Olfactory Design

Printing with dice, the design of smell, fashion blogger parodies, and more

Edible Geography recounts the recent Headspace conference at NYC’s The New School, a day-long event dedicated to the pursuit of using the sense of smell as a regular design component and where NY Times writer Chandler Burr made the case for the ways scents can influence spatial perception.

Link About It: This Week’s Picks

Live insect jewelry, edible spray paint, seasonal bitters, and more

1. Benjamin Graindorge The work of charmingly shy designer Benjamin Graindorge graces the screen of Sight Unseen, who offer a brief but insightful profile on the Frenchman who’s a former Bouroullec brothers intern and rising talent. 2. Live Insect Jewelry Berlin’s Nerdcore highlighted Brooklyn-based designer Mike Kelberman’s creepy live insect jewelry. Dubbed “Putrefashion,” the laser-cut bracelets enclose and display favorite insects, sandwiched between plastic and …

Link About It: This Week’s Picks

People as paintings, graphic design challenges, chatty improv, decadent hotels, futuristic sunglasses, and more

1. Slideshow: 2010 Winter Paralympics The Boston Globe‘s photo site The Big Picture offers an inside view on the Paralympic Games. The powerful images capture it all, from the opening ceremonies to hockey, slalom and more. 2. Bedrooms of War Photographer Ashley Gilbertson captured a unique and heartbreaking side of the war in Iraq and Afghanistan for this week’s T Magazine photo narrative. The Shrine …