phone at the register...voila, automatic updates to your phone when new merchandise arrives. RFID in Japan View full entry
This from CNN Money : Enter Babble, a device that turns a neighboring worker's speech into indecipherable gibberish. View full entry
4-seat architecture. eg View full entry
AN OPEN LETTER TO THE MAN WHO INSTALLED THE CARPET IN 1974 FOR THE PREVIOUS OWNERS OF THE HOME WE JUST BOUGHT. McSweeney's View full entry
Only way to fly with the greenery ($$$ that is). No cheaptickets.com here. Fly away View full entry
Join the party and find out where the name came from. Plus, see the covers of IKEA's yearly catalogs and see the modernity growing from 1985 onwards. Go View full entry
Sarah Scalet looks at all the other benefits besides 'security and counter-terrorism' that come with the 220 CCTV cams installed at NJ's Secaucus Junction, the first major transit station opened after 9/11. Transit authority officials claim the cameras are for more useful for improving customer... View full entry
Want to really fit in? On the 8th floor of Hotel Puerta América, you will always match. Jason Bruges in collaboration with architect Kathryn Findlay, created an interactive environment that adapts to your color. Whether you are wearing cloths or not. Engadget | Jason Bruges View full entry
Transmaterial spots a classy option in threshold design. The AutoDoor. | related feature View full entry
If you are dying to have an insane interior space “a la” Hotel Fox, check out the new wallpaper series from our friends at Maxalot in Barcelona. Enjoy! View full entry
Hotel Fox. Copenhagen, DK. If the discussion forum turns from 'What should we name our baby?' to 'Where should we spend our honeymoon?', Hotel Fox in Copenhagen is sure to appear on the list of suggestions. 21 Graphic Designers and Illustrators have turned this regular 3D space in to a blazing 2D... View full entry
New furnishings from Milan , including new Antonio Citterio for B+B. View full entry
"Hall of Fame designer Eva Maddox (1, 2) breezed through San Francisco last week, leaving behind some inspiration for dealing with the homeless and taking home one of San Francisco's most prestigious design firms." From SF Gate View full entry
