Those of us who grew up playing Tetris credit the game with teaching us everything from patience to time management to packing skills. For Swedish artist Michael Johansson, Tetris also seems to ...
The form factors of familiar furniture tend to be rather concrete in our minds. When we think of a chair, we expect it to look like a chair - and likewise for tables, benches, and so forth. But ...
When you take a vacation, the point is usually to get away from everyday life and do something different. Well, there is nothing quite as different (and no place quite as removed from everyday ...
The BeetBox from designer Scott Garner explores user expectations and creates a delightful visual pun. Its wooden enclosure holds six actual beets that, when touched by human hands, create actual ...
Sailing along in a canoe or kayak is an excellent way to spend an afternoon outdoors, but have you ever thought of everything you're missing in a conventional boat? The solid bottom prevents you ...
Technology has taken over so many facets of our lives that the real world sometimes seems a little boring by comparison. Never fear - technology is slowly creeping into even the most mundane ...
The bicycle has been a favorite form of transportation for around two centuries, and every generation adds its own advances and accessories to the time-tested design. Living in the technology age ...
Would you eat purple lettuce? How about green bacon or multi-colored pasta? Photographer Henry Hargreaves has put some of our favorite foods into an entirely new context by giving them a ...
In the broad scheme of audio technology, cassette tapes had a rather rough go of things. Their predecessor, the vinyl record, had been around for decades before and even now continues to be a ...
Street lights are a ubiquitous part of the urban landscape - so much so that most of us hardly notice their presence at all. What would happen if improving the aesthetics, functionality and ...
