“Stretched type, day-glo colours and a flagrant disregard for the rules: are we witnessing a knee-jerk reaction to the slick sameness of so much design or a genuine cultural shift?” Creative Review | Related: Jul 28, 07 | Jun 18, 07 View full entry

The Ericsson Tower Tube is an innovative construction that houses base stations and antennas, fully encapsulating them in an aesthetic, energy-efficient and environmentally friendly tower. A product that has many implications for architectural use. Ericsson l videos View full entry

A debate is raging in the American fashion industry over knockoff designs. Copying, which has always existed in fashion, has become so pervasive in the Internet era it is now the No. 1 priority of the Council of Fashion Designers of America, which is lobbying Congress to extend copyright... View full entry

In fictional visions of the future they fill the skies, zipping people around in air-cushioned comfort. But flying cars have been conspicuously absent from real life. The M200G | The Guardian | The Telegraph View full entry

In these marketing years, Hogan Leather sells a line of clothing just like Kerouac worn! Done the road yet? village voice View full entry

An ambient orb is a little ball that changes color in coordination with a selected data input. The orbs were originally used to track stocks, but now Southern California Edison is beginning to use them as tool to allow people to track, and hopefully change, their energy consumption patterns... View full entry

"Scientists hail ‘frozen smoke’ as material that will change world" A miracle material for the 21st century could protect your home against bomb blasts, mop up oil spillages and even help man to fly to Mars. Aerogel, one of the world’s lightest solids, can withstand a direct... View full entry

In the late 1980s there was a realization among highway officials that road signs needed to be improved to accommodate the aging American population. A design team from the Pennsylvania Transportation Institute, with the design firm Meeker & Associates in Larchmont, N.Y., and the digital-type... View full entry

Furniture company Design Within Reach Inc. reported a loss of $575,000 for the second quarter. link View full entry

Back by popular demand, Panelite is having an even bigger warehouse sale this coming week. Aug 16th thru 19th. Panelite and Previous Discussion (scroll down for info)... Happy Hour anyone? | Work for Panelite View full entry

An interactive table and chairs that can change colour has been developed by Japanese researchers. BBC View full entry

Thousands of Americans have smuggled illegal toilets from Canada to avoid using low-flow toilets that did not work as well as consumers wanted them to. But an Environmental Protection Agency official says that technology has come a long way since the first low-flow toilets were introduced. NPR... View full entry

The Siggraph exhibition has hosted a fashion show featuring garments augmented by technology. The aim was to show that the merging of textiles and technology can be elegant and need not resemble a robot's cast offs. BBC View full entry

The distinctive swimming technique of a bluegill sunfish is being used to develop agile, propellerless submarines. BBC | Previous View full entry

Designer Steven Heller tells the story of a seaside landmark known as the "Eiffel Tower of Coney Island." Studio 360 (listen) | Entire Show View full entry