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Clean Vandals: Invisible Paint & Reverse Graffiti Artists Work in Gray Areas

The word "graffiti" usually conjures images of people with spray cans illegally making murals or jotting down tags using colorful paints. A lot artistic interventions use other tools and ...

Squid Jacket: 2 Billion Glass Spheres Reflect Entire Spectrum of Visible Light

Waterproof and windproof seem like small bonus features next to the dazzling look of this jacket design, the shell of which is covered in microscopic spheres that mimic the adaptive camouflage of ...

Chinese City to Replace Street Lights with Orbiting Artificial Moon by 2020

Within two years, the city of Chengdu aims to swap out its ground-based street lighting with the soft glow of an artificial moon, casting light across 50 square miles of the urban ...

Formula 1 Mobility: Graphene Enables World’s Lightest Wheelchair Design

Working with Formula 1 race car manufacturers and employing aerospace materials, a Swiss firm has developed what they claim is the world's lightest wheelchair, with a frame weighing in at just ...

Radiant Design: Tree Rings Spin Outward in Elemental Wood Dresser & Desk Set

Flowing out like the rings from the center of a tree, the veneers on this chest of drawers were carefully selected, perfected and oiled to create a remarkable effect. The lightening of ...

Cyberpunk Furniture: City Streets Light Up Through Laser-Cut Wood Table

Iconic cities come to life in this custom wood table series, their resin streets and waterways glowing through grids of raised wooden architecture, all sitting on top of wrapping thin and dark ...

Reinventing the Cat: Mobile Succulent Planter Robot Seeks Out Sunlight

This robotic "smart" planter wanders around on six articulated legs to make sure your precious greens get enough natural light, prompting the observation: "This is called a cat. You've invented ...

We Live Here: Light Art Helps Sydney Tower Residents Protest Gentrification

Residents of Waterloo Estate towers in Sydney, Australia, were given a uniquely visible voice this year amidst city plans to change the neighborhood. The #WeLiveHere2017 project gave 500 ...

Living Lights: Grid-Free Lamps to Illuminate Cities Using Plant Photosynthesis

Microorganisms in this Living Light project convert chemical energy from photosynthetic processes into electric current, making these lamps perfect for off-grid and other green, cost-reducing ...

Spatial Calligraphy: Projected Light Animates Picturesque Japanese Landscape

Over a dozen installations are bringing Japan's 5,000,0000-square-foot Mifuneyama Rakuen to life, combining nature with cultural traditions and modern technology in dazzling and moving ...

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