That rectangular box is a millenial now. No wonder we hate it.
In 1994, five designers were assigned the ignominious task of designing the world’s first banner ad, a design journey detailed over at Fast Company here. 20 years later, they’re not an experiment for an agencies top designers to slave over. Now, any kid could very well at work as a low-level ad agency intern, cranking them out by the dozen.
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Can a smart suitcase restore civility to air travel?
If you’ve ever faced the prospect of attending a wedding in sweatpants, due to a missing bag; paid a fine for exceeding a carry-on weight limit; or boxed out fellow passengers for access to your gate’s lone electrical socket, the Bluesmart suitcase may be the answer to your prayers.
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Jeremy Scott’s latest Adidas Originals shoe takes on an aggressive, sci-fi aesthetic.
For 12 years, the pop-kitsch-focused designer Jeremy Scott has been designing Adidas’s craziest limited edition shoes, including high tops with teddy bears, Icarus-inspired wings, and even controversial shackles. Generally, his projects look like a young, drunken Japanese popstar has vomited all over your feet–and we say that in the most loving way possible!
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But now you can buy its bespoke furniture online!
The Fogo Island Inn is the perfect destination for the design-minded traveler looking to get away. Like, really far away. Opened last spring on a remote northern island off the coast of Newfoundland–adjacent to a community that’s seriously called Joe Batt’s Arm–the inn is nestled onto the shores of the North Atlantic, with spectacular views, both of the rocky shoreline just outside, and inside, of the immaculately decorated spaces that range from elegant minimalism to high-design grandma-chic. Now, Fogo Island Inn’s bespoke furniture is available for the first time off-site, through the Toronto showroom of Klaus by Nienkamper. The collection will also be available online starting the first week of November.
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BRAAAAAAAAAM. BRAAAAAAAAAM.
Trained as a computer engineer in Caracas, Elias Crispin is a Venezuelan-born, Paris-based artist who specializes in making kinetic installations, with geometry that changes over time. Any one of his sculptures could pass for a scene from Inception.
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Queen Bey’s new line for Topshop will shift the company’s attention to dance, fitness, and sports.
In the fashion world, Beyoncé may be best known for her iconic corsets and bustiers, but in a new deal with the British clothing retailer Topshop, she’ll be launching a new line of athletic streetwear–“clothing, footwear and accessories across dance, fitness and sports categories.”
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A prominent design studio has closed down shop in the competitive Bay Area.
The design consultancy Smart Design is closing its San Francisco office. Dan Saffer, the studio’s creative director, announced the news on Twitter. You probably know Smart Design from its impressive list of clients–car companies like BMW and Ford, technology companies like HP and Panasonic, the housewares brand OXO, and general product companies like Unilever and Procter & Gamble.
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All you have to do is catch the ball. So can you?
Picture a yellow ball bouncing on your screen. You tap to try and catch it.
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Designer Travis Purrington imagines what America’s currency would be like without the eagles, presidents, and weirdo freemason symbolism.
As part of his thesis as a student at the Basel School of Design in Switzerland, Travis Purrington wondered what the dollar would look like with a more modern look. His concept jettisons America’s nationalist design language to take a more humanist look at American culture. And it’s about time.
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Even our best hazmat suit manufacturers can’t guarantee that they can stop protect you from Ebola. Here’s why.
You will probably never contract Ebola. The average patient with Ebola only infects just two other people, even in the least developed parts of Africa, making it far less virulent than HIV, mumps, or measles, which spread to 4, 10, and 18 people respectively. But that fact is of little consolation when you consider that multiple healthcare providers are still getting sick, having contracted the disease despite wearing protective gear.
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