Airblock: A Shape Shifting Entry-Level Drone

Makeblock's new modular flying device takes on variable hovercraft forms

Airblock might not have a 4K camera but that’s far from the point of this new hovercraft device. Not only is it an entry-level drone in terms of price, it also aims to teach young fliers building and coding as well. Airblock’s magnetic, modular format means that six blade modules can be affixed to a control core and hovercraft base in multiple ways. The hexagonal …

Amber Arcades: Which Will

Drawn from one of the most profound examples of autumnal folk, Nick Drake’s Pink Moon album, the track “Which Will” has received an energized dream-pop cover by Dutch musician Amber Arcades. Rather than replicate the original track’s guitar- and vocals-driven minimalism, the lush new version compels with its indie-pop sensibilities. Still, the emotional questions the song brings into question remain authentic. The project of Annelotte …

Studio Visit: Industrial Designer Mark Braun

Inside a Berlin workshop where material and form unite for new meaning

“Let’s say that I’m very close to messy,” industrial designer Mark Braun says as we enter his Treptow, Berlin studio. “But it helps with my work.” While the three-room space contains fascinating items aplenty (be that tools, inspirational knickknacks, books or an array of items he imagined and constructed across many types of media) messy isn’t the exact word. It’s very much populated—with design. Here, …