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Mix Master David Taylor Forges Gorgeous Tabletop Objects From Aluminum Scrap
In the most literal sense, artist David Taylor's work is garbage. What he does, however, is nothing short of gorgeous. Using scrap metal left in a dumpster, he forged a series of beautiful pieces...
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How To Future-Proof A Train System
It's well-documented that the United Kingdom's trains are overcrowded. Some regional lines are as much as 86% over capacity. Congestion plagues train systems all over the world from San Francisco to...
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A Convertible Tote To Offset Terrible Storage On Shared Bikes
The virtues of bike sharing are great—hop on when you need one, cruise to your destination, park it when you're done, and forget about it. One of the challenges, however, is using one when you have...
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9 Things You Didn't Know About Frank Gehry
Architect Frank Gehry has designed some of the most iconic buildings of the past two decades, from the Guggenheim Bilbao to Facebook's new mothership in Silicon Valley. Yet in recent years, he has...
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The Ultimate Visual Encyclopedia Of Booze
The folks over at Pop Chart Lab—the Brooklyn-based studio that parlayed the infographic trend into a lucrative business—aren't strangers to a good drink. In fact, some of their best work has been...
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A Behind-The-Scenes Glimpse At How Muji Makes A Tiny Shelter
Konstantin Grcic is no architect. Renowned for colorful, exquisitely crafted furniture, the Munich-based industrial designer has never built anything bigger than a trade show pavilion. So when the...
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Reaching Enlightenment Through Virtual Reality
The Eight Phases of Enlightenment, a virtual-reality installation by the artist Aramique, starts off as if you're in the eye of a storm of fireflies. In a video, the glowing spots set against a black...
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Shiftwear Sneakers Feature An Integrated e-Paper Screen For Infinite...
Assuming you have the cash on hand, it's easy to shell out thousands of dollars on sneakers to get exactly the style and design you want. (Just ask Marky Mark.) The footwear startup ShiftWear thinks...
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Bad-Ass Architect Denise Scott Brown Finally Gets The Credit She Deserves
One of architecture's leading ladies is finally getting her due.The American Institute of Architects announced that Denise Scott Brown won the 2016 Gold Medal, the institute's top honor, along with...
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Clever 3-D Maps Help Subway Riders Plan Their Escape
Navigating New York City's labyrinthine subway stations is no easy feat. Some stations are spread over multiple city blocks, entrances are closed or open depending on the time of day, and boarding...
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7 Amazing British Houses
Every year the Royal Institute of British Architects celebrates the best residences built in the United Kingdom in its House of the Year award. For 2015, the seven structures ranged from a remote abode...
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British Rail Reissues Its Iconic Midcentury Graphic Standards Manuals
Design fiends can't get their hands on vintage graphic standards manuals fast enough. After a successful Kickstarter, Massimo Vignelli and Bob Noorda's classic NYC subway manual went back into print;...
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With Foster And Partners, R/GA Creates An Office For The Connected Age
There is still a forest of cranes in Hudson Yards, a 26-acre development on Manhattan's west side. Skyscrapers have mushroomed, seemingly overnight. A new subway extension has made it more accessible...
View ArticleThe Humble Newsstand, Reimagined
At the newsstands in New York City's subway, shoppers can pick up broadsheets, tabloids, snacks, and sundries. More or less, all of the kiosks repeat the same format—you can predict exactly what's on...
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The Best (And Blingiest) Highlights From Design Miami
Last week, the designerati migrated south for Design Miami, the annual fair held alongside Art Basel that is as much about swanky parties as it is about ogling blue-chip design.Unlike most design...
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How Tom Dixon Designed The World's "Most Exclusive" Speakeasy
With its moody lighting, gilded copper bar, suede chairs, leather banquette, and Baccarat Crystal stemware, Himitsu seems like it was plucked from the 1970s. In other ways, though, it is very much of...
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The Most Beautiful Tech Office Of The Year
Place Viger in Montreal symbolized an age of glamorous travel and cosmopolitan ambition. Constructed in 1898, the train station was done up like a French chateau. But time wasn't kind to the building...
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Pentagram Unleashes A Tirade Against Corporate Jargon . . . In A Rap Video
There's a plague afflicting offices around the world and we've all heard its symptoms: ideation, creavation, low-hanging fruit, and blue-sky thinking. It's corporate jargon—and it needs to die. But...
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Floyd Bed Is A Boon For Modern-Day Nomads
Thanks to companies like Casper, Tuft & Needle, and Wright, there's been plenty of innovation in the mattress department in the last couple of years. But Kyle Hoff and Alex O'Dell—founders of the...
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Rotterdam's Grand Experiment With Architecture That Mutates Over Time
There's no shortage of grand gestures in high-profile buildings tailored like a bespoke suit for a specific client and function. Once the original tenant moves out, however, the structures are often...
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