"Oh, are you in a band?" "No we make rcyled wood furniture".latimes View full entry

NaturalNano is developing "a special high-tech paint that relies on the wizardry of nanotechnology to create a system that locks out unwanted cell phone signals on demand." Newsday (via) | Related View full entry

Dyske Suematsu raises an important question in todays hyper-advertised world: "Does graphic design really make a difference?" View full entry

No other creator (Miuccia Prada) has the same ability to distill the essence of what is modern, sampling the cultural heritage, anchoring shifting society and making it all seem relevant. IHT View full entry

Once again the friendly voices of the PingMag team translate their latest seminar. Kinya Tagawa a design engineer leader of Takram speaks about the advantages of prototyping, his methodology and the connections between product design and marketing. good stuff - listen!. View full entry

Regine of We Make Money, Not Art, interviews London-based optical phenoms UnitedVisualArtists. View full entry

Italy has a crisis and its time the government made moves to recognize the legacy of its fashion superstars--Prada, Armani, Gucci, Ferragamo, Pucci...Will AMMO come to the rescue them? Ando has Armani. HeraldTribune View full entry

"People in Akron love blimps. They love the enormousness of them, the way the huge sacks of helium, shaped like brine-fattened pickles, float gracefully through the air." nytimes | related View full entry

Some American and Canadian skiers competing in the Olympics have a secret weapon: a flexible form of "body armor" engadget View full entry

The 30-second ad's reign is clearly on the wane. Today, merchandise drives stories, finances shows upfront or simply slips into the scene.latimes View full entry

This article states: Our lives are more profoundly dominated by product design than ever before. We have become deeply attached to our tech-tools. Mobile phones, iPods, laptops and BlackBerries have become virtual limbs and, by and large, they are extremely well designed. And asks: Are these... View full entry

Reluct reports that B&B bought half of Moooi. Read PDF. View full entry

Blogowan over to Jean Snow for full coverage of design happening "Canadian Style," at Cafe Pause in Ikebukuro, February 1-12. NB. Blogowan. (From Finokian for blogosphere wanderlust) V. To peruse weblogs for content. Also used in "getting a lot of blogowan attention" and "blogowan on!" Can be... View full entry

Two 26 year old British engineers, studying at the RCA in London have been winning awards with this product however they are still looking for the necessary funding to lead into production.Reuters | more... View full entry

first less is more by Naoto Fukasawa and second less is more by Tokujin Yoshioka View full entry