"His designs are both edgy and sophisticated. The Independent looks forward to the unveiling of Ron Arad's Design Museum in Israel and a major retrospective at the Barbican." "His designs are both edgy and sophisticated. The Independent looks forward to the unveiling of Ron Arad's Design Museum in... View full entry

F+W Media Ousts Editor-in-Chief Emily Gordon Is Print Next to Fold? F+W Media Ousts Editor-in-Chief Emily Gordon read View full entry

Focus on Vision, a Dutch company, produces low cost adjustable glasses for the developing world. The company says it can produce its Focusspec glasses for about $4 a pair, a price its founders say will fall substantially, once the glasses are made in large volume. nyt Focus on Vision, a Dutch... View full entry

A custom bookshelf specifically designed and built for a condo in the Dupont Circle neighborhood of Washington DC. A custom bookshelf specifically designed and built for a condo in the Dupont Circle neighborhood of Washington DC. View full entry

"The cost of installing and owning solar panels will fall even faster than expected according to new research. Tests show that 90% of existing solar panels last for 30 years, instead of the predicted 20 years. According to the independent EU Energy Institute, this brings down the lifetime cost... View full entry

Peek inside the United Nude flagship store designed by Rem D. Koolhaas, shoe designer, architect and the nephew of the famed uncle. Peek inside the United Nude flagship store designed by Rem D. Koolhaas, shoe designer, architect and the nephew of the famed uncle. wallpaper View full entry

BIG / Bjarke Ingels has partnered up with Kilo Design / Lars Holme Larsen and Skibsted Ideation / Jens Martin Skibsted to form KiBiSi, a Copenhagen-based industrial design outfit. One of the latest projects in their portfolio is the seating system for the BIG-designed Danish EXPO Pavilion... View full entry

Engineers and artists at the University of Washington have developed a way to create glass objects using a conventional 3D printer. Engineers and artists at the University of Washington have developed a way to create glass objects using a conventional 3D printer. Read More View full entry

Four graphic designers discuss better systems of communication during terrorism activities. NYT View full entry

Unlike LEDs, which provide points of light like standard incandescent bulbs, OLEDs create uniform, diffuse light across ultrathin sheets of material that eventually can even be made to be flexible. Coming to Vegas and Times Square soon..? Unlike LEDs, which provide points of light like standard... View full entry

It is like getting stuck on the same page in the library. obvious, via View full entry

Surrounded by a latex-clad coterie nicknamed Haus of Gaga (loosely modeled after Warhol’s Factory), Gaga’s remarkable wardrobe is like architecture from outer space. So what cutting-edge designers and architects might the Lady be referencing? Surrounded by a latex-clad coterie... View full entry

Prada and Rem Koolhaas collaborate on a magical look book. The autumn '09 look book from Prada is pretentious and arty, all right: You'd expect no less from a collaboration between one of the most cerebral fashion houses and AMO, the design and research arm of Rem Koolhaas. Salon View full entry

Some really are! rdr, via arkitera.com Some really are! rdr, via arkitera.com If you have time, you are not a designer God is in the details Rounded corners are too hard Use DaFont.com to find a more original typeface for this logo Design is suffering Fuck 'em if they can't take a joke Never ever... View full entry

Our industrial design friends at Core77 have just released... a bike! The Dutch Master is an absolutely beautiful, finely detailed hand-built cruiser. Only 25 will be built. Our industrial design friends at Core77 have just released... a bike! The Dutch Master is an absolutely beautiful, finely... View full entry