There’s something sort of magical about miniatures, especially when they’re strikingly lifelike. The artists who create these tiny wonders look at life from a different scale than the rest of ...
Where is the line between art and design? If "function" is the word that comes to mind then there are many works which fall somewhere in the gray area between extremes. Perhaps the most engaging ...
Long before the Internet was a glimmer in Al Gore's eye, a different series of tubes helped shuttle messages from one place to another, seemingly by magic. These pneumatic tube systems, many of ...
Much of the enjoyment of wine is in the selection. Whether you are a casual drinker or a wine connoisseur, the process of picking a bottle of wine is made more exciting by the packaging. Wine ...
Gasoline is on its last legs. It’s a commodity we’ll soon be saying goodbye to as renewable energy takes over – but what will we do with all of the gas stations left behind? Most gas ...
Many designers must content themselves with imagining and drawing things that may never be built - very few can realize ultramodern home visions in the real world. Like a blast from the future, ...
The pip-squeak of peripherals has come a long way since 1964 when the first mouse - made of wood - crawled across our desktops and into our hearts. From those humble beginnings, mice have bred ...
Concrete as a building material has been used at least as far back as the Roman Empire. In the modern age, the overuse of concrete in Soviet-style blockhouse construction - Brutalism - has ...
Want a really cool wall but don't want to build one? Conventional curtains and traditional shoji screens aren’t the only ways to visually break up interior spaces. These 15 innovative and ...
These 15 retrofuturistic ads showcase one of advertising's most time-tested traits: convincing the target market a better, brighter future can be theirs TODAY - once they purchase this must-have ...
