Naoto Fukasawa’s exquisite synthesis of east and west has produced a wide range of products in seeming perfect balance. His objects, however, merely look simple. Metropolis View full entry
Google and Pacific Gas & Electric have unveiled their vision of a future in which cars and trucks are partly powered by the country’s electric grids, and vice versa. The companies displayed on Monday six Toyota Prius and Ford Escape hybrid vehicles modified to run partly on electricity... View full entry
Reluct.com exclusive gallery of this year's Royal College of Art graduation show 'The Great Exhibition' at Kensington Gardens in London. reluct.com View full entry
When the U.S. soccer team takes the field next week in the Copa América, it will be unrecognizable. No, not because of insipid play or a post-World Cup roster overhaul. Rather, it's because the U.S. National Team will have, once again, changed its uniform...slide-show essay @ Slate View full entry
The men behind the widely criticised 2012 Olympics logo have defended their "raw" design and said that creating something people would love was not their top priority. Telegraph | previously View full entry
It has been a long journey for AfroReggae from the favelas of Rio de Janeiro to the catwalks of Sao Paulo fashion week. BBC View full entry
Here are some photos of Comme des Garçons Guerrilla Store +4161, which has been temporarily set up in an old industrial building in Basel, Switzerland. The Guerrilla Store concept allows people to set up temporary retail outlets to sell Comme des Garçons clothing, providing the... View full entry
“But what inspires Tufte is more than aesthetics. Galileo’s observations, recorded in nearly 12,000 pages, marked an intellectual revolution. No longer was knowledge the dictate of church authorities, kings or the acolytes of Aristotle. Theories could be tested—doctrine could be... View full entry
Preview Oded Ezer's new project, Tybrid... these beautiful hybrid letter types that mix and match ordinary silhouettes with letters to create a word-scape. The work will be exhibited in July (Ithaca & Athens). Also, ping mag interview View full entry
Like minimalism in architecture, anonymity in clothing does not come cheap: Japanese denim is always about extreme individuality...NYT View full entry
A film about teenagers and money in Los Angeles, by the award-winning filmmaker and photographer Lauren Greenfield. NYT Video + NYT Magazine - the money issue View full entry
The technology, developed at MIT, wirelessly transmits electricity to devices. Because the power stream can be consistent, the devices would not even need batteries. NewsFactor View full entry
The new logo...It grows on you...'like a foot fungus.' Widespread opposition to London's Olympic logo (mind you, like every other Olympic games)...Is said to cause seizures...and/or laughter. Watch a video and you decide if it looks like an incestuous relation between Lisa and Bart. (Hey, the... View full entry
The least likely heroes of space age, space suits, go on display at National Air and Space Museum. You've guessed it right, there are no space tee-shirts... collectspace.com View full entry
Many environmentalists would tell you that plastics, such as those that litter our oceans and landscapes, last for ever. But ask the collectors and museum curators who have gathered at London's Victoria and Albert Museum this week, and they will say the opposite. Nature View full entry
