IDEO’s Future of the Book

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Design and innovation consultants IDEO explore the future of the book in their video about three new concepts, Nelson, Coupland and Alice. The experimental concepts explore how technology can influence the way we interact with books through discussion, social networking and constructing a community around the content.

Chromeo-poo

Multi-account ATM cards, A.P.C. quilts, mini macaroons and more in our look at the week on the web

The PICNIC Festival just wrapped up in Amsterdam (stay tuned for our highlights next week) and Core77 picked up Alexander Daisy Ginsberg’s conceptual presentation on E.Chromi. The color-changing pigment could be used to alert you of disease.

Milk Carton Castle

Multi-account ATM cards, A.P.C. quilts, mini macaroons and more in our look at the week on the web

Spanish architect students claimed the Guiness Book of Record for largest sculpture built out of recyclable materials with a large-scale milk carton castle. With school children helping to collect and donate 50,000 milk cartons, the tower stands at 29 meters (about 95 feet) long, 14.07 meters (46 feet) wide and seven meters (almost 23 feet) high.