Sisifo Light

Albanian bunkers, Michel Gondry's novel cars, state-shaped skillets and more in our look at the web this week

Designer Scott Wilson debuted his first product for the lighting brand Artemide at Salon del Mobile last month. Created to re-imagine how LEDs are used in the office and at home, Sisifo’s large LED disk balances precariously on a slender stake in a rather bold design statement. The light itself swivels using the base’s double ball joint to shed light in a 360-degree circle, maximizing …

RIP MCA

Albanian bunkers, Michel Gondry's novel cars, state-shaped skillets and more in our look at the web this week

Adam “MCA” Yauch—founding member of the Beastie Boys—passed away at the age of 47 this Friday following a prolonged bout with cancer. The influential music icon took his group from a garage band in Brooklyn to superstardom alongside Michael “Mike D” Diamond and Adam “Adrock” Horovitz. In addition to music, Yauch led charities for Tibetan citizens, 9/11 victims and directed several of the band’s music …

Anthropocene

Albanian bunkers, Michel Gondry's novel cars, state-shaped skillets and more in our look at the web this week

Welcome to the human era. An animation by Globaïa shows humanity’s rapid takeover of the planet earth through trade routes. Sparked by new energy sources and the advent of engines, the accelerated growth has led to “the anthropocene, a time when geology is dominated by humanity, not mother nature.”