Massive Change, the Vancouver Art Gallery exhibition opening Saturday (October 2), is more likely to appeal to science-fiction writers, social activists, and environmentalists than those interested in making the world pretty. Read. Interview. & more... View full entry
For ten years Theo Jansen has been occupied with the making of a new nature. Not pollen or seeds but plastic yellow tubes are used as the basic matierial of this new nature. He makes skeletons which are able to walk on the wind. Eventualy he wants to put these animals out in herds on the beaches... View full entry
Inc Magazine has a little insight into the maker of Emeco chairs View full entry
Funded by Microsoft Billionaire Paul Allen and designed by Burt Rutan at Scaled Composites, Space Ship One is slated to make its first X-Prize flight on Sept 29, 2004 View full entry
Sir Branson initiates space plan with flights on sub-orbital vehicles for £100,000. Virgin Galactic | bbc | da plane, da plane | View full entry
Bruce Mau answers a few questions from Deborah Solomon in the Sunday NYTs Magazine and addresses Venice "formalism", Massive Change, Prada Beverly Hills, &tc. Don't forget: MC exhibit opens Oct. 2 in Vancouver. Previously... View full entry
some good saturday lay back viewing tokujin View full entry
A design flaw has been discovered in which a BIC disposable pen can open most any tubular keyed u-lock. Companies like Kryptonite are scrambling to find a fix for their products and are offering replacements to recent purchasers. You can watch a how-to video here. View full entry
Improvements in the rail infrastructure will allow Virgin's new Pendolino tilting trains to travel at speeds up to 140mph, cutting journey times between London and Manchester by more than half an hour. View full entry
Brief story the London Underground Map. (the Guardian) View full entry
New Pixelated camouflaged kit helps soldiers blend into the "flow of space." > US Army and at the other side of the pond...The British Army is pitching its brand into a uniquely competitive market - Trainers !!! View full entry
NPR exposes Flesh and Fashion: Shifting Erogenous Zones of Style. View full entry
NYTimes reviews "Design Is Not Art: Functional Objects From Donald Judd to Rachel Whiteread," at the Smithsonian Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum. View full entry
Acclaimed manga-writer Leiji Matsumoto teams up with Tokyo Cruise Ship Company to offer you Hamiko. | via Frame | imgs: 1 2 3 View full entry
Nanotechnology is offering a new way of processing fabric that could revolutionize the clothing industry. Nano-Tex, a leading company in the field, has developed processes that make traditional cotton and silk fabrics resistant to spills (NPR) View full entry
