It's refreshing to see ingenuity unleashed from societal mores on an industrial scale. Why not add treads instead of wheels? Who says a home AC can't work in a car? Vehicle modifications can be ...
If you live in or near Greenwich Village in New York, you have no doubt passed by Greenwich Safe & Lock. The shop has been in business in the very same building since 1968, and it has become ...
How many exciting design ideas have been put off indefinitely or discarded altogether due to the fear of failure? It's not only the mental and emotional tolls of failure that hold designers back ...
Have you ever thought about what your mailbox says about you? A standard box can say that you like to play by the rules, or that you just don't pay much attention to things like that and Locking ...
Once soaring symbols of the Industrial Revolution and material progress, smokestacks later became the poster kids of environmental degradation. Today, legions of artists, urban planners and ...
Most music lovers can agree that music doesn't always follow the rules. Some of the most beautiful melodies have come from artists who chose to do their own thing despite conventional wisdom. The ...
Thanksgiving is a time for recognizing the positive things in your life, being grateful for everything you have, and acknowledging that, overall, life is good. This Thanksgiving, we're thankful ...
We've all seen the car driving down the street with a garbage bag duct taped over a broken window. As dangerous (and hilarious) as that may be, it is by no means the limit of amateur automotive ...
As the popularity of Matryoshka nesting dolls has grown, more people are interested in making their own customized sets. Kits are now commercially available to allow any artist or DIY crafter to ...
Matryoshka, or Russian nesting dolls, were born in 1890 in a children's educational workshop near Moscow. The workshop was developed by Sava Mamontov, an industrialist and patron of the arts. ...
